Kane County, Utah

79 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases across 1 place.

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13 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Utah within the United States

Kane County within Utah

What the record shows

1 place in this county was surveyed for fire insurance: Kanab, in 1924.
2 fire insurance atlases survive for the county. Topographic coverage is national; fire insurance survey reached only incorporated places with something worth insuring.
216 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
13 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 12 buildings and 1 site.
2 of the 13 listings were added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 13 populated places in this county; 13 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Photographs

15 photographs, 1940 to 2022

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

This is one of several evocative pieces of art depicting Native Americans outside the Thunderbird Restaurant in the tiny, remote crossroads community of Mt. Carmel on the highway leading to the Utah city of Kanab and the Arizona border
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

This evocative carving of a Native American stands outside the Thunderbird Restaurant in the tiny, remote crossroads community of Mt. Carmel on the highway leading to the Utah city of Kanab and the Arizona border
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

The Kane County Tourism Office in Kanab, a small city on the Arizona border in southern Utah, doesn't just talk or give visitors brochures about the town's rich history as the gathering place for producers, actors, and crews producing iconic western movies in the colorful canyons nearby, it illustrates that tradition on its exterior walls too
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

The handsome office building of the Parry Lodge in the Utah city of Kanab, on the Arizona border
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

One doesn't have to wait for the park to see an impressive scene as this road from the city of Kanab to Zion National Park in the western U.S. state of Utah whets the appetite
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

A classic motel sign for the Parry Lodge in the Utah city of Kanab
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

A classic, vintage Chevrolet coupe attracts admirers outside the Parry Lodge in the Utah city of Kanab, on the Arizona border
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

Sheep on Highway 89, Kane County, Utah. At this season of the year sheepmen drive their sheep from the mountains before the opening of the hunting season
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress

More than an inviting cherry pie is used to entice passing visitors to stop at the Thunderbird Restaurant in Mt. Carmel Junction, a crossroads near the city of Kanab and the Arizona border in the western U.S. state of Utah
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Co-op Creek Bridge, Spanning Co-op Creek, Springdale, Washington County, UT
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Places on the National Register

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
Bowman-Chamberlain House	building	1975	75001811
Dixon, Maynard, and Edith Hamlin House and Studio	building	2002	01001450
Hole-In-The-Rock	site	1975	75000165
William Derby Johnson Jr. House	building	2001	01000315
Kanab (Union Pacific) Lodge	building	2003	03000153
Kanab Hotel and Cafe	building	2003	03000152
Kanab Library	building	1995	95001067
Kanab Post Office	building	2011	10001175
Mt. Carmel School and Church	building	1987	87002061
Parry Lodge	building	2003	02001734
Rider-Pugh House	building	2001	01000316
Stewart-Woolley House	building	2001	01000314
Valley School	building	1985	85000807

Photographs from libraries nationwide

1 of 7 shown

Selected from the Digital Public Library of America's 7 image records catalogued for this county. Every one shown here carries a public-domain status or a licence that permits reuse on a site that carries advertising; non-commercial, share-alike and restricted images are excluded. The selection is spread across the county's towns (at most eight per town), so no single institution's bulk upload crowds out the rest. Each opens the holding library's record, and the complete set at the Digital Public Library of America is one click away.

K Motel, U.S. Highway 89, south... Air conditioned... Kanab, Utah, Boston Public Library - undated — K Motel, U.S. Highway 89, south... Air conditioned... Kanab, Utah. Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America.

The county from the air

48 shown

Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 9,042 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 48 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1947-05-01, scale 1:24000 — 1947-05-01, scale 1:24000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1951-09-25, scale 1:47200 — 1951-09-25, scale 1:47200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1952-09-13, scale 1:20000 — 1952-09-13, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1953-05-31, scale 1:63300 — 1953-05-31, scale 1:63300. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1954-08-27, scale 1:60000 — 1954-08-27, scale 1:60000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1955-08-29, scale 1:47200 — 1955-08-29, scale 1:47200. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1958-06-29, scale 1:49000 — 1958-06-29, scale 1:49000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1959-08-10, scale 1:20000 — 1959-08-10, scale 1:20000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1963-07-05, scale 1:34000 — 1963-07-05, scale 1:34000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1964-07-03, scale 1:32000 — 1964-07-03, scale 1:32000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1966-03-29, scale 1:15840 — 1966-03-29, scale 1:15840. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1967-07-20, scale 1:12000 — 1967-07-20, scale 1:12000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-06-01, scale 1:142000 — 1968-06-01, scale 1:142000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph, 1968-09-01, scale 1:142000 — 1968-09-01, scale 1:142000. U.S. Geological Survey aerial photograph.

Weather records

20 stations, 20 gages

The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.

