Snowville, Utah
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Howell-Snowville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84336. The Survey maps it on the Snowville quadrangle. 163 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,547 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresSnowville fell from 167 to 163 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 167 | |
| 2020 | 163 | -4 (-2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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
- 1962 USGS Brigham City quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Snowville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Tremonton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Photographs
2 photographs, 1940Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
Lee, Russell, 1940. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
53 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Snowville between 1992 and 2019, burning about 5,308 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CAT'S SMOKE IN TREE |
| 14 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | DILLY |
| 14 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SNOWVILLE LANDFILL |
| 10 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SNOWVILLE |
| 8 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | RADIO HILL |
| 6 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | HURD |
| 30 August 2017 | Natural | 2.3 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | PETERSON 2 |
| 30 August 2001 | Natural | 4.5 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | BALLY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Snowville: 5 past producers, 3 producers. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.C. Harris Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Jc Harris Pit No.02145 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Snow Pass Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Snow Pass Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Snowville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Snowville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dept Highways Pit No.02147 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit #02147 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
Storms near this place
22 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Snowville in 22 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 20 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snowville | - | The Snowville (South) mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 59 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snowville | - | The Chaulk Hill mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 66 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snowville | - | A wind gust of 65 mph was recorded at the Hansel Valley mesonet site. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snowville | - | The Hansel Valley mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 59 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snowville | - | The Hansel Valley mesonet station recorded an initial peak wind gust of 66 mph at 4:00 pm MST, followed by a gust of 61 mph at 4:10 pm MST, and a final severe gust of 59 mph at 4:20 pm MST. These gusts were the result of outflow winds associated with a line of thunderstorms collapsing overhead. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snowville | - | A wind gust of 59 mph was recorded at the Hansel Valley mesonet site. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snowville | - | A wind gust of 62 mph was reported at the Hansel Valley mesonet site. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snowville | - | A wind gust of 61 mph was recorded at the Hansel Valley mesonet site. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snowville | - | A 60 mph wind gust was reported at the Chaulk Hill mesonet site. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snowville | - | The Hansel Valley mesonet station recorded an initial peak gust of 69 mph at 6:00 pm MST, and a subsequent strong gust of 59 mph at 6:10 pm MST. These gusts were a result of outflow winds associated with a cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snowville | - | The Hansel Valley mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 59 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snowville | - | A wind gust of 61 mph was reported at the Chaulk Hill mesonet site. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snowville | - | The Hansel Valley mesonet site recorded an initial strong wind gust of 61 mph at 4:30 pm MST, and a subsequent peak wind gust of 64 mph at 4:40 pm MST. These gusts were the result of outflow winds associated with a cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snowville | - | The Chaulk Hill mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 66 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snowville | - | Mesonet station PC358 Hansel Valley recorded a wind gust of 74 mph. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snowville | - | The Hansel Valley mesonet station recorded a period of strong wind gusts ranging from 61 mph to 67 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. The peak wind gust of 67 mph was recorded at 5:40 pm MST. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snowville | - | Tree limbs were broken off and some shingles were blown off of a house, with winds estimated to be 60 mph. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snowville | - | Trees were downed and a couple of abandoned trailers were damaged, with one blown off of its foundation. Winds were estimated to be 75 mph. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snowville | - | The Chaulk Hill sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 62 mph. |
| May 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Snowville | - | A brief tornado touchdown was observed and photographed near Snowville. No damage was reported. Time, exact location, and path width are all estimated. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Snowville | - | A peak wind gust of 59 mph was recorded at the Chaulk Hill sensor. |
| September 2002 | Hail | Snowville | - | A severe thunderstorm dumped heavy rain and 3/4 inch hail on the town of Snowville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Creek | 15.2 miles | 9 | |
| Howell | 18.3 miles | 9 | |
| Curlew Junction | 18.6 miles | 11 | |
| Cedar Springs | 23.1 miles | 10 | |
| Cedar Creek | 23.7 miles | 11 | |
| Hardup | 23.9 miles | 11 | |
| Promontory (historical) | 25.4 miles | 9 | |
| Kelton | 25.9 miles | 10 |
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 Snowville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q483671 | 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 1432604. 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.




