Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
One of 83 National Register listings published here for Sanpete County · listed in 1980 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Fredrick Christian Sorensen House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 479 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | E FIRE |
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Manti-Lasal National Forest | KEEBLER |
| 27 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WILLOW CREEK |
| 20 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BULL |
| 14 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Manti-Lasal National Forest | NEW CANYON |
| 14 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WILLOW CREEK ROAD |
| 12 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Manti-Lasal National Forest | WILLOW CREEK |
| 11 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | JORGENSEN STUBBLE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Fredrick Christian Sorensen House: 26 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hill Limestone Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Black Hill Limestone Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Little Pigeon Hollow Limestone Quarry #1 | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Little Pigeon Hollow Ls.Quarry No.1 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Pigeon Creek Limestone Quarry #1 | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Pigeon Creek Limestone Quarry #2 | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Pigeon Creek Limestone Quarry #3 | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Pigeon Creek Limestone Quarry No.1 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Pigeon Creek Limestone Quarry No.2 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Pigeon Creek Limestone Quarry No.3 | Stone | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ephraim, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2002 and 2015: 1 tornado, 1 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 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ephraim | - | A peak wind gust of 72 mph was recorded by the Joe's Valley RAWS. |
| September 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Ephraim | - | A small tornado (F0) was observed just west of Ephraim in Sanpete County. The tornado moved slowly to the northeast over open country before dissipating. This tornado remained on the ground for only a few seconds, but the funnel cloud was visible for about 10 minutes. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ephraim Tithing Office-Bishop's Storehouse | under 500 feet | 2020 | |
 | Canute Peterson House | under 500 feet | 1978 |
 | Larsen-Noyes House | under 500 feet | 1978 |
 | Ephraim United Order Cooperative Building | 0.1 miles | 1973 |
 | Greaves-Deakin House | 0.2 miles | 1980 |
 | Snow Academy Building | 0.2 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80003944 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sanpete County | All 83 listed properties in this county. |
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