PAHREAH 1895 to 1900, hottest 41.1 C, coldest -22.8 C
KANAB 1899 to 2026, hottest 42.2 C, coldest -28.9 C
RANCH 1902 to 1914, hottest 35.6 C, coldest -28.9 C
ORDERVILLE 1910 to 2014, hottest 42.8 C, coldest -31.7 C
ALTON 1915 to 2026, hottest 38.3 C, coldest -31.1 C
DUCK CREEK RS 1934 to 1936
ESCALANTE RIVER MOUTH 1951 to 1953, hottest 41.1 C, coldest -11.7 C
GLEN CANYON CITY 1962 to 1974, hottest 41.7 C, coldest -21.1 C
BULLFROG BASIN 1967 to 2026, hottest 45.6 C, coldest -17.8 C
CHURCH WELLS 1975 to 1986, hottest 46.1 C, coldest -22.2 C
KODACHROME BASIN PARK 1979 to 2026, hottest 40.0 C, coldest -31.7 C
Harris Flat 1979 to 2026, hottest 33.1 C, coldest -33.9 C
ASSAY - HATCH 10SW 1983 to 2026, hottest 1567.2 C, coldest -50.0 C
BIG WATER 1986 to 2026, hottest 44.4 C, coldest -19.4 C
Long Valley Jct 1986 to 2026, hottest 36.2 C, coldest -24.6 C
TELEGRAPH FLAT - KANAB 17E UTA 1987 to 2026, hottest 151.1 C, coldest -49.4 C
AQUA CANYON - BRYCE CANYON NP. 1990 to 2026, hottest 32.8 C, coldest -35.6 C
Agua Canyon 1994 to 2026, hottest 32.8 C, coldest -99.9 C
PARIA RS 1999 to 2026, hottest 45.6 C, coldest -25.6 C
TROPIC 9 SE 2009 to 2014, hottest 38.5 C, coldest -27.5 C

ESCALANTE RIVER AT MOUTH NEAR ESCALANTE, UTAH 1950 to 1955
PARIA RIVER NEAR CANNONVILLE, UT 1950 to 2006
DUCK CREEK NR HATCH, UT 1953 to 1959
MIDWAY CR NR HATCH UTAH 1957 to 1962
EAST FORK VIRGIN RIVER NEAR GLENDALE, UT 1966 to 2026
NF VIRGIN RIVER NEAR GLENDALE, UTAH 1972 to 1978
N FK VIRGIN R BLW BULLOCH CANYON NR GLENDALE 1974 to 1984
INTERMEDIATE DRAINAGE NR. GLENDALE, UT. 1975 to 1977
MILL CREEK ABOVE STUDY AREA NR GLENDALE,UT. 1975 to 1977
SKUTUMPAH CR. BL STUDY AREA NR GLENDALE,UT. 1975 to 1977
THOMPSON CREEK ABV STUDY AREA NR GLENDALE, UTAH 1975 to 1977
THOMPSON CREEK BLW STUDY AREA NR GLENDALE, UTAH 1975 to 1977
N FK VIRGIN R ABV ZION NARROWS NR GLENDALE 1978 to 1984
KANAB CREEK NEAR KANAB, UT 1979 to 2026
THOMPSON CREEK NEAR GLENDALE 1980 to 1981
EAST FORK DEEP CREEK NR CEDAR CITY, UT 1986 to 1993
DEEP CREEK NEAR CEDAR CITY, UT 1987 to 1993
EAST FK VIRGIN RIVER NR MOUNT CARMEL JUNCTION, UT 1992 to 2002
JOHNSON WASH ABOVE FLOOD CANYON NEAR KANAB, UT 1994 to 1997
PARIA RIVER NEAR KANAB, UTAH 2002 to 2026

The 1950 census, district by district

13 districts

Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.

13-1Election Precinct 1, Kanab: Kanab city: Kanab city - That part Bounded by City limits; City limit;s City limits; U. S. Hwy. 89
13-2Election Precinct 1, Kanab: Kanab city - That part Bounded by City limits; U. S, Hwy. 89; City limits; City limits
13-3Election Precinct 1, Kanab - That part outside Kanab city, including all islands in this enumeration district, excluding Zion National Park
13-4Election Precinct 1, Kanab: Zion National Park - That part in Election Precinct 1, Kanab (Remainder of Zion National Park is in Election Precinct 2, Mount Carmel, and Washington County)
13-5Election Precinct 2, Mount Carmel: Election Precinct 2, Mount Carmel - That part excluding Zion National Park
13-6Election Precinct 2, Mount Carmel: Zion National Park - That part in Election Precinct 2, Mount Carmel (Remainder of Zion National Park is in Election Precinct 1, Kanab and Washington County)
13-7Election Precinct 3, Orderville: Orderville town
13-8Election Precinct 3, Orderville - That part outside Orderville town
13-9Election Precinct 4, Glendale: Glendale town
13-10Election Precinct 4, Glendale - That part outside Glendale town
13-11Election Precinct 5, Alton: Alton town
13-12Election Precinct 5, Alton - That part outside Alton town, excluding Bryce Canyon National Park
13-13Election Precinct 5, Alton: Bryce Canyon National Park - That part in Election Precinct 5, Alton (Remainder of Bryce Canyon National Park is in Garfield County)

