Nash, Utah
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Salt Lake City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84065. It lies near Beef Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Jordan Narrows quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 22 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 Salt Lake quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1951 USGS Jones Narrows quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Jordan Narrows quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Provo quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Jordan Narrows quadrangle1:24000
- 1999 USGS Jordan Narrows quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
69 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Nash between 1992 and 2020, burning about 17,815 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 5 were 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 | 39 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Northwest Area | WOOD |
| 3 September 2003 | Firearms and explosives use | 30 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | HARVSTHILL |
| 28 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SOLO # 3 |
| 27 September 2006 | Smoking | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CIGARETTE |
| 16 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WOODS LANDING ASSIST |
| 14 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BIGELOW |
| 13 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | PRESERVE |
| 13 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BARN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 44 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 44 workings within 5 miles of Nash: 21 producers, 20 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 unknown. 21 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Hot Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Dry Hollow Prospects | Iron | Occurrence | Hematite | |
| Evans Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General, Manganese | Past Producer | 1914 | |
| Allred Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Kaolinite, Pyrophyllite | |
| Allred Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Evans Lime Quarry | Manganese | Producer | ||
| Evans Lime Quarry | Manganese | Past Producer | 1930 | |
| Clinton Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | Illite, Kaolinite, Pyrophyllite, Quartz | |
| Clinton Deposit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Clinton Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nash in 14 storm reports between 2007 and 2023: 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Nash | $16,000,000 | Late on August 3, the city of Draper declared a state of emergency as flash flooding and mudslides led to road closures on Highland Drive, Bangerter Parkway, and Minuteman Drive. A portion of Bangerter Parkway, near 14200 South, was damaged on the uphill lanes. A number of homes sustained water damage. According to the City of Draper, there were 428 residential damage report forms submitted, with estimated damages of $11,255,765. There were 11 business damage report forms submitted, with estimated damages of $844,235. City infrastructure estimated damage totaled $4,000,000. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Nash | $125,000 | Rainfall amounts of 1.10 inches of rain occurred in 30 minutes in the southern end of the Salt Lake Valley. Basement flooding of 8 homes was reported by the media. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nash | - | The SR-131 at MP 0.5 Porter Rockwell Bridge mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 63 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a line of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nash | - | Mesonet station DW9435 at Draper recorded a wind gust of 68 mph. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nash | - | The Holfuy POM North Side mesonet station measured a wind gust of 58 mph at 5:30 pm MST as a result of strong outflow from nearby convection. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nash | - | The Holfuy POM North Side mesonet station recorded a peak wind gust of 68 mph at 2:30 pm MST as a result of strong outflow from nearby convection. After a lull in activity, an additional gust of 65 mph was measured later in the afternoon at 4:45 pm MST in association with nearby convection. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nash | - | A peak wind gust of 61 mph was recorded by the Point of the Mountain North Side mesonet station. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nash | - | The Flight Park South sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 61 mph. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nash | - | The Flight Park South sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 61 mph. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nash | - | A personal weather station measured a wind gust of 61 mph. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nash | - | The Bluffdale 3 ESE station recorded a peak wind gust of 61 mph. |
| August 2016 | Hail | Nash | - | A member of the public reported and took a picture of quarter-sized hail in Draper. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Nash | - | Both 1.00 inch hail and 0.75 inch hail were reported across the Salt Lake Valley with this storm. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Nash | - | Additional heavy rain at the Corner Canyon burn scar caused another debris flow. This one was channeled down a street and property damage was averted. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437648. 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.








