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.
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.
- 1954 USGS Rock Springs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rock Springs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Kanda quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Rock Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Rock Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
94 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 33 |
| Natural | 28 |
| Fireworks | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | 1.2 acres | Rock Springs Field Office | WHITE MOUNTAIN |
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Rock Springs Field Office | CARPER |
| 28 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Rock Springs Field Office | RAILROAD |
| 23 September 2015 | Fireworks | under an acre | Rock Springs Field Office | PURPLE |
| 19 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Rock Springs Field Office | OLD LINCOLN |
| 16 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Rock Springs Field Office | 300 |
| 14 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Rock Springs Field Office | DUALLY |
| 13 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Rock Springs Field Office | LITTLE BITTER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Highway Department Gravel Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| State Highway Dept | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wylie | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purple Sage | 1.1 miles | 8 | |
| Clearview Acres | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Blairtown | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Quealy | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Green River | 6.7 miles | 10 | |
| Rock Springs | 8.0 miles | 13 | |
| North Rock Springs | 8.0 miles | 9 | |
| Riovista | 9.1 miles | 9 |
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.




