Pine Bluffs, Wyoming
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Pine Bluffs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82082. It stands on Muddy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pine Bluffs quadrangle. 1,172 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 5,049 feet above sea level.
On record in Pine Bluffs
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Pine Bluffs High Schoollisted 1996
Population over time
2 figuresPine Bluffs grew from 1,129 to 1,172 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,129 | |
| 2020 | 1,172 | +43 (+4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Cheyenne quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Cheyenne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Pine Bluffs quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1968 USGS Pine Bluffs quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Cheyenne quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Pine Bluffs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Pine Bluffs between 2006 and 2020, burning about 106 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Laramie County | MUDDY CREEK FIRE |
| 2 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 17 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Laramie County | MM398 |
| 3 June 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 18 June 2006 | Natural | 30 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 30 May 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Laramie County | ROAD 210 |
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 Pine Bluffs: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 79 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pine Bluffs in 79 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 52 hail, 9 tornado, 7 flash flood, 6 thunderstorm wind. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Bluffs | $3,000 | Center pivots blown over at intersection of County Roads 212 and 158. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Bluffs | $1,000 | Wind gusts of 69 mph were reported in Pine Bluffs. |
| September 1996 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Pine Bluffs | $200 | County Road 219 under water. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Pine Bluffs | $100 | Flash flooding of low lying areas. 1.53 inches total rainfall. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Hail was reported in the town of Pine Bluffs near the Nebraska border. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Storm chaser reported 1.75 inch hail 6 miles north of Pine Bluffs. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Storm chaser reported half dollar sized hail in Pine Bluffs. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Bluffs | - | Storm chaser reports 60 mph wind in Pine Bluffs. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Storm chaser reported 1.2 inch hail in Pine Bluffs. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Emergency Manager reported quarter sized hail in Pine Bluffs. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Bluffs | - | MPING report of 3 inch diameter tree branches down along with power poles down. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Home of observer was damaged by hail with several windows broken along with unspecified damage to vehicle. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Images received showed damage to vehicles in driveway. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Marble to quarter size hail accumulated two inches deep. The wind-driven hail stripped trees and a wheat field. |
| June 2017 | Funnel Cloud | Pine Bluffs | - | A funnel cloud was reported five miles south of Pine Bluffs. |
| June 2017 | Funnel Cloud | Pine Bluffs | - | A funnel cloud was reported three miles south of Pine Bluffs. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Hail slightly larger than baseball size was observed at Pine Bluffs. |
| June 2017 | Funnel Cloud | Pine Bluffs | - | A funnel cloud was observed five miles west of Pine Bluffs. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Pine Bluffs | - | At least six inches of rapidly flowing water closed several county roads south of Pine Bluffs, as well as some streets in Pine Bluffs. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Bluffs | - | Straight-line wind gusts estimated as high as 90 mph caused significant damage throughout Pine Bluffs. Many trees were uprooted and utility poles toppled. There were extensive power outages. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Golf ball size hail driven by straight-line winds estimated as high as 90 mph caused catastrophic damage to homes, businesses and vehicles at Pine Bluffs. Many trees were uprooted and utility poles toppled. Sheds, windows, roofs and siding were damaged or destroyed. Eighty percent of the town's street lights were damaged. An estimated 500 homes were damaged. Power was out for three hours. Much of the wheat crop was destroyed by the wind and hail. Fortunately, there were no injuries or fatalities. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Pine Bluffs | - | Two to four inches of rain combined with extensive hail drifts and clogged drains from stripped leaves caused flash flooding throughout Pine Bluffs. Many streets were inundated by one to two feet of water. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Pine Bluffs. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Half dollar size hail was observed southwest of Pine Bluffs. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Pine Bluffs | - | Up to five inches of rain in an area three miles northwest to five miles north of Pine Bluffs caused flash flooding. Water a foot deep and 30 yards wide was flowing across the 1600 block of County Road 215. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | Pine Bluffs | - | An observer measured 1.82 inches of rain. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Quarter size hail was observed along County Road 161 southwest of Pine Bluffs. |
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Pine Bluffs | - | Flash flooding was observed along Chivington Draw northwest of Pine Bluffs. Water was running over the Pine Bluffs-Albin Road bridge. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Quarter to golf ball size hail was reported west of Pine Bluffs. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Quarter to ping pong ball size hail was reported west of Pine Bluffs. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Quarter size hail was reported southwest of Pine Bluffs. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Quarter size hail was reported along Interstate 80 between mile markers 397 and 398. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Quarter size hail was reported west of Pine Bluffs. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported in Pine Bluffs. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported in Pine Bluffs. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Hen egg sized hail was reported in Pine Bluffs. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Half dollar sized hail with siding damage was reported in Pine Bluffs. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported in Pine Bluffs. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported in Pine Bluffs. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Hail covered the ground and ranged in size from half dollars to golf balls. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Hail ranged in size from quarters to half dollars. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Ground white with hail. Accompanied by strong winds. Gutters full of hail. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | Report recieved via E-Spotter. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Pine Bluffs | - | Tornado spotteed 2 miles southeast of Egbert Exit. Exit 391 of Interstate 80. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Pine Bluffs | - | Tornado on ground near County Road 212. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Pine Bluffs | - | Brief touchdown of tornado along Interstate 80. No reports of damage. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Pine Bluffs | - | Three tornadoes on the ground at the same time. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Pine Bluffs | - | Public report of a tornado along Interstate 80. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Pine Bluffs | - | Tornado tracked northward over open country. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | 1 to 1 1/4 inch diameter hail. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | 3/4 inch hail accumulated up to two inches deep in and around Pine Bluffs, WY |
| May 1999 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | 1 inch hail fell 8 miles north of Pine Bluffs, WY |
| July 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Pine Bluffs | - | A brief tornado occurred over open country 5 miles north of Pine Bluffs. |
| July 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Pine Bluffs | - | Brief touchdown in open country reported by public. |
| June 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Pine Bluffs | - | Brief touchdown in open country. |
| July 1994 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | A super-cell developed in southeastern Goshen County early in the evening of the 17th and moved south across extreme eastern Laramie County. Large hail and damaging winds were observed with the storm which broke out all the windows on the north side of a home north of Pine Bluffs. Hail up to the size of baseballs produced significant damage to a mobile home park east of Pine Bluffs. Winds from the storm blew down several power poles in Albin cutting off power there. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Pine Bluffs | - | 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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Pine Bluffs | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1028517 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1609139. 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.





