BlockCambria, Wyoming
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Newcastle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82701. It lies near Jumbo Table. The Survey maps it on the Cambria quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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.
- 1899 USGS Newcastle quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Newcastle quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Newcastle quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Newcastle quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Newcastle quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Newcastle quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Cambria quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
48 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Cambria (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 62,063 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Weston County | BREAKNECK |
| 3 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 3 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | New Castle Field Office | SLOPE |
| 3 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | BROWN CANYON FIRE |
| 1 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | THOMPSON CANYON |
| 6 August 2015 | Natural | 4.8 acres | New Castle Field Office | SAWMILL CANYON |
| 31 August 2011 | Natural | 75 acres | New Castle Field Office | WESTON 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Cambria (historical): 6 past producers, 6 occurrences, 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Salt, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambria Area | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Government Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| North of Newcastle | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect | ||
| Salt Creek | Salt | Prospect | ||
| Unknown | Salt | Prospect | ||
| Goodson Prop No 1 | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Goodson Prop No 2 | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Rushmore Clareton U. Prop. | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Hill View Heights | 8.3 miles | 13 | |
| Four Corners (historical) | 10.2 miles | 15 | |
| Osage | 11.6 miles | 9 | |
| Horton | 13.4 miles | 15 | |
| Skull Creek | 14.3 miles | 16 | |
| Clay Spur | 15.3 miles | 16 | |
| Buckhorn | 15.6 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1597243. 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.