Buckhorn, Wyoming
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Newcastle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82701. The Survey maps it on the Buckhorn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1898 USGS Sundance quadrangle1:125000
- 1902 USGS Sundance quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Four Corners quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Sundance quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Buckhorn quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
51 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Buckhorn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 918 acres in total. 31 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 | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | DEER SPRING |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | WALDO |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | RESISTOL |
| 30 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | STOVEHOLE |
| 3 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 2005 | Natural | 5.5 acres | Black Hills National Forest | STANTON |
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 Buckhorn: 4 past producers, 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rawhauser Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Miller Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Morrison Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| State Land Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Prospect | ||
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Prospect | ||
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Corners (historical) | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Horton | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Skull Creek | 14.7 miles | 16 | |
| Cambria (historical) | 15.6 miles | 11 | |
| Osage | 20.8 miles | 9 | |
| Newcastle | 21.1 miles | 13 | |
| Clay Spur | 22.0 miles | 16 | |
| Hill View Heights | 22.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1597235. 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.








