Farson, Wyoming
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Rock Springs North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82932. It stands on Little Sandy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Farson quadrangle. 272 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 6,594 feet above sea level.
On record in Farson
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Parting of the Wayslisted 1976
Population over time
2 figuresFarson fell from 313 to 272 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 313 | |
| 2020 | 272 | -41 (-13%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1955 USGS Lander quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Lander quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Lander quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Farson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Farson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Farson between 2019 and 2020, burning about 13 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 | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Sweetwater County | APPLEQUIST FIRE |
| 6 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sweetwater County | THOMAN FIRE |
| 20 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sweetwater County | HAYSTACK BUTTE |
| 11 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sweetwater County | THOMAN 2 |
| 9 July 2020 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Sweetwater County | MITCHES |
| 9 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sweetwater County | FARSON |
| 13 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sweetwater County | POOR FARM FIRE |
| 10 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sweetwater County | MULE TRAIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Farson: 22 unknowns, 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applequist | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| State Highway Dept | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State Highway Dept | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
4 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Farson in 4 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farson | - | The WYDOT weather sensor at Farson reported wind gusts as high as 70 mph. |
| July 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Farson | - | The public reported a landspout tornado to the north of Highway 28 to the west of Farson, including a picture of the tornado in contact with the ground. The tornado remained over open country and caused no known damage. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farson | - | A 59 mph wind gust was reported at Farson. |
| April 2000 | Funnel Cloud | Farson | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eden | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Winton (historical) | 29.0 miles | 11 | |
| Dines (historical) | 30.1 miles | 11 | |
| Stansbury | 31.2 miles | 11 | |
| Reliance | 33.1 miles | 11 | |
| North Rock Springs | 33.5 miles | 9 | |
| South Superior | 34.8 miles | 10 | |
| Clearview Acres | 37.6 miles | 8 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Farson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1942040 | 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 1588389. 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.




