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Kanda, Wyoming

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Green River North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82901. The Survey maps it on the Kanda quadrangle.

Kanda within Sweetwater County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 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

94 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Kanda between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,106 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 3 were 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/undetermined33
Natural28
Fireworks14
Equipment and vehicle use6
Arson/incendiarism3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Recreation and ceremony2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Firearms and explosives use1
Smoking1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
9 September 2012Natural1.2 acresRock Springs Field OfficeWHITE MOUNTAIN
6 September 2013Naturalunder an acreRock Springs Field OfficeCARPER
28 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRock Springs Field OfficeRAILROAD
23 September 2015Fireworksunder an acreRock Springs Field OfficePURPLE
19 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreRock Springs Field OfficeOLD LINCOLN
16 September 2008Arson/incendiarism7.0 acresRock Springs Field Office300
14 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresRock Springs Field OfficeDUALLY
13 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresRock Springs Field OfficeLITTLE BITTER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sweetwater County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Kanda: 4 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. 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
State Highway Department Gravel PitSilicaProducer
State Highway DeptSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
WylieSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnknownUraniumOccurrence
UnknownUraniumOccurrence
UnknownUraniumOccurrence
UnknownUraniumOccurrence

Every working recorded in Sweetwater 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
Purple Sage1.1 miles8
Clearview Acres4.3 miles8
Blairtown6.2 miles13
Quealy6.3 miles13
Green River6.7 miles10
Rock Springs8.0 miles13
North Rock Springs8.0 miles9
Riovista9.1 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1597367. 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.