Fonda, Wyoming
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Goshen Hole census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82244. The Survey maps it on the Hawk Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1899 USGS Goshen Hole quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Cheyenne quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Cheyenne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Hawk Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Hawk Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
19 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Fonda between 1992 and 2020, burning about 604 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2018 | Natural | 350 acres | Goshen County | RICHARDS |
| 25 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Goshen County | BUCKHOLDS |
| 10 July 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Goshen County | GRASS FIRE |
| 10 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Goshen County | VINTON PLACE |
| 10 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Goshen County | BRIGGS |
| 1 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Goshen County | HANSEN FIRE |
| 1 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 1 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fonda in 10 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 7 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2025 | Hail | Fonda | - | Trained spottered reported half dollar sized hail 6 miles west of Hawk Springs. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Fonda | - | Hail up to 4.5 inches in diameter was reported 6 miles NW of Hawk Springs. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Fonda | - | A storm chaser reported 4+ inch diameter hail with wind gusts 60-70 MPH 4 miles SSW of Yoder. |
| June 2024 | Tornado (EFU) | Fonda | - | A brief tornado was observed in rural Goshen County by numerous storm spotters|and emergency management personnel. Due to the rural nature of this tornado, only|limited damage to fencing was found, as well as scattered plant debris. Review of|video and photo sequences along with radar time-matching indicate that this tornado|likely began as a landspout, but quickly gained mesocyclonic characteristics as it|interacted with the updraft base, condensed a funnel, and slowed/occluded into the|storm. Regardless, without any damage of note this tornado will be recorded as EF-U. |
| June 2023 | Tornado (EFU) | Fonda | - | Numerous photos and video from storm spotters of a brief tornado touchdown over open country. No damage was reported. Confirmed by official NWS Storm Survey. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Fonda | - | Quarter size hail was observed along Highway 313 about 10 miles west of Hawk Springs. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fonda | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Fonda | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Fonda | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Fonda | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawk Springs | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Yoder | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Silver Tip | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Trelona (historical) | 8.3 miles | 13 | |
| Veteran | 9.4 miles | 12 | |
| Huntley | 10.5 miles | 13 | |
| Heldt | 11.2 miles | 18 | |
| Wycross | 12.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1597317. 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.
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.




