BlockFarrall, Wyoming
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Sundance census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82729. It stands on Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sugarloaf Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1901 USGS Aladdin quadrangle1:125000
- 1903 USGS Aladdin quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Devils Tower quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Sugarloaf Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
22 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Farrall between 1995 and 2020, burning about 578 acres in total. 18 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 | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2005 | Natural | 2.6 acres | Black Hills National Forest | TABLE MOUNTAIN |
| 2 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | TABLE MOUNTAIN |
| 7 August 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Crook County | I90 MM 201 GRASS FIRE |
| 28 August 2020 | Natural | 3.2 acres | Crook County | RED BLUFF |
| 27 August 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Crook County | REDIFORD FIRE |
| 25 August 2017 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Crook County | RIPLEY FIRE |
| 14 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Black Hills National Forest | CAMP |
| 11 August 2017 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Crook County | DUNGEY'S LAND |
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 Farrall: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simmons Stockpile | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aladdin | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Beulah | 9.3 miles | 16 | |
| Alva | 12.4 miles | 12 | |
| Sundance | 13.8 miles | 16 | |
| Sand Creek Crossing | 14.5 miles | 18 | |
| Mona | 16.9 miles | 14 | |
| Hulett | 19.5 miles | 12 | |
| Willow Springs | 19.8 miles | 17 |
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 Q122568876 | 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 1599677. 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.