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Bessemer, Wyoming

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Hells Half Acre census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82604. The Survey maps it on the Emigrant Gap quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Bessemer within Natrona County

On record in Bessemer

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

71 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Bessemer (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,634 acres in total. 24 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined39
Natural24
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Debris and open burning3
Equipment and vehicle use1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWyoming State Forestrynot named
7 September 1998Naturalunder an acreCasper Field OfficeWEST END
25 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreNatrona CountyHWY 220 FIRE
24 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCasper Field OfficeCOAL MOUNTAIN ROAD
24 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCasper Field OfficeCOTTONWOOD CREEK
13 September 2020Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreNatrona CountyZERO ROAD
10 September 1999Naturalunder an acreCasper Field OfficeWEST END
9 August 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCasper Field Office5240 ROAD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Natrona County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Bessemer (historical): 6 occurrences, 5 prospects, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Bentonite, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Uranium, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cedar Breaks #1UraniumOccurrence
Lower PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Goose Egg #2Gypsum-AnhydriteProspect
Red ButtesGypsum-AnhydriteUnknown
Blue Hill DepositBentoniteProspect
Cottonwood CreekBentoniteOccurrence
Goose Egg #1BentoniteOccurrence
Soap Creek #1BentoniteProducer
Southwest of CasperBentoniteOccurrence
UnknownBentoniteProspect

Every working recorded in Natrona County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Bessemer Bend1.3 miles11
Goose Egg2.5 miles11
Red Butte5.6 miles11
Red Buttes Village6.2 miles11
Paradise Valley7.6 miles11
Vista West8.1 miles11
Air Base Acres8.8 miles11
Mountain View9.3 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1782076. 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.