Athol, Wyoming
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Cheyenne West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82007. The Survey maps it on the Cheyenne South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1911 USGS Cheyenne quadrangle1:125000
- 1914 USGS Cheyenne quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Cheyenne quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Cheyenne quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Cheyenne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Cheyenne quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Cheyenne South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Cheyenne quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Cheyenne South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
39 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Athol between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,918 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 26 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | 1125 |
| 2 September 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Laramie County | REKINDLE 1 |
| 16 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | 1076 |
| 1 September 2020 | Fireworks | 125 acres | Laramie County | 2020-1316 |
| 7 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 30 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Laramie County | ELMWOOD |
| 26 August 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Laramie County | TUCKAWAY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Athol: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gleason | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Speer | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Orchard Valley | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| South Greeley | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| Cheyenne | 8.8 miles | 17 | |
| Altvan | 10.2 miles | 12 | |
| Otto | 14.1 miles | 14 | |
| Ranchettes | 14.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1608482. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.








