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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.

Jensen within Sevier County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

92 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural53
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Recreation and ceremony7
Debris and open burning6
Equipment and vehicle use4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Firearms and explosives use2
Arson/incendiarism1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2000Naturalunder an acreFishlake National ForestTWO TREE
7 September 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFishlake National ForestTENT
5 September 2019Natural18 acresRichfield Field OfficeMINI GOLF
5 September 2007Naturalunder an acreFishlake National ForestTHOMPSON BASIN RD
28 September 2004Naturalunder an acreRichfield Field OfficeCOTTONWOOD
26 September 2019Debris and open burning398 acresRichfield Field OfficeHEPPLERS
23 September 2005Naturalunder an acreFishlake National ForestLC
22 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsI70 MP 39

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sevier County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Elsinore Clay DepositClayPast Producer
RichfieldManganeseOccurrence
Udoh Pit #21018Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerGravel, Sand
Utah Dept Highways Pit # 21020Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Utah Dept Highways Pit 21013Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Utah Dept Highways Pit 21014Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Utah Dept Highways Pit 21015Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Utah Dept Highways Pit 21017Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Utah Dept Highways Pit 21018Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Utah Dept Highways Pit# 21019Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Sevier County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Central Valley1.4 miles17
Annabella2.3 miles17
Nibley2.8 miles17
Richfield3.5 miles15
Austin3.8 miles17
Elsinore3.9 miles17
Gramse5.5 miles15
Prattsville5.7 miles15

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.