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

2,285 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 2,285 of them, burning about 24,579 acres. 1,658 started naturally and 30 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Natural	1658
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	339
Debris and open burning	88
Recreation and ceremony	85
Equipment and vehicle use	42
Arson/incendiarism	30
Smoking	19
Misuse of fire by a minor	10
Fireworks	8
Other causes	5
Firearms and explosives use	1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
1 July 2012	Equipment and vehicle use	8,061 acres	Dixie National Forest	SHINGLE
26 June 2020	Natural	1,588 acres	Cedar City Field Office	WIRE PASS
14 June 2006	Natural	1,437 acres	Cedar City Field Office	BUCKSKIN
25 August 2018	Natural	1,387 acres	Dixie National Forest	RIGGS
15 July 2004	Natural	1,206 acres	Cedar City Field Office	SHEEPFENCE
28 July 1998	Natural	1,110 acres	Cedar City Field Office	BUCKSKIN
6 September 2018	Natural	872 acres	Bryce Canyon National Park	LONELY
14 July 2002	Natural	800 acres	Zion National Park	CLEARCREEK

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1975 to 2025

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The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 254 reports for this county, causing 7 deaths, 9 injuries and about $2,113,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Flash Flood	201
Thunderstorm Wind	26
Hail	16
Flood	7
Heavy Rain	3
Funnel Cloud	1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
March 2023	Flood	Adairville	2 killed, 1 hurt	A group of hikers went on a three day trip to Buckskin Gulch and were set to return Sunday night. Family members reported them missing Monday morning when they did not return as scheduled. A search began shortly thereafter and one of the hikers was found alive Monday evening and was taken to a hospital via helicopter. The search broke off early Tuesday morning but resumed during the day Tuesday. On Tuesday evening the body of one of the other hikers was found and the third was found Wednesday afternoon. While the search was being conducted for this group of hikers, two other groups of hikers also signaled for help, bringing the total of people rescued from Buckskin Gulch to 11. The conditions were found to be treacherous in the canyon due to high water from snowmelt that has accumulated in the canyon. Given the narrow nature of the canyon in places, it takes a relatively small amount of accumulation of water to make the canyon impassable. Additionally, the location of the canyon allows water to flow into it from the south (from Arizona) as well as from the north (with origins in the vicinity of Bryce Canyon). Recent heavy rains from the ongoing atmospheric river event also hampered rescue efforts.
March 2023	Flood	Adairville	2 killed, 1 hurt	A group of 3 hikers went on a three day trip through Buckskin Gulch, and were set to return Sunday night. Family members reported them missing Monday morning when they did not return as scheduled. A search began shortly thereafter with one of the hikers found alive on Monday, and taken to a hospital via helicopter. The body of a deceased hiker was found late in the day on Monday. A second deceased individual was discovered on Wednesday, 3 miles south of the Utah/Arizona border on a patch of land in the middle of the Paria River. It is presumed this hiker suffered fatal injuries while within Buckskin Gulch in Utah, and was subsequently washed downstream into the Paria River. During the search and rescue operations, two other groups of hikers signaling for help were rescued, bringing the total number of people rescued from Buckskin Gulch to 11. \|\|The conditions were found to be treacherous in the canyon due to high water from rain and snowmelt. Given the narrow nature of the canyon in places, it takes a relatively small amount of water to make the canyon impassable. Additionally, the location of the canyon allows water to flow into it from the south (from Arizona) as well as from the north (with origins in the vicinity of Bryce Canyon).
May 2023	Flash Flood	Adairville	2 killed	Scattered thunderstorms developed across southern Utah on Saturday, moving across the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument towards the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Locally heavy rainfall was associated with these thunderstorms, with radar estimated rainfall from around 0.75 inches to 1.5 inches noted across the Buckskin Gulch area. Two flood waves resulted, as noted on the Paria River at Lees Ferry gauge, downstream of the canyon. This gauge showed an initial gradual increase to around 50 cfs over the course of 2 hours, followed by a rapid increase to approximately 150 cfs over 15 minutes. The second bump would correlate to roughly a 1 foot rise at Lees Ferry, which would be much higher in the narrow slot canyon area of Buckskin Gulch. During the time of flood waves propagation through the slot canyon, at least 2 permitted hikers were hiking through the canyon. They were reported to be planning on hiking approximately 5 miles into Wire Pass and the Buckskin Gulch slot canyon areas. Kane County Sherriff's department received word of a deceased person within the trail, and subsequently recovered the bodies of two deceased individuals. It is believed that the men drowned in the initial flood wave, and were then washed 7 to 10 miles downstream.
September 1998	Flash Flood	Glen Canyon	1 killed	no account filed
September 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Glen Canyon	3 hurt, $500,000	Thunderstorms moving over the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area produced severe microburst winds in the Padre Canyon, Sand King, Lone Rock, and Gunsight areas of the park. Several boats were overturned, including a 75 foot houseboat carrying 14 people. Aboard the large houseboat in Padre Canyon, the arm of an 80-year-old woman was severed, and a 57-year-old woman suffered head and hip injuries. Another person near Gunsight suffered a dislocated shoulder.
July 2017	Flash Flood	Paria	3 hurt	Heavy rain caused a significant flash flood in Buckskin Gulch. This flood impacted a group of approximately 8 hikers who had set up camp along the gulch; most of the hikers put their tents above the gulch in a safe area, but two people set up their tent upstream in the gulch alone. Shortly after falling asleep, the flood waters reached their tent; while both adults were able to exit the tent, they were carried several hundred feet before coming to a stop on the bank. Another hiker tried to get down to the gulch to save the family members from the flood, and broke both feet in the process due to the rough terrain and drops into the gulch. Eventually the group was able to get assistance for the injured members of the party, and some of them were airlifted from the scene.
