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Hatton, Wyoming

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the South Albany census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82070. It lies near Table Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Millbrook quadrangle.

Hatton within Albany County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 23 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

18 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Hatton between 1993 and 2019, burning about 1,249 acres in total. 7 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
Natural7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Debris and open burning2
Recreation and ceremony1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2001Natural1.5 acresRock Springs Field OfficeDEERHORN
30 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreWyoming State ForestryDALLES LANE FIRE
29 September 2012Naturalunder an acreWyoming State ForestryFORBES LANE FIRE
24 September 2012Natural300 acresWyoming State ForestryDALLES LANE
4 August 2003Naturalunder an acreWyoming State Forestrynot named
23 August 2019Natural10 acresAlbany CountySILVERADO ROAD
17 July 2006Naturalunder an acreMedicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National GrasslandBOWFIDDLE
17 July 2005Naturalunder an acreMedicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National GrasslandSHEEPSKIN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Albany County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hatton: 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Titanium-Heavy Minerals, Iron, Thorium, Zirconium, Uranium, Marble, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Big Mac Nos. 1, 2 and 3 GroupMarble, DimensionOccurrence1958
Crescent Lode No 1UraniumProspect
Sheep MountainTitanium-Heavy Minerals, Iron, Thorium, ZirconiumOccurrenceFossil beach placer

Every working recorded in Albany County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Millbrook3.5 miles23
Centennial8.4 miles17
Deerwood9.2 miles14
Harmony11.2 miles18
Albany11.5 miles14
Woods Landing13.5 miles16
New Jelm15.5 miles16
Collins (historical)16.5 miles17

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 HattonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q30622144The 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 1597346. 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.