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New Haven, Wyoming

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Hulett census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82720. It stands on Music Creek. The Survey maps it on the New Haven quadrangle.

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New Haven within Crook County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

13 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of New Haven between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,562 acres in total. 5 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/undetermined7
Natural5
Debris and open burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
2 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresWyoming State Forestrynot named
9 August 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresWyoming State Forestrynot named
7 August 2016Natural6.0 acresNew Castle Field OfficeNORTH WOOD CANYON
30 August 2005Natural400 acresNew Castle Field OfficeBUTTE DIVI
19 August 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWyoming State Forestrynot named
17 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined26 acresCrook CountyLITTLE MISSOURI ROAD FIRE
17 August 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWyoming State Forestrynot named
11 August 2000Natural6,089 acresCasper Field OfficeWOOD DRAW

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Crook County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of New Haven: 8 unknowns, 5 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
DennisUraniumPast Producer
Elkhorn Properties (Elkhorn Project)UraniumProspect
Hauber MineUraniumPast ProducerStratabound
Hauber Project properties (Elkhorn Project)UraniumProspect
Homestake Pit No. 1UraniumUnknown
Homestake Pit No. 2UraniumUnknown
Homestake Pit No. 3UraniumUnknown
Homestake Pit No. 4UraniumUnknown
Homestake Pit No. 5UraniumUnknown
Lewis DennisUraniumUnknown

Every working recorded in Crook County

Storms near this place

60 of 70 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Haven in 70 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 37 hail, 28 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2009HailNew Haven$200,000Softball sized hail damaged automobiles and buildings.
June 2013FloodNew Haven$100,000Several creeks and streams experienced flooding. The Belle Fourche River near Alva reached a stage of 7.5 feet, which is three feet above flood stage.
May 2013FloodNew Haven$60,000Several creeks and streams across Crook County flooded. The Belle Fourche River near Alva reached a stage of 7.5 feet, which is three feet above flood stage.
July 2000HailNew Haven$10,000Several windows were broken. Also several cattle and antelope were killed.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindNew Haven$5,000Wind-driven hail punched holes in the siding and broke windows of a mobile home.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindNew Haven$1,000Wind gusts estimated around 80 mph tore shingles off a house and broke large tree branches.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindNew Haven$1,000Several hay feeders were blown over, and large tree branches were broken off trees.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2020Tornado (EFU)New Haven-A tornado tracked across open terrain north of New Haven. The estimated track and width of the tornado was based on radar imagery and storm chaser video. No damage was observed.
June 2019Tornado (EF1)New Haven-The first tornado snapped and uprooted numerous pine trees and some cottonwood trees, but caused no structural damage.
June 2019Tornado (EF1)New Haven-The second tornado paralleled the path of the first tornado. It snapped and uprooted numerous pine trees and some cottonwood trees. The only structural damage observed was a grain bin pushed off its foundation.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
May 2018HailNew Haven-Hail to quarter size covered the ground.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-Small hail also accumulated four inches deep.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-A spotter reported 60 mph wind gusts.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-Wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.
August 2010HailNew Haven-The ground was covered by hail.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph in New Haven.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-no account filed
July 2020HailNew Haven-no account filed
July 2020HailNew Haven-no account filed
July 2020HailNew Haven-no account filed
July 2020HailNew Haven-no account filed
June 2019HailNew Haven-no account filed
June 2019HailNew Haven-no account filed
July 2019HailNew Haven-no account filed
May 2018HailNew Haven-no account filed
June 2014HailNew Haven-no account filed
June 2014HailNew Haven-no account filed
June 2014HailNew Haven-no account filed
August 2013HailNew Haven-no account filed
August 2011HailNew Haven-no account filed
June 2010HailNew Haven-no account filed
July 2010HailNew Haven-no account filed
July 2010HailNew Haven-no account filed
August 2010HailNew Haven-no account filed
August 2010HailNew Haven-no account filed
May 2009HailNew Haven-no account filed
July 2009HailNew Haven-no account filed
August 2008HailNew Haven-no account filed
June 2007HailNew Haven-no account filed
August 2007Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-no account filed
August 2006Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-no account filed
June 2005HailNew Haven-no account filed
June 2005HailNew Haven-no account filed
March 2004Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-no account filed
August 2003HailNew Haven-no account filed
August 2003Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-no account filed
June 2002Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-no account filed
July 2001HailNew Haven-no account filed
July 2001HailNew Haven-no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindNew Haven-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Crook County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Stroner10.8 miles9
Oshoto11.9 miles12
Seely12.7 miles12
Devils Tower13.3 miles13
Hulett13.6 miles12
Carlile17.9 miles15
Carlile Junction18.6 miles13
Lightning Flat (historical)19.5 miles8

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1597430. 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.