Built in 1914 (Carpenter Gothic). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.
“The Myton Presbyterian Church, in Myton, Utah, was built in 1915 and served as a church until 2015. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.”
Wikipedia article Myton Presbyterian Church, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 4 National Register listings published here for Duchesne County · listed in 2017 · category: Building · built in 1914, Carpenter Gothic.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Myton Presbyterian Church between 1992 and 2020, burning about 358 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BEEHIVE FIRE |
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | FARRER |
| 3 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WELLINGTON ROAD |
| 25 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | DUCHESNE |
| 23 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Uintah and Ouray Agency | BEEHIVE |
| 1 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | COMMISH |
| 4 August 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MIDVIEW |
| 30 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.5 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | JUST PAST IOKA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Myton Presbyterian Church: 16 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Myton, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2000 | Lightning | Myton | $200,000 | A lightning strike near Myton damaged a treatment unit and destroyed two 400-gallon oil tanks. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Myton | $80,000 | A microburst caused damage in several towns in Duchesne County. The damage included 8 downed power poles, mostly by trees falling on the lines, a shed that blew over in Myton, a few homes and businesses that lost roofing material, 10 trees on the south side of Highway 40 that blew down and closed the highway for a couple hours, and a couple of fences that were knocked down. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Myton | - | Social media posts indicated quarter-sized hail in Myton. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Myton | - | A wind gust of 58 mph was measured by the PleasantValley - Agrimet PLVU sensor as a shower moved over the site during the late afternoon. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Myton | - | Half dollar sized hail was observed and photographed in the Pariette Wetlands south of Myton, Utah. |
| August 2010 | Hail | Myton | - | Hail covered the ground near Myton, with the hail stones generally measuring one inch in diameter. |
| September 2006 | Hail | Myton | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100001638 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Duchesne County | All 4 listed properties in this county. |
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