BlockCroton, Wyoming
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1975. It stands in the Gillette North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82716. It lies near Cedar Draw. The Survey maps it on the Croton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Croton quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Recluse quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Croton between 1996 and 2020, burning about 1,042 acres in total. 4 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 | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.5 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | ECHETA |
| 20 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 9 August 2020 | Natural | 5.5 acres | Casper Field Office | LAKE DRAW |
| 28 August 2010 | Natural | 704 acres | Buffalo Field Office | CLABAUGH |
| 15 August 2015 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 30 July 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | WEST ECHETA |
| 26 July 1996 | Natural | 41 acres | Casper Field Office | DEER CR. |
| 25 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echeta | 6.1 miles | 8 | |
| Spotted Horse | 14.2 miles | 8 | |
| Wildcat | 15.7 miles | 8 | |
| Recluse | 19.8 miles | 8 | |
| Gillette | 28.8 miles | 9 | |
| Sunburst | 30.8 miles | 10 | |
| Collins Heights | 31.7 miles | 10 | |
| Crestview | 32.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1597272. 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.