Harrisburg Junction, Utah
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the St. George census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84737. It lies near Purgatory Flat. The Survey maps it on the Harrisburg Junction quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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 St. George quadrangle1:250000
- 1891 USGS St. George quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Hurricane quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS La Verkin 3 NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS St. George quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Harrisburg Junction quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
130 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 130 fires within 5 miles of Harrisburg Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,322 acres in total. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 59 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | TELEGRAPH |
| 9 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MM18 I15 |
| 9 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MM 17 |
| 8 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Cedar City Field Office | WASHINGTON ASSIST 02 |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Southwest Area | WASHINGTON DAM |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwest Area | COUNTRY WAY |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwest Area | MILL WASH |
| 5 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | GREEN SPRINGS |
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 Harrisburg Junction: 20 past producers, 10 occurrences, 8 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Silica, Silver, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Silver, Copper, Uranium | Past Producer | Cerargyrite, Malachite | |
| Basalt Riprap #27038 | Volcanic Materials | Prospect | Basalt | |
| Llama Group | Uranium, Vanadium | Occurrence | ||
| Llama Group | Vanadium, Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Maud | Silver, Uranium, Copper | Past Producer | Malachite | |
| Maud | Uranium, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept Hwys Basalt Riprap No.27038 | Pumice | Prospect | ||
| Borrow Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Clay Pit | Bentonite | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Clay Pit | Bentonite | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Washington | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Middleton | 6.4 miles | 20 | |
| Leeds | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Silver Reef | 7.1 miles | 18 | |
| Hurricane | 7.6 miles | 17 | |
| LaVerkin | 9.0 miles | 17 | |
| Saint George | 9.0 miles | 20 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122556448 | 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 1437584. 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.








