Cove, Utah
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Monroe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84766. It lies near Sid Carter Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Antelope Range quadrangle.
On record in Cove
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Sevier Ward Churchlisted 1980 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1885 USGS Beaver quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1940 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Richfield quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Richfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Antelope Range quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Richfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Antelope Range quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
88 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Cove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 449 acres in total. 66 started naturally. 1 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 | 66 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2020 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Central Area | JOE TOWN |
| 5 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | BOX CANYON |
| 4 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | SARGENT MTN |
| 3 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | FIF 55 |
| 2 September 1996 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Richfield Field Office | CANDY |
| 17 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | FIRST SPRING HOLLOW |
| 16 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 42 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 42 workings within 5 miles of Cove: 17 occurrences, 12 past producers, 11 producers, 2 prospects. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Aluminum, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Antelope Mine | Silver, Gold | Producer | ||
| Bbb | Uranium, Diatomite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Big Chief | Aluminum, Iron, Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Copper Cap Prospect | Uranium, Aluminum | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Mickey #2 | Uranium, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Quartzite Cap Manganese Mine | Manganese, Iron, Aluminum | Past Producer | Limonite | |
| Von Hindenburg Deposit | Aluminum, Potassium | Occurrence | 1915 | |
| Yellow Jacket Deposit | Aluminum, Potassium | Past Producer | 1914, 1915 | |
| Big Chief Deposit | Potassium, Aluminum | Occurrence | 1915 |
Storms near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cove in 1 storm report in 2011: 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Cove | - | Flash flooding occurred along Clear Creek Canyon Road near Fremont Indian State Park. This flooding was exacerbated by the rain falling on an old burn scar, which allowed debris to flow over the road. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1440062. 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.







