BlockBorder Junction, Wyoming
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Kemmerer West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83114. The Survey maps it on the Border quadrangle. It stands 6,115 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1909 USGS Montpelier quadrangle1:125000
- 1911 USGS Montpelier quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Border quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Preston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Border Junction between 2000 and 2018, burning about 42 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2013 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Kemmerer Field Office | SUBLETTE |
| 22 August 2000 | Natural | 29 acres | Idaho Falls District | WEB |
| 10 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kemmerer Field Office | MILE MARKER 5 |
| 11 July 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Lincoln County | BORDER FIRE |
| 16 June 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | POTATO |
| 16 June 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Rock Springs Field Office | MUDDY RIDG |
| 18 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Lincoln County | ROBERTS RANCH |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Border Junction: 7 occurrences, 4 past producers, 2 unknowns, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Price & Thomas Claims | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Sublette Range Combined | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium | Past Producer | Surface, Underground | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | Stratabound | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | Stratabound | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | Stratabound | |
| Raymond Canyon Phosphate | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Phosphorus-Phosphates | 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.
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 Border Junction | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19460614 | The 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 1597226. 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.