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Torrey Log Church-Schoolhouse

Built in 1898 (rustic architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

From the record

“The Torrey Log Church-Schoolhouse was built in Torrey, Utah in 1898 as an LDS meetinghouse and schoolhouse. The one storey log structure served as the school until 1917, and as a meetinghouse until 1928.”

Wikipedia article Torrey Log Church-Schoolhouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 18 National Register listings published here for Wayne County · listed in 1993 · category: Building · built in 1898, rustic architecture.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. Torrey Log Church--Schoolhouse - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. Approximately 49 E. Main St., Torrey, 84775
  • When was it listed? May 1993
  • Category. building
  • Also known as. Mormon Church Buildings in Utah MPS
  • Census division. Loa
  • When was it built? 1898
  • Architectural style. rustic architecture
  • National Register reference number. 93000411 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

31 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Torrey Log Church-Schoolhouse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 42 acres in total. 24 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
Natural24
Recreation and ceremony3
Debris and open burning3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
30 September 2005Naturalunder an acreFishlake National ForestBIRCH SPRINGS
3 September 2002Naturalunder an acreFishlake National ForestTORREY
26 September 2000Naturalunder an acreRichfield Field OfficeCOZY COVE
11 September 2004Naturalunder an acreDixie National ForestROCKY RIDGE
1 September 1996Naturalunder an acreDixie National ForestBULLBERRY
9 August 1992Natural2.0 acresDixie National Forestnot named
26 August 1996Naturalunder an acreDixie National ForestCEDAR
23 August 2000Naturalunder an acreDixie National ForestCABIN

Every fire recorded in Wayne County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Torrey Log Church-Schoolhouse: 9 past producers, 7 occurrences, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Birch Spring ProspectUranium, Copper, VanadiumOccurrenceBrochantite, Chalcanthite
Picture Stone QuarryStone, DimensionPast ProducerSandstone
Picture Stone QuarryStonePast Producer
Sulphur Creek ProspectBarium-BaritePast Producer
Catherine Black Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSurface
Torrey Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSurface
Torrey Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Blacks ClaimUraniumUnknown
Blacks ClaimsUraniumPast ProducerSurface/Underground
Blacks ClaimsUraniumPast Producer

Every working recorded in Wayne County

Storms near this property

14 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Torrey, the town this property stands in, in 14 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 14 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 1997Flash FloodTorrey$5,000no account filed
July 2025Flash FloodTorrey-A flood wave (flash flooding) was reported in Sulphur Creek at the Capitol Reef National Park western Boundary. Approximately 0.25 to 0.50 inches of rain fell to create the flood wave.
August 2024Flash FloodTorrey-A park ranger reported flash flooding along Sulphur Creek just outside of Capitol Reef National Park.
July 2021Flash FloodTorrey-Capitol Reef National Park officials reported flash flooding in a dry wash leading into Sulphur Creek from upstream heavy rainfall. The water level on Sulphur Creek near the Visitor center rose 2 feet.
August 2021Flash FloodTorrey-Capitol Reef National Park officials reported flash flooding on Sulphur Creek and the Fremont River, along with muddy conditions on Scenic Drive. The initial flood wave through Sulphur Creek contained black boulders.
July 2013Flash FloodTorrey-Park rangers reported flash flooding along Sulphur Creek in Capitol Reef National Park.
July 2013Flash FloodTorrey-Park rangers at Capitol Reef National Park reported flash flooding on Sulphur Creek, with the flood reaching the Visitor Center at 225 pm MDT.
September 2013Flash FloodTorrey-Sulphur Creek in Capitol Reef National Park experienced flash flooding following heavy rainfall.
August 2012Flash FloodTorrey-Flash flooding was reported by the park rangers at Capitol Reef National Park. This flooding primarily occurred along the Scenic Drive, closing the Grand Wash and Capitol Gorge areas.
September 2012Flash FloodTorrey-Flash flooding was reported in multiple locations across Capitol Reef National Park. Flooding occurred along Sulphur Creek, and water also flowed across the Scenic Drive, causing park officials to temporarily close the road.
July 2012Flash FloodTorrey-Flash flooding occurred along Sulphur Creek in Capitol Reef National Park, impacting a section of State Route 24.
September 2007Flash FloodTorrey-Flash flooding occurred in Capitol Reef National Park. Grand Wash was flooded and the Scenic Drive was closed due to flooding.
August 2006Flash FloodTorrey-Flash Flood across parts of Capitol Reef NP. Roads closed including the Grand Wash and Scenic Highway
August 2003Flash FloodTorrey-Flash flood water over Highway 12 west of Torrey closed the road for a time.

Every storm recorded in Wayne County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

5 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Charles W. and Leah Lee House0.4 miles1996
Teasdale Tithing Granary3.1 miles1985
Hans Peter Nielson Gristmill5.0 miles1975
Grover School6.1 miles1986
Wayne County High School7.4 miles1985

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 93000411 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Wayne CountyAll 18 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.