Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
“The John and Ella Morrill House is a historic house located at 95 North Main Street in Junction, Utah.”
Wikipedia article John and Ella Morrill House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 2 National Register listings published here for Piute County · listed in 1994 · category: Building.
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 10 fires within 5 miles of John and Ella Morrill House between 1996 and 2020, burning about 1 acre in total. 7 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 | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central Area | JUNCTION |
| 10 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | CITY CREEK |
| 30 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Central Area | KINGSTON |
| 1 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | SAVAGE |
| 22 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | OUTLAW |
| 21 July 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | CITY CREEK NORTH |
| 28 June 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | BELLY ACHE |
| 27 June 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | MM 166 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of John and Ella Morrill House: 14 past producers, 8 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kaolin, Manganese, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junkyard Clay Deposit | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Junkyard Clogs Deposit | Kaolin | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Kingston Manganese Occurance | Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Kingston Manganese Occurrence | Manganese | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Uranium Bluffs | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Uranium Bluffs #1 | Uranium | Occurrence | 1954 | |
| Graveyard Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Graveyard Gravel Prospect | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface | |
| Section 16 Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Section 16 Gravel Prospect | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Junction, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 2024: 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction | - | The Junction South mesonet station recorded initial peak wind gusts of 66 mph at 5:40 pm MST and 5:50 pm MST, and an additional strong gust of 65 mph at 6:00 pm MST. These winds were the result of thunderstorm outflow, with the thunderstorm also producing 0.27 inches of rain in 10 minutes at the mesonet site. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Piute County Courthouse | under 500 feet | 1971 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000294 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Piute County | All 2 listed properties in this county. |
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