Durham, Wyoming
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Cheyenne East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82060. The Survey maps it on the Durham quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1911 USGS Cheyenne quadrangle1:125000
- 1914 USGS Cheyenne quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Cheyenne quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Cheyenne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Durham quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Cheyenne quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Durham between 1992 and 2020, burning about 521 acres in total. None 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 | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Laramie County | MM 371 U.S. HWY. 30 |
| 5 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Laramie County | 3594 JADE |
| 30 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Laramie County | 3496 ARCHER FIRE |
| 27 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | 1132 |
| 16 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 178 acres | Laramie County | DAN RANCH |
| 12 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 19 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Laramie County | RAILROAD COMMAND |
| 17 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Laramie County | 3302 I-80 SERVICE RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Durham: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Fogg Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Durham in 9 storm reports between 2011 and 2021: 7 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Hail | Durham | - | NWS employee reported golf ball sized hail 8 miles northeast of Cheyenne. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EFU) | Durham | - | Observer noticed brief touchdown of tornado from residence with no visible damage produced. Coordinating with local law enforcement and emergency management, no damage was confirmed with no discernible soil and grass disturbance to effectively determine path length and width and should be considered a rough estimate. |
| June 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Durham | - | A brief tornado touchdown occurred 11 miles northeast of Cheyenne approximately 1.25 miles southeast of the intersection of Highway 85 and CR 222. This tornado moved north causing damage to irrigation center pivot, windows, roof, and outbuildings of one rural residence (DI 4, DOD 4). The tornado moved across US Highway 85 and lifted approximately 1.75 miles northeast of the intersection of Highway 85 and CR 222. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Durham | - | Ping pong ball to golf ball size hail broke car windows on US Highway 85 north of Cheyenne. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Durham | - | Penny to quarter size hail was reported 10 miles northeast of Cheyenne. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Durham | - | Quarter size hail was observed just east of mile marker 375 on Interstate 80. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Durham | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Durham | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Altvan | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Arcola | 10.3 miles | 9 | |
| Ranchettes | 10.3 miles | 17 | |
| Burns | 12.6 miles | 9 | |
| Cheyenne | 12.7 miles | 17 | |
| South Greeley | 13.4 miles | 18 | |
| Orchard Valley | 14.0 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1587937. 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.





