Richardson Acres, Wyoming
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Casper North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82601. The Survey maps it on The Reefs 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.
- 1951 USGS The Reefs quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Casper quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Casper quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS The Reefs quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Casper quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Casper quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Casper quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
143 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Richardson Acres between 1992 and 2020, burning about 18,688 acres in total. 20 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 | 71 |
| Natural | 20 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Natrona County | POWERLINE |
| 7 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Casper Field Office | COMPOST |
| 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 |
| 2 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Natrona County | NA |
| 2 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Natrona County | IMIGRANT TRAIL FIRE |
| 2 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Natrona County | STUCKENHOFF |
| 18 September 2018 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Natrona County | 108 7TH AVE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Richardson Acres: 8 producers, 4 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Bentonite, 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 | ||
| Unknown | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Benton Clay Co Mill | Bentonite | Producer | ||
| Kaycee Clay Mine | Bentonite | Producer | ||
| Boels-Rimrock Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Casper Concrete Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hidebrand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sun Ray Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dry Lake | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Dry Lake Claim | Uranium | Occurrence | Carnotite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartrandt | 0.8 miles | 11 | |
| Bar Nunn | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| Casper | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Midwest Heights | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Mountain View | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Mills | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Evansville | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Air Base Acres | 5.3 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122543896 | 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 1593431. 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.






