BlockLeefe, Wyoming
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Kemmerer West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83114. The Survey maps it on the Leefe quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1912 USGS Randolph quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Leefe quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Logan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Leefe between 2007 and 2017, burning about 212 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MINE RD |
| 18 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BQ |
| 17 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kemmerer Field Office | SAGE |
| 8 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SAGE |
| 5 July 2014 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kemmerer Field Office | DERAILED |
| 16 July 2007 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | NORTH CRAWFORD |
| 27 June 2007 | Natural | 200 acres | Kemmerer Field Office | SAGE JCT |
| 24 June 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Kemmerer Field Office | BOTTLE ROCKET |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Leefe: 6 producers, 6 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Selenium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandan Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Selenium | Past Producer | Bedded -Phosphate | |
| Leefe Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium | Past Producer | 1905, 1908, 1978 | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | Stratabound | |
| Leefe Mill (Facility) | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | ||
| Leefe Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Leefe Gravel Pit #3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartzite, Sand, Sandstone | |
| Leefe Gravel Pit #4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Quartzite, Sandstone | |
| Leefe Gravel Pit No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Leefe Gravel Pit No 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Leefe Gravel Pit No 4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1590628. 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.