BlockMilo, Wyoming
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Hanna census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82324. It stands on Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Elk Mountain SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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 Rawlins quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Elk Mountain SW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Rawlins quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Rawlins quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Rawlins quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Medicine Bow quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Rawlins quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Elk Mountain SW quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Milo between 2018 and 2020, burning about 50 acres in total. 1 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 | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | RIDLEY FIRE |
| 10 May 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Carbon County | HOBBS |
| 29 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Carbon County | N/A |
| 22 November 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Carbon County | CHEROKEE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Milo: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widdowfield (historical) | 0.3 miles | 12 | |
| Elk Mountain | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Ivans Grove (historical) | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Old Brooks Place | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Arlington | 11.4 miles | 13 | |
| McFadden | 15.5 miles | 11 | |
| Carbon | 15.9 miles | 12 | |
| Woodedge | 16.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1597412. 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.