Milford, Wyoming
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Lander census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82520. It lies near Lander Hill. The Survey maps it on the Ray Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Ray Lake quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Lander quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Lander quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Lander quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Lander quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
180 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 180 fires within 5 miles of Milford between 1992 and 2020, burning about 550 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 66 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 |
| Fireworks | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.7 acres | Wind River Agency | PLUNKET COMPLEX |
| 7 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Wind River Agency | MILL CREEK RD |
| 7 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Wind River Agency | 132HIWAY |
| 17 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 14 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 14 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Wind River Agency | TLLMNCIRCL |
| 12 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wind River Agency | 127 PLUNKETT |
| 9 August 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Wind River Agency | MILE POST 9 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Milford: 6 occurrences, 3 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Uranium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Creek | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Milford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wypo Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lander Area # 2 | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
8 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Milford in 8 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2012 | Lightning | Milford | 1 hurt | Lightning injured a 25-year-old man when it struck next to him as he was helping set a manufactured home north of Lander. The man was on his hands and knees on wet ground when the bolt struck near him and traveled through his body around 1300MST. The bolt exited his back leaving a large blister and he was hospitalized for three days as a result. After returning home the man was still experiencing chest pain, blurry eyesight, and pain in his extremities. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Milford | - | A retired National Weather Service meteorologist reported ping pong ball size hail to the northwest of Lander. Penny size hail fell in Hudson. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | An automated sensor along the North Fork of the Popo Agie River had a peak wind of 64 mph at 1225MST. This gust was followed at 1228MST by a 62 mph gust at the ASOS at Lander Hunt Field. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milford | - | A wind gust to 62 mph was recorded at a ranch on the North Fork of the Popo Agie River west of Milford. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Milford | - | A trained spotter near Milford reported nickel sized hail. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Milford | - | Hail up to nickel size fell in a swath from northwest of Lander to near Red Canyon. The hail covered the ground southeast of Lander near Lyons Valley Road. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Milford | - | Hail of 0.88 to 1.50 inches in diameter fell around Milford northwest of Lander. |
| September 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Milford | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Flats | 2.6 miles | 10 | |
| Lander | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Wyopo | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Wind River | 9.3 miles | 10 | |
| Ethete | 10.3 miles | 8 | |
| Fort Washakie | 10.4 miles | 8 | |
| Hudson | 10.8 miles | 11 | |
| Kotey Place | 14.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1597406. 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.




