Paradise Valley, Wyoming
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Casper census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82604. It stands on Platte Creek. The Survey maps it on the Goose Egg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1950 USGS Goose Egg quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Casper quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Casper quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Goose Egg quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Casper quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Casper quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Casper quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
161 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 161 fires within 5 miles of Paradise Valley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,378 acres in total. 29 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 82 |
| Natural | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Casper Field Office | WEST END |
| 5 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 acres | Natrona County | GARDEN CREEK |
| 4 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 28 acres | Natrona County | POWER LINE |
| 26 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Casper Field Office | CY FIRE |
| 26 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Casper Field Office | GRADEN CREEK |
| 25 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Natrona County | MCKINLEY FIRE |
| 23 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Paradise Valley: 5 producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Bentonite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest-Thoeming & Wakem | Clay | Producer | ||
| Boels-Rimrock Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Goose Egg #1 | Bentonite | Occurrence | ||
| Hidebrand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kaycee Mine | Bentonite | Producer | ||
| Rim Rock Ranch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Bentonite | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Buttes Village | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Red Butte | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Mills | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Mountain View | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Midwest Heights | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Vista West | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Thorndale Acres | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Allendale | 4.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1592570. 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.