September 2025	Flash Flood	(U17)Bullfrog (Amos)	1 hurt	Heavy rainfall resulted in the development of a flash flood and associated flood wave in Hurricane Wash. An emergency manager reported that a hiker within the wash was carried approximately 300 feet downstream before climbing a tree to escape the flood. Due to injuries, the hiker required helicopter evacuation for medical care. There were also washouts reported on Hole-in-the-Rock Road with seven vehicles reported stranded. Time of flood estimated based on radar.
December 2010	Flood	Kanab Ld Arpt	$800,000	While flooding in Kane County was less than in nearby Washington County, significant damage still occurred. Many roads were closed or impassable due to flood waters, including Highway 14, the 3rd South Connector in Kanab, and US-89 east of Kanab, the last of which had 12 inches of water flowing over the road. A landslide also occurred on US-89 near milepost 93, where debris was approximately 4 feet deep and 50-60 feet wide. Residential flooding occurred in Orderville and Glendale, and many private roads in those two towns were washed out.
July 2017	Flash Flood	Kanab	$200,000	Heavy rain over Kanab produced widespread flash flooding across the town. Multiple businesses suffered flood damage and approximately 20 homes had some mud or water in their basements. Many roads were flooded, and one drainage canal suffered damage.
September 2013	Flood	Alton Swains Arpt	$185,000	Heavy rainfall fell over a wide area, resulting in widespread flash flooding. Similar to Garfield County, most of the washes and drainages within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument experienced flooding, most local roads were closed for more than a day, and many of these roads sustained damage from flood waters, including significant damage to Hole-in-the-Rock Road.\|\|In the central portion of Kane County, many drainages flooded, most notably along the Paria River. In addition, State Route 89 flooded from Kanab to Page.\|\|On the far western part of Kane County, State Route 9 (also known as the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway) was closed for an extended period of time at the east entrance of Zion National Park. Several sections of the road experienced flash flooding, including a ravine where flood waters blocked a road culvert and undercut the road. In total, road damage from this event in Kane County was approximately $185,000.
June 2015	Flash Flood	Glen Canyon	$50,000	Significant flash flooding was reported in several locations along Lake Powell, including at Wahweap Creek, at Iceberg Canyon, and at Crystal Springs Canyon. Many visitors were stranded for several hours while they waited for the flood waters to subside. The most dramatic flooding occurred in Crystal Springs Canyon, where visitors to the lake watched as three of their boats were tossed around and damaged by the flood waters. One of these boats, a 23-foot 1997 Maxum, was hit and submerged by two boulders, and was considered a total loss after the event.
August 2003	Flash Flood	Kanab	$50,000	Flash flooding occurred in Johnson Canyon just east of Kanab, washing out a bridge and creating some road damage.
July 2021	Flash Flood	Adairville	$30,000	Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument officials reported that significant damage was sustained on House Rock Road near Wire Pass due to flash flooding.
September 1998	Flash Flood	Kanab	$30,000	no account filed
September 1997	Flash Flood	Kanab	$30,000	no account filed
September 2023	Flash Flood	Kanab	$25,000	Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Kanab Visitor Center officials reported flash flooding in the town, with local streets flooded and covered with mud and debris, resulting in closure of a few streets. Creeks through town were overflowing across roads at culverts, and in one spot, Kanab Creek was overflowing across the road with water approximately 9 to 12 deep. Dirt roads on the outskirts of town were impassable. Additionally, Kane County Sheriff's office officials reported that several homes had some minor basement flooding. This flooding is the result of strong thunderstorms in the area, with Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor estimates of approximately 0.75 to 1.50 of rainfall in around 3 hours.
June 2015	Flash Flood	Glen Canyon	$20,000	A large flash flood occurred along Wahweap Creek, particularly near the town of Big Water. The flood waters closed and damaged roads near Big Water, and stranded people at the Big Water Visitor Center for 3 hours.
October 2010	Flood	Glen Canyon	$20,000	Flooding occurred in many drainages in Kane County, including Wahweep Wash and Bullfrog Creek, with the Burr Trail at Bullfrog Creek becoming impassable due to water flowing over the trail. In addition, basement flooding was reported in Johnson Canyon.
July 2010	Flash Flood	Glen Canyon	$20,000	Extensive flash flooding occurred across the area, including flooding in Croton Canyon, Warm Springs, and other tributaries. Minor flooding also occurred on Wawheap Creek.
September 2004	Hail	Kanab	$20,000	no account filed
October 2006	Flash Flood	Paria	$15,000	Flooding in Wahweap Creek washed out local roads. Water 4 ft deep reported.
July 2017	Flash Flood	Adairville	$10,000	Flash flooding was reported in several drainages, including Cottonwood Creek, the Paria River, Buckskin Gulch, and Wahweap Creek. Flood waters caused damage to House Rock Road and Cottonwood Road, temporarily stranding multiple groups of people.
July 2010	Flash Flood	Glen Canyon	$10,000	Flash flooding was reported in Wahweep Wash and Warm Creek, causing road damage across the area.
July 2010	Flash Flood	Glen Canyon	$10,000	Flash flooding caused roads to be damaged and washed out in Croton and Last Chance Canyons. Park rangers could not access these canyons due to the road damage.
August 2010	Flash Flood	Alton	$10,000	Heavy rain caused flash flooding near the Skutumpah Road, damaging the road. As a result, rangers were cut off from traveling throughout the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument.
August 2010	Flash Flood	Glen Cnyn Bsn Arpt	$10,000	Multiple slot canyons were flooded on the western edge of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, including Coyote Gulch. Roads were impassable near Coyote Gulch and Sunset Flats, and Hole-in-the-Rock road sustained damage.
July 2010	Flash Flood	Bullfrog	$10,000	Flash flooding occurred along Bullfrog Creek. This flooding damaged a dirt road that crosses the creek near its confluence with Lake Powell.
