Clayton, Wyoming
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Glenrock census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82637. It stands on Sand Creek. The Survey maps it on the Glenrock quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1949 USGS Glenrock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Glenrock quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Torrington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Torrington quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Douglas quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Clayton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,977 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.6 acres | Converse County | MAGEE |
| 9 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Casper Field Office | MM 160 |
| 7 August 2019 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Converse County | TILLARD FIRE 1 |
| 30 August 2005 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3,030 acres | Casper Field Office | BIXBY |
| 3 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Converse County | MILLER ROAD |
| 27 August 2020 | Natural | 414 acres | Converse County | TOP OF THE WORLD |
| 25 August 2019 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Converse County | SILVER SPRUCE/BOXELDER RD |
| 17 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Clayton: 4 producers, 2 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | Stratabound | |
| Abbott Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Brubaker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Forbis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Irvine Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clayton in 5 storm reports between 2013 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 2025 | Hail | Clayton | - | Time estimated via radar. Emergency manager reports golf ball size hail. |
| June 2025 | Tornado (EFU) | Clayton | - | Photos and video confirmed a landspout near the power plant at Glenrock. No damage was reported. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | - | The WYDOT sensor at Deer Creek measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | - | Thunderstorm outflow wind gusts estimated near 70 mph caused significant damage to a porch and shingle roof along 55 Ranch Road and near Highway 95 mile post 10 northeast of Rolling Hills Estates. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Clayton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Hills | 6.0 miles | 9 | |
| Glenrock | 6.4 miles | 9 | |
| Parkerton | 11.7 miles | 9 | |
| Orpha | 13.1 miles | 9 | |
| Boxelder | 17.5 miles | 9 | |
| Birkner Hill | 18.0 miles | 8 | |
| Whipple Hollow | 18.7 miles | 8 | |
| Douglas | 20.6 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1597260. 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.




