College Ward, Utah
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Logan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84321. The Survey maps it on the Wellsville quadrangle. It stands 4,495 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1914 USGS Logan quadrangle1:125000
- 1916 USGS Logan quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Wellsville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Logan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1998 USGS Wellsville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
47 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of College Ward between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,408 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | HYRUM BLVD |
| 13 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | TROY PARKER |
| 8 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | EAST PROVIDENCE |
| 31 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | PROVIDENCE |
| 31 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 4125 SOUTH MAIN |
| 27 August 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | RIVER HEIGHTS 2 |
| 21 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | HYRUM DAM |
| 21 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SAVAGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of College Ward: 9 past producers, 6 producers, 3 occurrences. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cache Concrete Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cache Concrete Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Chugg Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | 1960 | |
| Chugg Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Highway Department Pit No 3024 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Highway Dept 3018 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highway Dept No 3023 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Highway Dept No 3025 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
1 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names College Ward in 1 storm report in 2015: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | College Ward | $30,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down several large trees throughout the Cache Valley, including near the cities of Logan and Cornish. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holt | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Nibley | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Greens Corner | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Millville | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Hyrum | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Wellsville | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Providence | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| River Heights | 4.4 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on College Ward | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q16890545 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1439893. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.







