BlockAntelope, Wyoming
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Bridger Valley census division. The Survey maps it on the Bridger quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Bridger quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Evanston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
14 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Antelope between 1994 and 2019, burning about 1,531 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 August 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 5 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Kemmerer Field Office | MUDDY |
| 31 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Kemmerer Field Office | ZACA |
| 29 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Kemmerer Field Office | LEROY |
| 19 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kemmerer Field Office | ANTELOPE |
| 19 August 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Rock Springs Field Office | BRIDGER |
| 17 August 1994 | Natural | 790 acres | Rock Springs Field Office | BIGELOW BC |
| 1 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Antelope in 5 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antelope | - | The Muddy Creek mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 66 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antelope | - | The MUDDY CREEK RAWS recorded a wind gust of 65 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antelope | - | The Muddy Creek automated weather station recorded a peak wind gust of 58 mph. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antelope | - | The Muddy Creek RAWS sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 58 mph. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antelope | - | The Muddy Creek RAWS recorded a maximum wind gust of 58 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridger | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Carter | 5.5 miles | 7 | |
| Carter Cedars | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| Fort Bridger | 10.6 miles | 10 | |
| Elkhurst | 10.7 miles | 8 | |
| Byrnes Crossing | 11.2 miles | 9 | |
| Urie | 12.6 miles | 8 | |
| Millburne | 12.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1597203. 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.
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.