Penrose, Utah
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Tremonton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84337. It lies near Jesses Knoll. The Survey maps it on the Thatcher Mountain quadrangle. It stands 4,268 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1954 USGS Brigham City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Brigham City quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Thatcher Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Brigham City quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Thatcher Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Tremonton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
71 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Penrose between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,218 acres in total. 11 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 | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | GREEN WASTE |
| 6 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SHERRIE MCNEELY |
| 5 September 2001 | Natural | 40 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MOULDING |
| 20 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | HWY 102 MP 1 & 2 |
| 2 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | OKADA'S PENROSE |
| 17 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | PENROSE MOUNTAIN |
| 15 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | JACKSON FIRE |
| 1 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | LITTLE MOUNTAIN NW |
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 Penrose: 16 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christensen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Christensen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Compton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Compton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jensen #02054 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Jensen #02054 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jensen #02055 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Jensen #02055 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unnamed | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
Storms near this place
2 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Penrose in 2 storm reports between 2021 and 2023: 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Flood | Penrose | $30,000 | Broad areas of sheet flooding were observed in the greater Tremonton area due to rain on snow. Roads in communities near the Sky Way Golf Course in Tremonton were noted to be under several inches of water, with several homes impacted. Water was also reported to be overflowing the banks of the Malad River and Bear River. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Penrose | $10,000 | Social media video showed strong winds, small hail, and heavy rain in Penrose. A garage door was damaged. The peak wind gust was estimated at 60 mph. |
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.
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.
| Wikipedia article on Penrose | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7164636 | 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 1437656. 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.





