BlockMyersville, Wyoming
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Jeffrey City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82520. It lies near Government Meadows Draw. The Survey maps it on the Myers Ranch quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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.
- 1951 USGS Myers Ranch quadrangle1:24000
- 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
2 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Myersville (historical) between 2002 and 2020, burning about 1 acre in total. None 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lander Field Office | ASSIST 18 |
| 9 October 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wind River / Bighorn Basin District | ICE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Myersville (historical): 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Bentonite, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Countryman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Crystal | Bentonite | Unknown | ||
| King | Uranium | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetwater Crossing | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Sweetwater Station | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Sand Draw | 14.2 miles | 11 | |
| Jeffrey City | 15.5 miles | 9 | |
| Kotey Place | 28.6 miles | 11 | |
| Miners Delight | 30.5 miles | 12 | |
| Saint Stephens | 33.4 miles | 10 | |
| Atlantic City | 33.4 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1597425. 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.