Grantsville, Utah
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Tooele-Grantsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84029. It stands on North Willow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Grantsville quadrangle. 12,617 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,304 feet above sea level.
On record in Grantsville
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 8 records
Anderson-Clark Farmsteadlisted 2006
Hilda Erickson Houselisted 2006
Grantsville First Ward Meetinghouselisted 1982
Grantsville School and Meetinghouselisted 1995
Johnson Hall-Deseret Mercantile Buildinglisted 2006
Alex and Mary Alice Johnson Houselisted 1995
John T. Rich Houselisted 1984
James and Penninah Wrathall Houselisted 2006
Population over time
2 figuresGrantsville grew from 8,893 to 12,617 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8,893 | |
| 2020 | 12,617 | +3,724 (+42%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 15 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 Tooele Valley quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Grantsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
102 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Grantsville between 1994 and 2020, burning about 5,498 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 3 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 | 41 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | NORTH COOLEY |
| 7 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | PIONEER TRAIL |
| 7 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | HWY 112 |
| 5 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | FASSIO |
| 5 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | PUMP HOUSE |
| 18 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | not named |
| 1 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Area | SOUTH COOLEY ASSIST |
| 8 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | HIGLEY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Grantsville: 10 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Mountain Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Grantsville Gravel Pit #4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Grantsville Gravel Pit No 4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Grantsville Pit No. 8 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ut Dept Hwys Gravel Pit 23036 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ut Dept Hwys Gravel Pit 23038 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ut Dept. Hwys Gravel Pit 23040 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ut. Dept Hwys Gravel Pit 23037 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Utah Dept Hwys Gravel Pit 23036 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Utah Dept Hwys Gravel Pit 23037 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
22 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grantsville in 22 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 13 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2001 | Flash Flood | Grantsville | $20,000 | Flash flooding hit the Tooele Valley, where near Grantsville 2 dirt roads became impassable as water 3 feet deep rushed over them, cutting off access to several homes. Two homes reported flooded basements there, with another basement flooded in Tooele. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grantsville | $10,000 | A 62 mph wind gust was recorded in Grantsville, and a semitruck was blown over on Interstate 80. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Grantsville | $5,000 | Heavy rains sent a debris flow from the Kimball fire scar across SR 186 west of Grantsville. The damage estimate is from clean up costs. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Grantsville | $2,000 | A severe thunderstorm dropped 3/4" diameter hail in the town of Grantsville. Some tree damage occurred in the area. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grantsville | $1,000 | A social media reported picture showed a large tree downed/uprooted with associated root ball. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grantsville | - | A strong thunderstorm produced a severe wind gust to 62mph at the Grantsville South Pacificorp sensor. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grantsville | - | The Grantsville South mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 65 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grantsville | - | The Grantsville South mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 69 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grantsville | - | The Grantsville South mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 67 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grantsville | - | The Grantsville South mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 62 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grantsville | - | During the evening, two swimmers at Grantsville Reservoir were pushed away from the shore as a result of high winds (from outflow associated with convection moving into the area). At approximately 8:30 pm MST a 9-1-1 call was placed stating that a swimmer had been pushed away from the shore. While one of the swimmers managed to return to shore, the other did not surface. Recovery efforts were initially unsuccessful, but the body of the swimmer that did not return to shore was later discovered two days later. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grantsville | - | The Grantsville South mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 66 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grantsville | - | The Grantsville South mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 60 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Grantsville | - | Hail ranged in size from one half inch to one inch in diameter. Time is estimated by RADAR. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grantsville | - | The Grantsville South mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 63 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Grantsville | - | Hail around 1.5 inches in diameter was reported in Grantsville. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grantsville | - | The Grantsville South weather station recorded a wind gust of 69 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Grantsville | - | Nickel sized hail was reported by a member of the public near Grantsville. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Grantsville | - | A spotter in Grantsville reported 0.75 inch diameter hail. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Grantsville | - | There was a small debris and mudflow across SR 136 near Grantsville; the mud and debris originated from the Kimball burn scar. |
| July 2001 | Funnel Cloud | Grantsville | - | A funnel cloud was spotted over the Grantsville area. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grantsville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Burmester | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Flux | 7.4 miles | 16 | |
| Erda | 8.5 miles | 17 | |
| Dolomite | 9.1 miles | 16 | |
| Stansbury park | 9.3 miles | 16 | |
| Tad Park (historical) | 9.6 miles | 22 | |
| Tooele | 10.0 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 Grantsville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q483114 | 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 1428338. 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.




