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.
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.
DUX Bessemer Bend Bridgelisted 1985 · 0.2 miles away
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.
- 1950 USGS Emigrant Gap quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Casper quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Casper quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Emigrant Gap quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Casper quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Casper quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Casper quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
71 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 39 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Casper Field Office | WEST END |
| 25 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Natrona County | HWY 220 FIRE |
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Casper Field Office | COAL MOUNTAIN ROAD |
| 24 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Casper Field Office | COTTONWOOD CREEK |
| 13 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Natrona County | ZERO ROAD |
| 10 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Casper Field Office | WEST END |
| 9 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Casper Field Office | 5240 ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Breaks #1 | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Lower Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Goose Egg #2 | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Prospect | ||
| Red Buttes | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Blue Hill Deposit | Bentonite | Prospect | ||
| Cottonwood Creek | Bentonite | Occurrence | ||
| Goose Egg #1 | Bentonite | Occurrence | ||
| Soap Creek #1 | Bentonite | Producer | ||
| Southwest of Casper | Bentonite | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Bentonite | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bessemer Bend | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Goose Egg | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Red Butte | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Red Buttes Village | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Paradise Valley | 7.6 miles | 11 | |
| Vista West | 8.1 miles | 11 | |
| Air Base Acres | 8.8 miles | 11 | |
| Mountain View | 9.3 miles | 11 |
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.