September 2002	Flash Flood	Bullfrog	$10,000	Heavy rains produced flash flooding in the Bullfrog area of Lake Powell. Sewer lines were broke, and water and mud was sent into the campgrounds.
October 2025	Flash Flood	Kanab Ld Arpt	$5,000	Zion National Park reported mud and sand covering SR-9 at the Washington-Kane County line after heavy rainfall. Heavy equipment was required to clear the road. There were reports of numerous washouts in dry washes and slot canyons on the east side of Zion National Park. The USGS river gauge on the North Fork of the Virgin River reported a sharp rise from a baseline of 45 cfs to 869 cfs within 15 minutes. Zion National Park reported high flows on Clear Creek.
June 2024	Hail	Glen Canyon	$5,000	Videos from social media showed golf ball-sized hail and minor boat damage on Lake Powell near Ice Cream Canyon. Time is estimated from RADAR.
August 2014	Flash Flood	Glen Canyon	$5,000	Flash flooding occurred along Wahweap Creek, with the Smoky Mountain Road becoming impassable for several hours.
August 2014	Flash Flood	Paria	$5,000	Flash flooding was reported in both Johnson Canyon and Buckskin Wash, with road damage in multiple locations across the area.
September 2013	Flash Flood	(U17)Bullfrog (Amos)	$5,000	Flash flooding was reported in the lower Escalante drainage, washing out some minor roads in the area.
August 2013	Flash Flood	Glen Canyon	$5,000	Flash flooding occurred in Croton Canyon, damaging one of the roads through that area.
September 1997	Flood	Kanab	$5,000	no account filed
September 2004	Flash Flood	East Portion	$3,000	no account filed
September 2012	Flash Flood	Alton Swains Arpt	$2,000	Flash flooding was reported along Stout Creek. This flooding damaged a fly fishing operation along the creek, including filling a pond with silt, damaging a small bridge, and causing some erosion damage.
September 1997	Heavy Rain	Paria	$2,000	no account filed
July 2024	Flash Flood	Alton	$1,000	Flash flooding was reported along Sheep Creek Road near Kodachrome Basin. The road was reported to have experienced flash flooding in several areas over a 5 to 6 mile stretch requiring heavy equipment cleanup due to mud and debris. Report noted from Kodachrome State Park official as well as NWS employee.
June 2024	Flash Flood	Adairville	$1,000	A flash flood with water several feet deep was reported on House Rock Valley Road. Time and location are approximate.
August 2024	Flash Flood	Kanab Ld Arpt	$1,000	Time is estimated. A professor of atmospheric science at The University of Utah shared a video showing flash flooding on the East Fork of the Virgin River near Barracks Ranch River Crossing.
September 2023	Flash Flood	Glen Canyon	$1,000	The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Big Water Visitor Center reported a flash flood wave along Wahweap Creek that was audible from the town of Big Water until around 8 pm MST. A survey of the creek at the Smokey Mountain Road low-water crossing the following morning revealed the flood wave was approximately 60 to 75 feet wide at some point overnight, which would roughly equate to around 3 to 4 feet of depth at this particular point. This flooding was associated with heavy rain that fell within the far headwaters from approximately 3 pm MST to 5 pm MST.
May 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Bullfrog	$1,000	A windy thunderstorm moved over Lake Powell, causing a houseboat to be blown into a cliff. One sensor nearby at Bullfrog Marina recorded a peak wind gust of 39 mph.
July 2001	Flash Flood	Kanab	$1,000	Flash flooding was reported in most canyon from Kanab to Lake Powell, with the heaviest flooding along Paria and Warm Creeks. Several roads were washed out.
July 1998	Heavy Rain	Mt Carmel	$500	no account filed
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Bullfrog	-	The BULLFROG BASIN MARINA mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 59 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
August 2025	Flash Flood	Adairville	-	Gauge data from Lees Ferry in Arizona suggests a flash flood on the Paria River. Time is estimated based on radar and gauge data.
July 2025	Flash Flood	Paria	-	The USGS Paria River Gauge near Kanab reported a double peak in streamflow to around 1200 CFS on the evening of July 17th. The initial rise in flow was likely associated with storms earlier in the day in the upper Paria River Basin.
July 2025	Flash Flood	Paria	-	A guide for the Paria River reported a large flood wave travelling down the Paria River with the magnitude estimated to be around 3800 CFS.
August 2025	Flash Flood	Glen Canyon	-	Flash flooding was reported along Wahweap Creek near Big Water.
August 2025	Flash Flood	Glen Canyon	-	Flash flooding was reported along a wash near US-89 milepost 9.
October 2025	Flash Flood	Adairville	-	A flash flood was reported on Buckskin Gulch. Time is estimated by radar.
October 2025	Flash Flood	Adairville	-	The Paria River gauge at US-89 recorded a 2400 cfs flood wave.
October 2025	Flash Flood	Glen Canyon	-	A trained spotter reported a flash flood on Wahweap Creek. Time is estimated from radar.
October 2025	Flash Flood	Adairville	-	A backcountry guide reported flash flooding of Catstair Canyon along Highway 89 in addition to all small washes between mile post 19 and 21 along Highway 89. Some amount of water was still flowing down the Paria River at 3 p.m.
September 2025	Flash Flood	Adairville	-	A rapid rise from a no-flow state to around 300 cfs was observed on the Paria River Near Kanab, UT gauge along US-89.
September 2025	Flash Flood	Adairville	-	Heavy rain in the Paria River drainage resulted in the development and propagation of a flood wave. Approximately 2 miles below the White House campground a group of hikers required helicopter evacuation.
July 2024	Flash Flood	Glen Cnyn Bsn Arpt	-	A BLM Ranger reported a large flash flood of Dry Valley Creek where it meets Rock Springs Creek. The flash flood waters were reported to by up to 4-6 feet deep given a water mark left behind that was higher than the vehicle. Further south, a BLM Ranger reported flash flooding near the Old Town Paria site, with a couple feet of water reportedly flowing off the surrounding terrain and into the Paria River. Times estimated.
July 2024	Flash Flood	Adairville	-	The Paria River near Kanab river gage showed a rapid rise from minimal flow to a peak flow of 409 CFS. Flooding was also confirmed by an observer along the Paria River with supporting pictures and documentation.
June 2024	Flash Flood	Adairville	-	The Paria River near Kanab gauge peaked at 487 cfs after starting off dry at 0 cfs earlier in the day.

