Bishop, Wyoming
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Hells Half Acre census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82604. It stands on South Fork Casper Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bishop quadrangle.
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.
- 1952 USGS Bishop quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Casper quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Casper quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Bishop quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Casper quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Casper quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Casper quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
57 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Bishop between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,192 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 174 acres | Casper Field Office | ARAPAHOE |
| 4 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 22 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Casper Field Office | 6 MILE |
| 20 September 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 80 acres | Casper Field Office | BISHOP |
| 20 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 17 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 acres | Casper Field Office | CASPER CREEK |
| 14 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Casper Field Office | 6 MILE |
| 11 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.4 acres | Casper Field Office | CANAL FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bishop in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2014: 3 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bishop | - | Wind gusts of 60 to 71 mph were measured by an anemometer along Interstate 25 north of Casper. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Bishop | - | The Natrona County emergency manager reported nickel sized hail along Interstate 25 near Antelope Hills north of Casper. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Bishop | - | A strong thunderstorm continued its march through northern Natrona County. The storm produced heavy rain estimated at nearly 1.5 inches in 35 minutes. The rain flooded an Interstate 25 underpass to a depth of five feet just south of Antelope Hills. Some minor flooding also occurred on northbound Interstate 25. Run-off from the heavy rain funneled toward the interstate and underpass from higher terrain to the east. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Bishop | - | Penny to quarter sized hail fell near mile marker 206 on Interstate 25 north of Casper. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Bishop | - | One inch diameter hail was reported in Homa Hills. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homa Hills | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Air Base Acres | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Vista West | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Bar Nunn | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Richardson Acres | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Hartrandt | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Mountain View | 7.9 miles | 11 | |
| Midwest Heights | 8.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1597221. 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.






