BlockWyoming, Nebraska
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Wyoming precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 68410. The Survey maps it on the Nebraska City NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1907 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Nebraska City NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
33 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Wyoming between 2007 and 2020, burning about 344 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2012 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 July 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 29 May 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 20 May 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 18 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 14 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska City | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Elberon | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Dunbar | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Paul | 9.8 miles | 11 | |
| Otoe | 10.5 miles | 13 | |
| Cio (historical) | 11.1 miles | 13 | |
| Delta (historical) | 11.1 miles | 13 | |
| Lorton | 11.1 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Wyoming | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q17747293 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 835481. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.