Mines and quarries

156 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 156 workings inside this county. 13 still produce and 143 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction	62
Uranium	21
Gemstone	10
Copper	8
Stone, Crushed/Broken	6
Titanium, Metal, Iron, Zirconium, Thorium	6
Gypsum-Anhydrite	5
Gold	5
Manganese	5
Silica	4
Vanadium	4
Titanium, Iron	4
Uranium, Vanadium	3
Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Thorium, Iron	3

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Bennetts Seep	Oil Sands	Occurrence	Sandstone
Black Knoll Cinder Deposit	Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aggregate, Light Weight	Past Producer	Basalt
Bottle Sand Mine	Stone	Producer
Bryce Canyon Gravel Pit	Limestone, General	Past Producer	Surface
Drip Tank Canyon	Abrasive	Occurrence
Duck Creek Cinder Pit	Volcanic Materials	Past Producer	Surface
Kaiparowits	Gold, Chromium, Platinum, Tin	Prospect	STREAM PLACER
Mann	Iron, Titanium, Metal, Thorium, Zirconium	Occurrence	Ilmenite, Magnetite, Zircon
Radiance Group	Uranium, Copper	Past Producer
Ridge Copper	Chromium	Past Producer
U-429	Titanium, Iron, Zirconium, REE	Occurrence
Unnamed	Mercury	Occurrence
Black Knoll Cinder Deposit	Pumice	Past Producer
Copper Cliffs	Manganese, Copper	Prospect	Chrysocolla, Malachite
Copper Cliffs	Manganese, Copper	Past Producer
Duck Creek Cinder Pit	Pumice	Producer
Klondike Bar	Gold, Platinum, Silver	Past Producer	Stream Placer
Meskin Bar	Gold, Platinum, Silver	Past Producer	Placer
Rock Spring Lead	Lead	Past Producer
Rock Springs Lead	Lead	Past Producer	Replacement
Bulloch Claim	Uranium, Vanadium	Occurrence	Carnotite
Croton and Sunday Canyons	Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Thorium, Iron	Occurrence	Ilmenite, Magnetite, Zircon
Croton and Sunday Canyons	Titanium, Iron, Zirconium, Thorium	Occurrence
Lynn Claims	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer	1950
Mann	Titanium, Iron, Zirconium, Thorium	Occurrence
Sargent	Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Thorium, Iron	Occurrence	Ilmenite, Magnetite, Zircon
Sargent	Titanium, Iron, Zirconium, Thorium	Occurrence
Steele Claims	Uranium, Vanadium	Occurrence	Replacement
U-429	Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Thorium, Iron	Occurrence	Ilmenite, Magnetite, Zircon
Bulloch Claim	Uranium, Vanadium	Occurrence
Coral Pink	Silica	Occurrence
Jeannie Claims	Uranium, Vanadium	Occurrence
Kanab Creek Road Junction Mine	Silica	Past Producer
Lynn Claims	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer
Montezuma Mine	Silica	Past Producer
Steele Claims	Uranium, Vanadium	Past Producer
The Sand Hills	Silica	Occurrence
Averett Canyon Gypsum	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Occurrence	Anhydrite, Gypsum
Averett Canyon Gypsum	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Occurrence
Black John Property	Manganese	Occurrence	Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
East Kanab	Manganese	Prospect	1952
King Mine	Manganese	Unknown
Klondike Bar	Gold	Past Producer
Manganese King	Manganese	Past Producer	1908
Manganese King	Manganese	Past Producer
Meskin Bar	Gold	Unknown
Red Wash Gypsum Occurrence	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Occurrence	Gypsum
Spring Hollow	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Occurrence	Anhydrite, Gypsum
Spring Hollow	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Occurrence
Bottle Sand Mine	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	Surface/Underground
Croten Canyon	Titanium, Metal, Iron, Zirconium, Thorium	Occurrence
Croten and Sunday Canyons	Titanium, Metal, Iron, Zirconium, Thorium	Occurrence
Kanab Creek Road Junction Mine	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	Quartz, Sand
Mann Deposits	Titanium, Metal, Iron, Zirconium, Thorium	Occurrence
Montezuma Mine	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	Underground
Sargent	Titanium, Metal, Iron, Zirconium, Thorium	Occurrence
Sunday Canyon	Titanium, Metal, Iron, Zirconium, Thorium	Occurrence
Three Lakes Canyon	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	Underground
Three Lakes Canyon	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
U-429 Claim	Titanium, Metal, Iron, Zirconium, Thorium	Occurrence
Bullet Shafts	Copper	Prospect	Replacement
Bullet Shafts	Copper	Past Producer
Hattie Green	Copper	Occurrence	Chalcanthite, Malachite
Hattie Green	Copper	Past Producer
Jodies Knoll	Copper	Occurrence	Chrysocolla, Malachite
Jodies Knoll	Copper	Past Producer
Radiance Group	Uranium, Copper	Past Producer	Malachite, Torbernite
Ridge Copper	Copper	Occurrence	Replacement
Cemetary Deposit	Gemstone	Occurrence	Jasper
Cemetary Deposit	Gemstone	Past Producer
H & B Mine	Gemstone	Producer
Jet R	Gemstone	Occurrence	1966
Jet R	Gemstone	Past Producer
Petrified Hollow Prospect	Gemstone	Occurrence
Swag	Gemstone	Occurrence	Limonite
Swag	Gemstone	Past Producer
Vermilion Cliffs	Gemstone	Past Producer	Jasper, Petrified Wood
Vermillion Cliffs	Gemstone	Unknown
Balboa	Uranium	Unknown
Bullock	Uranium	Occurrence
Bullock Group	Uranium	Producer
Fleabag	Uranium	Occurrence	Surface/Underground
Fleabag	Uranium	Past Producer
Jeannie #2, #3, #4 Claims	Uranium	Producer
Kitchen Corral Wash	Uranium	Occurrence	Replacement
Kitchen Corral Wash	Uranium	Past Producer
Lynn #1, 2, 3 Claims	Uranium	Producer
Lynn Group	Uranium	Unknown	1949
Movie Town	Uranium	Occurrence	Replacement
Movie Town	Uranium	Past Producer
Pyramid Group	Uranium	Unknown
