Blairtown, Wyoming
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Rock Springs North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82901. It stands on Sweetwater Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rock Springs quadrangle.
On record in Blairtown
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 4 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Our Lady Sorrows Catholic Churchlisted 1997 · 0.8 miles away
Taliaferro Houselisted 1998 · 0.8 miles away
Rock Springs Elks' Lodge No. 624listed 1993 · 1.0 miles away
City Halllisted 1980 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1908 USGS Rock Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1910 USGS Rock Springs quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Rock Springs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rock Springs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Rock Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Rock Springs quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Rock Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
158 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 158 fires within 5 miles of Blairtown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,841 acres in total. 22 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 | 54 |
| Fireworks | 39 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | 1.2 acres | Rock Springs Field Office | WHITE MOUNTAIN |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Rock Springs Field Office | PIPELINE |
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sweetwater County | SPRINGS |
| 26 September 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Sweetwater County | BELT LOOP |
| 25 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sweetwater County | COLLEGE FIRE |
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Rock Springs Field Office | HORSE CORRAL |
| 21 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Sweetwater County | MADISON DRIVE FIRE |
| 21 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Rock Springs Field Office | WHITE MOUN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Blairtown: 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Highway Department Gravel Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Rock Springs Phos-Acid Plant (Facility) | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Plant | 1986 | |
| Rock Springs Phosphoric Acid Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Producer | 1987 | |
| State Highway Dept | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| State Highway Dept | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| State Highway Dept | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wylie | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
4 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Blairtown in 4 storm reports between 2015 and 2021: 3 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 2021 | Flash Flood | Blairtown | $750,000 | Runoff from higher desert terrain and rain falling on an urbanized landscape led to flash flooding across western portions of Rock Springs. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Blairtown | $250,000 | A second straight day of drenching thunderstorms brought widespread flash flooding throughout the city of Rock Springs. Many businesses and residential basements were flooded. In addition, numerous cars were stranded in flood waters both on city streets and in large parking lots. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blairtown | $10,000 | A light residential trailer was blown over and knocked into a car on the north side of Rock Springs. The strong wind also dropped large tree limbs and caused damage to a power pole in downtown Rock Springs. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Blairtown | - | Heavy rain and runoff from higher desert landscape produced flash flooding in sections of Rock Springs that had seen similar conditions on July 28. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Springs | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Quealy | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Clearview Acres | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Purple Sage | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| North Rock Springs | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Arrowhead Springs | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Kanda | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| Reliance | 6.8 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1585645. 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.
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.






