BlockRocky Crossing, Wyoming
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Wamsutter census division. The Survey maps it on the Bush Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1955 USGS Lander quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Lander quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Five Fingers Butte quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Lander quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS South Pass quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Bush Lake quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Rocky Crossing: 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sodium Sulfate, Sodium Carbonate, Sodium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson | 32.9 miles | 7 | |
| Red Desert | 33.0 miles | 8 | |
| Tipton | 33.1 miles | 7 | |
| Table Rock | 34.0 miles | 7 | |
| Wamsutter | 35.1 miles | 11 | |
| Monell | 36.4 miles | 7 | |
| Point of Rocks | 38.0 miles | 8 | |
| J O Junction | 39.4 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1597479. 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.
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.