Hanna, Utah
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Duchesne census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84031. It stands on Nahguch Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hanna quadrangle. It stands 6,765 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1885 USGS Uinta quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hanna quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Duchesne quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Hanna quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
45 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Hanna between 1992 and 2020, burning about 64 acres in total. 19 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 | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | TABBY MOUNTAIN OVERLOOK |
| 4 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | ROBERTS ROOST |
| 3 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MURRAY'S EXCITED |
| 29 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Uintah and Ouray Agency | HANNAH |
| 28 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | PENROD |
| 2 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SAND CREEK |
| 2 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Uintah and Ouray Agency | KNUTE |
| 12 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | WEST CARTER CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Hanna: 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Oil Sands, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphate Deposit #3 | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Prospect | MARINE SEDIMENTARY | |
| Tabiona Tar Sand Deposit | Oil Sands | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hanna in 2 storm reports between 2011 and 2023: 1 flood, 1 debris flow. 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 2011 | Flood | Hanna | $50,000 | Several rivers in the Uinta Basin remained at or near flood stage in early July, including Rock Creek, and the Duchesne River at a few different points. These floods were largely mitigated, but some minor damage was observed, including temporarily reducing access to potable water in Myton. A couple of vehicles were also severely damaged in the fast-flowing flood waters. Note that this event began in June. |
| August 2023 | Debris Flow | Hanna | $5,000 | Debris from the East Fork Burn Scar crossed Rock Creek Road below Upper Stillwater Reservoir. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tabiona | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Fruitland | 13.8 miles | 16 | |
| Moon Lake Lodge | 17.8 miles | 24 | |
| Moon Lake Resort | 18.1 miles | 22 | |
| Talmage | 18.4 miles | 18 | |
| Utahn | 19.9 miles | 18 | |
| Mountain Home | 20.0 miles | 18 | |
| Boneta | 22.7 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 Hanna | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5648648 | 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 1428509. 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.