Radiance Claims	Uranium	Producer	Vein
School Section 16	Uranium	Producer
School-Section 16	Uranium	Unknown	Surface
Adams Wash Gravel Pit East	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Gravel, Sand
Adams Wash Gravel Pit East	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Adams Wash Gravel Pit West	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Gravel, Sand
Adams Wash Gravel Pit West	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Alton South Gravel Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Surface
Alton South Gravel Pit No.1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Alton South Gravel Pit No.2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Alton South Gravel Pits #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Surface
Coral Pink	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Hill Top Gravel Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Gravel, Sand
Hill Top Gravel Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Kanab Creek Gravel Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Surface
Kanab Creek Gravel Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Sink Valley Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Gravel, Sand
Sink Valley Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Skutumpah Canyon Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Gravel, Sand
Skutumpah Cyn Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Slide Canyon Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Gravel, Sand
Slide Canyon Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
The Falls Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Gravel, Sand
The Falls Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
The Sand Hills	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Utah Dept Highways Pit No 13002	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Utah Dept Highways Pit No 13003	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Utah Dept Highways Pit No 13004	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Utah Dept Highways Pit No 13010	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Utah Dept Highways Pit No 13021	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Utah Dept Highways Pit No 13022	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Utah Dept Highways Pit No 13024	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Utah Dept Highways Pit No 13025	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Utah Dept Highways Pit No 13026	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Utah Dept Highways Pit No 13027	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Utah Dept Highways Pit No 21016	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Utah Dept Highways Pit No 21017	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Utah Dept of Highways Pit No.21015	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Utah Dept. Highways Pit #13002	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Gravel
Utah Dept. Highways Pit #13003	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Gravel, Sand
Utah Dept. Highways Pit #13004	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Gravel, Sand
Utah Dept. Highways Pit #13005	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Utah Dept. Highways Pit #13008	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Gravel
Utah Dept. Highways Pit #13010	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Gravel
Utah Dept. Highways Pit #13013	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Utah Dept. Highways Pit #13018	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Sand and Gravel
Utah Dept. Highways Pit #13019	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Sand and Gravel
Utah Dept. Highways Pit #13020	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Sand and Gravel
Utah Dept. Highways Pit #13021	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Gravel, Sand
Utah Dept. Highways Pit #13022	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Gravel, Sand
Utah Dept. Highways Pit #13024	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Gravel, Sand
Utah Dept. Highways Pit #13025	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Gravel, Limestone, Sand
Utah Dept. Highways Pit #13026	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Gravel, Sand
Utah Dept. Highways Pit #13027	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Gravel, Sand
Utah Dept. Highways Pit #21015	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Sand and Gravel
Utah Dept. Highways Pit #21016	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Gravel, Sand
Utah Dept. Highways Pit #21017	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Gravel, Sand
Utah Dept. Highways Pit#13014	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence	Sand and Gravel
Utah Dept.Highways Pit No.13005	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Utah Dept.Highways Pit No.13008	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Utah Dept.Highways Pit No.13013	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Utah Dept.Highways Pit No.13014	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Utah Dept.Highways Pit No.13018	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Utah Dept.Highways Pit No.13019	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Utah Dept.Highways Pit No.13020	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every populated place in the county

