Boysen, Wyoming
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1962. It stands in the Wind River Reservation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82649. It stands on Boysen Creek. The Survey maps it on the Boysen quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1951 USGS Boysen quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Thermopolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Thermopolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Thermopolis quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
38 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Boysen between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,673 acres in total. 16 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 acres | Worland Field Office | BUFFALO |
| 29 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Lander Field Office | BIRDSEYE PASS |
| 22 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3,978 acres | Worland Field Office | COPPER MTN |
| 2 September 1992 | Natural | 10 acres | Wind River Agency | STAGNER MT |
| 16 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | Lander Field Office | BIRDSEYE CREEK |
| 8 August 2011 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Wind River Agency | TEETER |
| 8 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Rawlins Field Office | PAYSON |
| 7 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Rawlins Field Office | GOLD CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Boysen: 6 occurrences, 2 past producers, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Dolomite, Limestone, General. 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 | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Wind River Canyon #1 | Magnesite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Wind River Canyon #2 | Limestone, General, Dolomite | Unknown | ||
| Gold Nugget Mine | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Dolomite | Occurrence | ||
| Copper Mountain Area | Iron | Occurrence | 1956 | |
| Unknown | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Magnetite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonneville | 13.0 miles | 9 | |
| Shoshoni | 14.6 miles | 7 | |
| Midvale | 21.3 miles | 9 | |
| Lysite | 28.3 miles | 7 | |
| Pavillion | 30.6 miles | 8 | |
| Lost Cabin | 30.6 miles | 7 | |
| Moneta | 30.6 miles | 7 | |
| Riverton | 30.8 miles | 8 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122597094 | 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 1597228. 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.



