Carlile, Wyoming
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Moorcroft census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82721. It stands on Thorn Creek. The Survey maps it on the Carlile quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1918 USGS Moorcroft quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Moorcroft quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Carlile quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Moorcroft quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Sundance quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Carlile quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Carlile between 1992 and 2020, burning about 18,554 acres in total. 8 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2001 | Natural | 1,471 acres | Casper Field Office | MCFARLAND |
| 2 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,000 acres | Devils Tower National Monument | WEEHINKLE |
| 4 August 2017 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Crook County | YEMMINGTON RANCH |
| 28 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 6 July 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Crook County | CABIN CREEK TREE |
| 20 July 2017 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Crook County | BOZO FIELD FIRE |
| 15 July 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | WONDERVIEW |
| 13 July 2006 | Natural | 14,886 acres | New Castle Field Office | THORN DIVIDE COMPLEX |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Carlile: 12 occurrences, 7 past producers, 3 unknowns, 2 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabin Creek 4 and 7 | Uranium | Occurrence | Stratabound | |
| Carlile Mine | Uranium | Past Producer | 1952, 1953, 1955 | |
| Claim #1 | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Claims #3 and #4 | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Claims #5 and #11 | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Griffith | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Homestake 2 | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Homestake Lode 1 | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Laymon Lease | Uranium | Past Producer | Uraninite | |
| Manke Lease | Uranium | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carlile in 16 storm reports between 2007 and 2021: 8 hail, 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlile | - | Wind gusts were estimated around 60 mph. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlile | - | The strong winds downed some tree branches. Dime sized hail also fell with the storm. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Carlile | - | The combination of hail and 40 mph wind gusts caused minor damage. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlile | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts around 60 mph. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlile | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlile | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlile | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlile | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carlile | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2021 | Hail | Carlile | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Carlile | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Carlile | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Carlile | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Carlile | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Carlile | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Carlile | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlile Junction | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Pine Haven | 8.9 miles | 14 | |
| Devils Tower | 9.0 miles | 13 | |
| Oshoto | 10.0 miles | 12 | |
| Linden | 15.8 miles | 13 | |
| Hulett | 17.2 miles | 12 | |
| Moorcroft | 17.3 miles | 14 | |
| New Haven | 17.9 miles | 12 |
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 Q122543422 | 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 1597250. 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.









