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Binford, Wyoming

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Rock River census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82201. It lies near Harris Park. The Survey maps it on the Harris Park quadrangle.

Binford within Albany County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 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

104 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Binford between 1992 and 2019, burning about 15,097 acres in total. 87 started naturally. 2 were 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
Natural87
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Equipment and vehicle use2
Arson/incendiarism2
Debris and open burning1
Recreation and ceremony1
Fireworks1
Smoking1

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
7 September 2001Naturalunder an acreMedicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National GrasslandNHH
5 September 2009Natural1.4 acresMedicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National GrasslandLOWER HAYSTACK
4 September 2019Natural67 acresMedicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National GrasslandASHENFELDER FIRE
4 September 2013Naturalunder an acreMedicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National GrasslandBINSORD TARGET TREE
28 September 2002Naturalunder an acreMedicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National GrasslandEAST GREEN RIDGE
21 September 2012Naturalunder an acreMedicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National GrasslandCOTTNWOOD PARK FIRE
2 September 2004Naturalunder an acreMedicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National GrasslandCOOPER CREEK
2 September 1999Naturalunder an acreMedicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National GrasslandHOT ROCK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Albany 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 Binford: 7 occurrences, 5 prospects, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Iron, Copper, Graphite, Zinc. 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
Eureka Prospect-Esterbrook AreaCopper, Gold, LeadProspect
Maggie Murphy Group ProspectIron, Copper, Graphite, ZincProspectChalcopyrite, Hematite, Marcasite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Strong MineLead, Copper, Gold, MolybdenumPast Producer
Three Cripples MineGold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, NickelOccurrenceCopper, Gold, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite
Three Cripples MineNickel, Gold, CopperProspect
UlcanomoGold, Copper, Nickel, SulfurUnknown
Diamond Bell MineUraniumOccurrence
Diamond Bell MineUraniumProspect
Dick Riley ClaimUraniumOccurrenceVein
Horseshoe CreekUraniumOccurrence

Every working recorded in Albany 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
Point of Rocks3.5 miles12
Toltec16.5 miles10
Reed Place20.8 miles10
Little Medicine33.8 miles10
Rock Creek (historical)43.8 miles8
Wilcox50.5 miles8
Harper51.9 miles8
Lookout52.1 miles8

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 BinfordAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q4914099The 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 1598189. 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.