Built in 1913. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
“The Richfield Carnegie Library in Richfield, Utah is a building from 1913. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.”
Wikipedia article Richfield Carnegie Library, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 20 National Register listings published here for Sevier County · listed in 1984 · category: Building · built in 1913, by Richard C. Watkins.
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 79 fires within 5 miles of Richfield Carnegie Library between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,884 acres in total. 32 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 | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | TENT |
| 3 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | COTTON WOOD TREE |
| 28 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | COTTONWOOD |
| 26 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 398 acres | Richfield Field Office | HEPPLERS |
| 22 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | I70 MP 39 |
| 22 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Richfield Field Office | BLACK MTN2 |
| 16 September 1992 | Natural | 200 acres | Richfield Field Office | RADIO TOWE |
| 8 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central Area | NORTH RICHFIELD |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Richfield Carnegie Library: 4 past producers, 4 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richfield | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Udoh Pit #21018 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Utah Dept Highways Pit # 21020 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept Highways Pit # 21021 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Utah Dept Highways Pit 21017 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept Highways Pit 21018 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept Highways Pit# 21019 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept. Highways Pit #21017 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel | |
| Utah Dept. Highways Pit #21019 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel | |
| Utah Dept. Highways Pit #21020 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Richfield, the town this property stands in, in 10 storm reports between 2003 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2008 | Lightning | Richfield | 1 hurt | A woman was injured at the Cove View Golf Course in Richfield when lightning hit a nearby tree and traveled to her. The woman was conscious and breathing when she was taken to a nearby hospital. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Richfield | $1,000,000 | Heavy rain caused flash flooding that damaged fields and homes in Richfield, including 260 acres of a 320 acre property used for farming and growing sod. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richfield | $3,000 | The Sevier County public safety dispatch reported that a couple of large trees were knocked down by strong thunderstorm winds in Richfield. |
| October 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richfield | - | A wind gust of 61 mph was recorded at the I-70 at Richfield mesonet site. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richfield | - | The I-70 at Richfield mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 64 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richfield | - | The I-70 at Richfield mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 58 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richfield | - | The I-70 at Richfield automated weather station recorded a peak wind gust of 59 mph. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Richfield | - | Widespread standing water and urban flooding was reported in Richfield. Radar estimates indicated 1-1.25 inches of rain over a brief period. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Richfield | - | A flash flood brought mud, rock and other debris across a frontage road of Interstate 15 about 3 miles south of Richfield. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richfield | - | A microburst wind gust to 58 mph (50 kts) was measured at Signal Peak near Richfield as a cold front moved through the area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Young Block | under 500 feet | 1980 |
 | US Post Office-Richfield Main | 0.1 miles | 1989 |
 | Jens Larson Jenson Lime Kiln | 1.7 miles | 1978 |
 | Glenwood Cooperative Store | 5.0 miles | 1980 |
 | Martin Johnson House | 5.0 miles | 1982 |
 | Joseph Wall Gristmill | 5.3 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84000153 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sevier County | All 20 listed properties in this county. |
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