Grover, Utah
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Loa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84773. It stands on Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Grover quadrangle. It stands 7,116 feet above sea level.
On record in Grover
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 1 record
Grover Schoollisted 1986
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 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 Fish Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1896 USGS Fish Lake quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1952 USGS Grover quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Notom 3 NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Salina quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Salina quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salina quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Loa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Grover quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 2002 USGS Grover quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
66 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Grover between 1992 and 2019, burning about 19 acres in total. 55 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 | 55 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | SPRING BRANCH |
| 17 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Dixie National Forest | TWIN PEAKS |
| 14 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | ROCK CREEK |
| 1 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | ROCK CREEK WFU |
| 1 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Dixie National Forest | not named |
| 9 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Dixie National Forest | I THINK |
| 9 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Dixie National Forest | FISH CREEK |
| 9 August 1992 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Dixie National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Grover: 11 past producers, 5 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Uranium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picture Stone Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Sandstone | |
| Picture Stone Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Sulpher Creek Copper Prospect | Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Sulphur Creek Copper Prospect | Copper, Lead | Occurrence | Galena, Malachite, Plumbojarosite | |
| Lion Mountain Gypsum | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | Alabaster | |
| Lion Mountain Gypsum | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | ||
| Torrey Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Torrey Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Twin Peaks Uranium Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | Underground | |
| Twin Peaks Uranium Prospect | Uranium | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grover in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Grover | $10,000 | Flash flooding occurred across parts of Capitol Reef National Park, including along Sulphur Creek. The worst of the flooding was in the Cathedral Valley area of the park, where roads were washed out, with trenches 2.5 feet deep. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Grover | - | Flash flooding was reported on Pleasant Creek. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Grover | - | A series of moderate, to at times strong, thunderstorms moved through Capitol Reef National Park over the span of 2 to 3 hours. Multi-Radar/Multi-Sensor 3-hour rainfall estimates showed around 1 to 2 inches within the park. As a result, a flow of 6-8 inches of water moved through Capitol Gorge, as reported by Park officials. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Grover | - | Heavy rain caused flash flooding in portions of Capitol Reef National Park, including Cohab Canyon, Sulphur Creek, and Grand Wash. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Grover | - | Flash flooding occurred in several places across Capitol Reef National Park. The Scenic Drive was closed, with 6 to 8 inches of water flowing over the road. The Grand Wash experienced flash flooding, which also impacted a part of the Scenic Drive. Flash flooding was also observed along Sulphur Creek. |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Grover | - | Heavy rain caused flash flooding along Sulpher Creek in Capitol Reef National Park; the flood was categorized as impressive by one of the park rangers. |
| September 2011 | Flash Flood | Grover | - | Moderate to heavy rainfall fell over a broad area near Capitol Reef National Park. This initially caused flash flooding along Sulphur Creek and other parts of Capitol Reef. Eventually this water made its way downstream, causing flash flooding along the Dirty Devil River, which went from 538 to 1419 cfs in a few hours. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Grover | - | Flash flooding occurred in the Capitol Gorge and Grand Wash areas of Capitol Reef National Park. This flooding closed these two areas, as well as the Scenic Drive in the park. |
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.
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 Grover | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5611506 | 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 1437575. 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.









