Vermillion, Utah
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Richfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84657. The Survey maps it on the Sigurd quadrangle. It stands 5,240 feet above sea level.
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 Fish Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1896 USGS Fish Lake quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Salina quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Salina quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salina quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Sigurd quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Salina quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Sigurd quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
80 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Vermillion between 1992 and 2020, burning about 749 acres in total. 41 started naturally. None 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 | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | AURORATANK |
| 3 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | CEDAR WASH |
| 26 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Central Area | TRASH |
| 26 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | I70 52 |
| 26 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | ROAD JUMP |
| 19 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | LANDFILL |
| 13 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | ROCKY FORD |
| 10 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | KINGS MEADOW 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Vermillion: 12 producers, 10 past producers, 3 occurrences, 3 prospects. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bestwall Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Sigurd Gypsum Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Sigurd Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Sigurd Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Us Gypsum Co. Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | 1948 | |
| Us Gypsum Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Aurora Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Aurora Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Black Knoll Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel | |
| Black Knoll Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vermillion in 5 storm reports between 2016 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vermillion | - | The I-70 at Salina 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vermillion | - | A wind gust of 63 mph was measured at the I-70 at Salina mesonet station. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vermillion | - | A peak wind gust of 60 mph was recorded by the Sigurd sensor. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vermillion | - | The I-70 at Salina sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 61 mph. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vermillion | - | The I-70 at Salina sensor measured a maximum wind gust of 80 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.
| Wikidata item Q133822369 | 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 1446926. 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.







