Hillsdale, Utah
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 2002. It stands in the Panguitch census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84735. It lies near Rock Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Hatch quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1886 USGS Kanab quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Hatch quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Panguitch quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2002 USGS Hatch quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
40 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Hillsdale between 1994 and 2017, burning about 439 acres in total. 30 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 | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2008 | Natural | 39 acres | Dixie National Forest | RED CANYON WFU |
| 28 September 2005 | Natural | 55 acres | Cedar City Field Office | S CANYON |
| 5 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | R D |
| 28 August 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Dixie National Forest | CHUNK |
| 26 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | GEORGE |
| 25 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | J H |
| 22 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BACK HOE |
| 20 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | LOSEE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Hillsdale: 16 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Dept. Highways Pit #09014 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | Basalt | |
| Hillsdale Diatomite | Diatomite | Occurrence | Diatomaceous Earth | |
| Hillsdale Diatomite | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| North Casto Wash Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel | |
| North Casto Wash Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| North Hatch Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel | |
| North Hatch Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sheep Hollow Road Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel |
Storms near this place
8 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hillsdale in 8 storm reports between 2010 and 2018: 7 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Flood | Hillsdale | $50,000 | The Sevier River flooded again in mid-June, with the focus further south along the river this time. Low lying roads and bridges in the town of Hatch were impacted, including the Old Hatch Bridge. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Hillsdale | $5,000 | A flash flood occurred on Utah State Route 12 at Milepost 6. The westbound lane was blocked by debris that was about 4 feet deep and 20 feet long. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Hillsdale | - | Heavy rain produced a flash flood at the Red Canyon Visitor Center that caused mud to cover half the parking lot. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Hillsdale | - | Members of the public reported flash flooding in Red Canyon. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Hillsdale | - | Flash flooding occurred in Red Canyon after heavy rainfall, and was recorded on video. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Hillsdale | - | The Forest Service reported flash flooding in Red Canyon and Butch Cassidy Wash. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Hillsdale | - | Flash flooding occurred in Red Canyon, with 2 feet of mud and water flowing over Highway 12, making the road impassable. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Hillsdale | - | Highway patrol reported one foot of water, as well as mud and debris, across State Route 12 between mileposts 1 and 4. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatch | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Panguitch | 7.7 miles | 15 | |
| Bryce Canyon City | 12.3 miles | 15 | |
| Lake View Resort | 12.7 miles | 18 | |
| Juniper Park Resort | 12.7 miles | 18 | |
| Bryce Canyon | 13.0 miles | 15 | |
| Panguitch Lake Resort | 13.8 miles | 19 | |
| Bear Valley Junction | 17.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437588. 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.






