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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.

Carlile within Crook County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

15 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Debris and open burning2
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2001Natural1,471 acresCasper Field OfficeMCFARLAND
2 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,000 acresDevils Tower National MonumentWEEHINKLE
4 August 2017Natural1.0 acresCrook CountyYEMMINGTON RANCH
28 August 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresWyoming State Forestrynot named
6 July 2020Natural1.0 acresCrook CountyCABIN CREEK TREE
20 July 2017Natural1.0 acresCrook CountyBOZO FIELD FIRE
15 July 2003Naturalunder an acreBlack Hills National ForestWONDERVIEW
13 July 2006Natural14,886 acresNew Castle Field OfficeTHORN DIVIDE COMPLEX

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Crook County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 25 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cabin Creek 4 and 7UraniumOccurrenceStratabound
Carlile MineUraniumPast Producer1952, 1953, 1955
Claim #1UraniumProspect
Claims #3 and #4UraniumOccurrence
Claims #5 and #11UraniumOccurrence
GriffithUraniumPast Producer
Homestake 2UraniumUnknown
Homestake Lode 1UraniumPast Producer
Laymon LeaseUraniumPast ProducerUraninite
Manke LeaseUraniumPast Producer

Every working recorded in Crook County

Storms near this place

16 since 2007

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2019Thunderstorm WindCarlile-Wind gusts were estimated around 60 mph.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindCarlile-The strong winds downed some tree branches. Dime sized hail also fell with the storm.
June 2018HailCarlile-The combination of hail and 40 mph wind gusts caused minor damage.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindCarlile-The spotter estimated wind gusts around 60 mph.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindCarlile-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindCarlile-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindCarlile-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindCarlile-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindCarlile-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2021HailCarlile-no account filed
June 2018HailCarlile-no account filed
June 2018HailCarlile-no account filed
June 2018HailCarlile-no account filed
August 2016HailCarlile-no account filed
June 2013HailCarlile-no account filed
August 2007HailCarlile-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Crook County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Carlile Junction6.1 miles13
Pine Haven8.9 miles14
Devils Tower9.0 miles13
Oshoto10.0 miles12
Linden15.8 miles13
Hulett17.2 miles12
Moorcroft17.3 miles14
New Haven17.9 miles12

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 Q122543422The 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.