BlockMidvale, Wyoming
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1962. It stands in the Wind River Reservation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82501. It stands on Ocean Drain. The Survey maps it on the Lost Wells Butte quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1952 USGS Lost Wells Butte quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Thermopolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Lost Wells Butte quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Thermopolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Thermopolis quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
30 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Midvale between 1997 and 2020, burning about 153 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Fremont County | NONE |
| 31 August 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Lander Field Office | FIVE MILE |
| 30 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Lander Field Office | ZIG ZAG |
| 9 July 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 30 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fremont County | NONE |
| 16 July 2012 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Wind River Agency | MM 100 HWY 26 |
| 13 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 23 June 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Midvale: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Pumice | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
7 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Midvale in 7 storm reports between 2010 and 2019: 3 hail, 2 tornado, 1 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Midvale | $12,000 | A tornado was observed near Sand Mesa Road in northern Fremont County. Several power poles were toppled as the tornado traveled northeast toward a rural ranch before dissipating. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midvale | $1,000 | The public reported a downed power line down near the intersection of 8 Mile and Missouri Valley roads. A well house was also blown down. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Midvale | - | A trained spotter reported ping pong ball size hail northwest of Riverton. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Midvale | - | Ping pong ball sized hail fell at Midvale. The storm continued to move northeast and impact areas along North Portal Road, which was covered to a depth of three inches with hailstones of various sizes. |
| May 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Midvale | - | A trained spotter sighted a weak tornado north of Missouri Valley Road. The tornado remained over open country and caused no damage. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Midvale | - | An off-duty NWS employee reported penny sized hail along Missouri Valley Road. |
| August 2010 | Lightning | Midvale | - | Lightning struck a haystack at approximately 1525MST on Friday, August 6. The stack, containing 400 tons of premium hay, smoldered for three days before becoming engulfed with flames around 1830MST Monday, August 9. Despite a large response by fire personnel, the entire stack was lost. |
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 1597403. 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.
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.