Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.
“The James A. and Janet Muir House, at 2940 E Mount Jordan Rd. in Sandy, Utah, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.”
Wikipedia article James A. and Janet Muir House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 399 National Register listings published here for Salt Lake County · listed in 2018 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of James A. and Janet Muir House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 874 acres in total. 28 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 28 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | LONE PEAK |
| 6 September 2005 | Natural | 10 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | NORTH DEAF |
| 5 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | BELLS |
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | FERGUSON |
| 3 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | HOGUM |
| 3 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | FERGUSON |
| 21 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | UPPER BROADS FORK |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | TONYA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 79 workings within 5 miles of James A. and Janet Muir House: 38 producers, 24 past producers, 17 occurrences. 38 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Jay Prospect | Copper, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Cottonwood Gold Eagle Mine | Silver, Iron | Past Producer | 1925 | |
| Interstate Brick Quartzite Quarry | Silica | Past Producer | Quartz | |
| Lower Bells Canyon Workings | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Mortand Cement Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Murray Copper and Victor Claims | Copper, Gold, Lead | Occurrence | 1912 | |
| Murry Refractories Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| New State Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Rocky Mouth Canyon Adit | Copper, Molybdenum, Lead | Occurrence | Vein | |
| St. Patrick Prospect | Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold, Antimony | Occurrence | Vein |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Granite LDS Ward Chapel-Avard Fairbanks Studio | 0.6 miles | 2005 |
| Alvin and Annie Green House | 1.3 miles | 2000 | |
| Spencer Homestead Site | 1.7 miles | 2022 | |
| Little Cottonwood Canyon Climbing Area | 2.1 miles | 2024 | |
 | Brady-Brady House | 2.9 miles | 2004 |
| Butler School Teachers Dormitory | 2.9 miles | 2023 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100003042 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Salt Lake County | All 399 listed properties in this county. |
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