LaVerkin backcountry

Open farmland near Hurricane, Utah

You're standing on an 18-acre agricultural parcel outside Hurricane, Utah, near the Toquerville and La Verkin cemeteries.
Last reviewed 3 October 2026 · A two-minute read · 1858–now
The short answer

Near Hurricane, Utah, an 18.49-acre agricultural parcel carries a farm structure built in 2014, a little over 3,000 square feet, as recorded by Washington County. The ground sits close to the boundary between Hurricane, La Verkin, and Toquerville, within walking distance of two old burial grounds, and remains zoned and used for agriculture today.

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2014 to now

Farmland sits between two old burial grounds

You're standing on open farmland near Hurricane, Utah, close to the line between Hurricane, La Verkin, and Toquerville. The land underfoot is just under 18 and a half acres, zoned agricultural. Washington County's records show a farm structure built here in 2014, a little over 3,000 square feet. Two old burial grounds lie within walking distance, one on each side of you.

2014

A farm building rose on this agricultural lot

Washington County's own records mark this lot as agricultural ground, just under 18 and a half acres. In 2014, a farm building went up on it, a little over 3,000 square feet. The county lists no named owner behind the current title. What stands here is simply a working piece of farmland on the edge of Hurricane, built for agricultural use and still carried that way on the county rolls today.

Open fields stretch around the farm building, with Toquerville's cemetery visible across the flat ground to the west.

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Where this is

37.224°N 113.275°W TILE ≈ 1.2 × 0.6 KM
Place
LaVerkin
Town
Hurricane
Country
United States
Tile
≈1.2 × 0.6 km (geohash6)
Last reviewed
3 October 2026

The layers, in order

Sourced records, high and medium confidence. Era background is marked as such.
Modern
1858-1882
Toquerville was first incorporated as a city in Kane County in 1858, before the county line shifted and it became part of Washington County in 1882.
FamilySearch · record, high
1859
The Toquerville Cemetery, the oldest dated ground anywhere near this spot, was established in 1859, just over half a kilometer away.
FamilySearch · record, high
1897
La Verkin was laid out and settled starting in 1897, two years before the Gubler family's own hard crossing of the Virgin River.
OpenHistoricalMap · record, high
LaVerkin, January 1899
The Gubler family, the first settlers to reach LaVerkin, lost a baby when they had to cross the flooded Virgin River near the hot springs in January 1899.
1912-1969
State Route 17 carried traffic through this part of Washington County from 1912 until it was renumbered in 1969.
Wikidata · record, medium
LaVerkin, 1938
Years of irrigation water softened the ground under the school's foundation until the building gave way in 1938, with children inside.
2014
The county's own record shows the land here was developed as agricultural property in 2014, an 18.49-acre parcel that still carries that use today.
2027-2028
The Washington County Water Conservancy District is designing a facility here to show the public how treated wastewater is purified for reuse, with construction expected to start in 2027.
TPO Magazine · record, medium

Questions about this place

Answered in one sentence, then in full above
What is this land used for near Hurricane, Utah?
It is zoned agricultural ground, just under 18 and a half acres, according to Washington County records.
What was built on this land in 2014?
A farm structure went up in 2014, a little over 3,000 square feet, as shown in Washington County's property records.
What is near this parcel of land?
Two old burial grounds lie within walking distance, one on each side of the parcel, near the line between Hurricane, La Verkin, and Toquerville.
Who owns this agricultural parcel?
Washington County's records list no named owner behind the current title.
How large is the agricultural parcel outside Hurricane?
The parcel measures just under 18 and a half acres, recorded as 18.49 acres by the county assessor.

Where this came from

1
History of LaVerkin by Victor Hall — A baby died crossing the flooded Virgin River, 1899
2
OpenHistoricalMap — The town of La Verkin was platted in 1897
3
FamilySearch — Toquerville Cemetery dates to 1859
4
FamilySearch — Toquerville was its own city from 1858
5
Utah county assessor via UGRC parcel layer — The agricultural lot beside you was built out in 2014
6
Wikidata — Utah State Route 17 once ran through here
7
TPO Magazine — A $7 million water reuse demonstration plant is planned for LaVerkin

Dug nearby

Open ground above the Virgin River
LaVerkin, Hurricane
4 km
Commercial lot, Hurricane
Hurricane
6 km
A newer house on the edge of Hurricane
Hurricane
7 km
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