Jensen, Utah
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Richfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84754. The Survey maps it on the Annabella quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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 Beaver quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1940 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Richfield quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Richfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Annabella quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Richfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Annabella quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
92 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Jensen between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,960 acres in total. 53 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | TWO TREE |
| 7 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | TENT |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | 18 acres | Richfield Field Office | MINI GOLF |
| 5 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | THOMPSON BASIN RD |
| 28 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | COTTONWOOD |
| 26 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 398 acres | Richfield Field Office | HEPPLERS |
| 23 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | LC |
| 22 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | I70 MP 39 |
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 Jensen: 8 past producers, 7 producers, 1 occurrence. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elsinore Clay Deposit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Richfield | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Udoh Pit #21018 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Utah Dept Highways Pit # 21020 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept Highways Pit 21013 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept Highways Pit 21014 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept Highways Pit 21015 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept Highways Pit 21017 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept Highways Pit 21018 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept Highways Pit# 21019 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Valley | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Annabella | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Nibley | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Richfield | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Austin | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Elsinore | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Gramse | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Prattsville | 5.7 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1442122. 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.