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on. The 1 place that was also surveyed for fire insurance comes first, with the number of atlases and photographs held for them.

Kanab

Kanab census division · 84741 · Near Toms Canyon · Kanab quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1985

Fire insurance: 2 atlases
Alton

Orderville census division · 84710 · Alton quadrangle

14 sheets, 1886 to 1980
Big Water

Kanab census division · 84741 · Near Jacobs Tanks Draw · Big Water quadrangle

17 sheets, 1886 to 1985
Bullfrog

Kanab census division · 84533 · Bullfrog quadrangle

19 sheets, 1886 to 1987
Duck Creek Village

Orderville census division · 84762 · On Duck Creek · Henrie Knolls quadrangle

19 sheets, 1886 to 2002
Georgetown

Kanab census division · 84741 · On Yellow Creek · Cannonville quadrangle

16 sheets, 1886 to 1980
Glendale

Orderville census division · 84729 · Near Bishop Canyon · Glendale quadrangle

15 sheets, 1886 to 1985
Long Valley Junction

Orderville census division · 84710 · On Minnie Creek · Long Valley Junction quadrangle

16 sheets, 1886 to 2002
Mount Carmel

Orderville census division · 84758 · Near Winsor Cove · Mount Carmel quadrangle

15 sheets, 1886 to 1985
Mount Carmel Junction

Orderville census division · 84755 · Near Long Valley · Mount Carmel quadrangle

15 sheets, 1886 to 1985
Navajo lake Lodge

Orderville census division · 84762 · Near Navajo Peak · Navajo Lake quadrangle

19 sheets, 1886 to 2002
Orderville

Orderville census division · 84758 · Near Red Hollow · Orderville quadrangle

15 sheets, 1886 to 1985
Paria

Kanab census division · 84741 · Near Calico Peak · Fivemile Valley quadrangle

19 sheets, 1886 to 1985

Recorded here

Kanab, Utah

17 topographic sheets and 2 fire insurance atlases, 1924

Everything this county holds

The complete index, with nothing left out. Each of these is a separate record with its own page: a federal survey report, or the case file that argued a property on to the National Register. Both are public domain and reproduced word for word.

Surveyed structures

1 structure

Zion-Mount Carmel Highway

Provenance

Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.