Built in 1877. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
“House is a historic two-story house in Virgin, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, (NRHP).”
Wikipedia article James Jepson Jr. House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 93 National Register listings published here for Washington County · listed in 2000 · category: Building · built in 1877.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of James Jepson Jr. House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,609 acres in total. 45 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 | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | HURRICANE ASST.#9 |
| 3 September 2012 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | HURRICANE ASSIST 05 |
| 3 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | REEDER |
| 3 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | MUSASCHI |
| 27 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwest Area | STATE STREET |
| 2 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | GRAFTON |
| 18 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 38 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | L |
| 18 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | DALTON |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of James Jepson Jr. House: 5 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal, Oil Sands. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adah | Copper | Producer | ||
| Cinder Deposit | Volcanic Materials | Occurrence | ||
| Cinder Deposit | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| La Verkin Dixie Hot Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Timpoweap Canyon Tar Sand Deposit | Oil Sands | Occurrence | ||
| Virgin River Borrow Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Hedman - Rogers | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Virgin, the town this property stands in, in 11 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 8 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 2007 | Flash Flood | Virgin | $2,120,000 | Extensive flash flooding occurred in Zion National Park and areas outside of the park near the towns of Virgin and Touquerville. Due to the massive flash flood six homes were damaged and residents were evacuated off of their roofs. In addition, Kolob Terrace was closed.||Damage amounts were estimated from media reports (6 homes destroyed, $250K each; 3 homes damaged, $25K each; and a washed out bridge, $35K). In addition, the Zion RV Park reported damages totaling $205,000, not including loss of revenue. |
| September 2022 | Flash Flood | Virgin | - | Moderate to heavy rainfall from earlier in the day resulted in a flood wave traversing downstream along the Virgin River. The Virgin at Virgin river gauge recorded a flow increase from 333 CFS at 12:15 am MST to a peak of 2020 CFS at 2:00 am MST. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Virgin | - | The Virgin stream gauge on the Virgin River at Virgin spiked from 108 CFS to 2180 CFS, a rise of over 3 feet. |
| August 2016 | Hail | Virgin | - | Penny-sized hail was reported near Virgin. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Virgin | - | Flash flooding occurred along North Creek, with the downstream river gauge at Virgin rising to 626 cfs. |
| July 2012 | Flash Flood | Virgin | - | Multiple slot canyons in Zion National Park experienced flash flooding. |
| August 2012 | Flash Flood | Virgin | - | A large flash flood occurred in the Subway portion of Zion National Park, as well as a few other surrounding drainages. Due to this flood, 22 people in 6 different groups were stranded in the Subway overnight. Two additional people were stranded overnight in Behunin Canyon. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Virgin | - | Heavy rain caused a large flash flood on North Creek flowing out of Zion National Park. Flows increased on the Virgin River, north of the town of Virgin, from 54 cfs to 2562 cfs. |
| September 2007 | Flash Flood | Virgin | - | The Virgin River rose from 85 cfs to 3755 cfs over the course of 4 hours. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Virgin | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Virgin | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hurricane Canal | 4.6 miles | 1977 |
 | Hurricane-LaVerkin Bridge | 4.7 miles | 1995 |
| La Verkin Hydroelectric Power Plant | 5.1 miles | 2022 | |
 | Bradshaw House-Hotel | 5.8 miles | 1991 |
 | Hurricane Library-City Hall | 5.9 miles | 1991 |
| Grafton Historic District | 5.9 miles | 2010 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00000732 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Washington County | All 93 listed properties in this county. |
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