Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
“Bankhead House, at 185 E 800 South in Wellsville, Utah, was built in 1897. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.”
Wikipedia article Heber K. and Rachel H. Bankhead House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 80 National Register listings published here for Cache County · listed in 1997 · 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 53 fires within 5 miles of Heber K. and Rachel H. Bankhead House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 216 acres in total. 4 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 | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | ASPEN |
| 13 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | TROY PARKER |
| 1 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SQUIRREL RIDGE |
| 9 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | BRUSHY |
| 4 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | GOSHEN |
| 21 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | HYRUM DAM |
| 21 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SAVAGE |
| 2 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | DRY LAKE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Heber K. and Rachel H. Bankhead House: 11 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker | Lead, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Baker Mine | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Garetts Hollow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Garrett's Hollow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Highway Dept No 3025 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Highway Dept No 3031 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Ut Dept of Highways Pit No 17028 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Highways Pit No. 03031 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit No 17028 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wellsville, the town this property stands in, in 13 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1998 | Flood | Wellsville | $30,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellsville | - | The Murray's Hill mesonet station recorded an initial strong wind gust of 59 mph at 4:50 pm MST, followed by a subsequent peak wind gust of 66 mph at 5:10 pm MST, and a final strong wind gust of 62 mph at 5:30 pm MST. More modest wind gusts in the 53 mph to 55 mph were recorded in between these observations. These wind gusts were the result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellsville | - | The Murray's Hill 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. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellsville | - | The Murray's Hill mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 61 at 3:10 am MST, followed by a peak gust of 63 mph at 3:20 am MST. These gusts were the result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellsville | - | The Murray's Hill mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 70 mph as a result of a convective section of a cold frontal boundary advancing through the area. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellsville | - | The Sherwood Hills mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 63 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellsville | - | A wind gust of 61 mph was recorded at the Murray's Hill mesonet site. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellsville | - | The Murray's Hill mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 73 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellsville | - | The Murray's Hill weather 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. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellsville | - | A 60 mph wind gust was recorded by the Sherwood Hills sensor. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellsville | - | A 60 mph wind gust was recorded at the Wellsville sensor. |
| August 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Wellsville | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellsville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Zial Riggs House | 1.0 miles | 1982 |
 | Wellsville Tabernacle | 1.0 miles | 1980 |
 | Howell-Theurer House | 1.0 miles | 1979 |
 | George Bradshaw House and Joshua Salisbury/George Bradshaw Barn | 1.1 miles | 1982 |
 | Wellsville Relief Society Meeting House | 1.1 miles | 1989 |
 | Samuel Crowthers Mitton House | 1.1 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 97000261 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cache County | All 80 listed properties in this county. |
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