Woodruff, Utah
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Randolph-Woodruff census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84086. It stands on Genes Creek. The Survey maps it on the Woodruff quadrangle. 169 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 6,339 feet above sea level.
On record in Woodruff
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Woodruff Stake Houselisted 2000
Population over time
3 figuresWoodruff fell from 194 to 169 between 2000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 194 | |
| 2010 | 180 | -14 (-7%) |
| 2020 | 169 | -11 (-6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1912 USGS Randolph quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Woodruff quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Logan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
19 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Woodruff between 1994 and 2014, burning about 15 acres in total. 8 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | CRAWFORDMT |
| 5 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SCHULTESS |
| 24 August 2008 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SAGE HOLLOW |
| 15 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | HARRIS HOLLOW 2 |
| 14 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | LITTLE CRAWFORD |
| 13 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MTN FUEL |
| 10 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WOODRUFF 64 |
| 1 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | HARRISHOL2 |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Woodruff: 6 past producers, 4 producers, 2 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | Surface/Underground | |
| Unknown | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Prospect | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unknown Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unknown Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept Hwys Pit No 17012 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut. Dept. of Hwys, Pit No. 17012 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ut. Dept. of Hwys, Pit No. 17014 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
Storms near this place
3 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Woodruff in 3 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodruff | $2,000 | Microburst winds uprooted several trees and downed power lines near the town of Woodruff. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodruff | $1,000 | The Otter Creek RAWS recorded a maximum wind gust of 64 mph. In addition, the Rich County sheriff reported that a large tree was knocked over in Woodruff. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodruff | - | The SR-16 @ MP1 mesonet station recorded an initial peak wind gust of 66 mph at 6:40 pm MST. After a brief period of slightly sub-severe wind gusts, a gust of 61 mph was recorded at 7:10 pm MST followed by a final severe wind gust of 58 mph at 7:20 pm MST. These gusts were the result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph | 10.0 miles | 13 | |
| Sage Creek Junction | 17.4 miles | 13 | |
| Laketown | 22.6 miles | 13 | |
| Meadowville | 25.5 miles | 13 | |
| Garden | 28.0 miles | 16 | |
| Pickelville (historical) | 29.5 miles | 16 | |
| Garden City | 31.8 miles | 16 | |
| Old Limber Pine | 32.1 miles | 16 |
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 Woodruff | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q482422 | 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 1434462. 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.





