Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
One of 26 National Register listings published here for Carbon County · listed in 1989 · 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 137 fires within 5 miles of US Post Office-Helper Main between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,386 acres in total. 68 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 68 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Moab Field Office | MARSING |
| 8 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CARBONVILLE |
| 8 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Moab Field Office | LYNETTE |
| 7 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WOODHILL |
| 6 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Moab Field Office | CONSUMERS |
| 5 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Southeast Area | MEADS WASH |
| 5 September 2015 | Natural | 2.6 acres | Moab Field Office | HARDSCRABBLE |
| 5 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Moab Field Office | PEERLESS |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of US Post Office-Helper Main: 3 unknowns, 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowdermilk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Limestone, Sandstone | |
| Lowdermilk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit #04009 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept. of Highways Pit No. 04009 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Limestone, Sandstone |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Helper, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2002 and 2006: 2 hail, 1 flash flood. The reports record 2 deaths and 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 2006 | Flash Flood | Helper | 2 killed, 1 hurt | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Helper | - | Quarter size with some larger hail. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Helper | - | A severe thunderstorm with large hail moved through Carbon County. Several reports of ping pong to golf ball sized hail (1 1/2 to 2 inch) were received in and around Helper and Price. No damage was reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 52 S Main Street | under 500 feet | 1979 |
| Utah Hotel | under 500 feet | 1979 |
| 94 S Main Street | under 500 feet | 1979 |
| 127 S Main Street | 0.1 miles | 1979 |
| 183 South Main Street | 0.2 miles | 1979 |
| Newhouse Hotel | 0.2 miles | 1979 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 89001995 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Carbon County | All 26 listed properties in this county. |
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