Rozet, Wyoming
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1974. It stands in the Gillette South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82727. It stands on Ward Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rozet quadrangle. It stands 4,285 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 8 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 Gillette quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rozet quadrangle1:24000
- 1972 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:100000
- 1974 USGS Gillette quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
65 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Rozet between 1992 and 2020, burning about 20,379 acres in total. 8 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 | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Campbell County | HIGHWAY 51 |
| 7 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Campbell County | MILWAUKEE RD FIRE |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Campbell County | 140 I90 EB |
| 4 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | SUNNY SLOPE |
| 22 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Campbell County | I-90 |
| 2 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 9 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 96 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rozet in 96 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 61 hail, 31 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | $200,000 | Damage was extensive in Moorcroft due to strong thunderstorm winds. Two-thirds of the roof at the high school was severely damaged. Also, many trees and mainly small buildings were damaged. A grainery filled with grain was lifted off the grain near Rozet and landed one-half mile away. In addition, three telephone poles were knock over by the winds near Moorcroft. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | $150,000 | Wind-driven hail damaged siding, windows, and roofs of several buildings along Adon and Grey Roads. A medium-sized horse trailer was flipped over. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | $100,000 | The Campbell County emergency manager reported a shop building roof was torn off and blown 200 feet. Many houses in the area received damage to siding. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Rozet | $100,000 | Hail size ranged from golf ball to softball. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | $30,000 | Several power poles were blown down along Bishop Road, a 12 inch diameter tree was snapped, and a deck was torn from a house and thrown 100 yards. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | $25,000 | A portion of a house roof was peeled off and a shop building was severely damaged. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | $20,000 | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | $20,000 | A forty by sixty foot shop building was destroyed by strong wind gusts with large pieces of the roof and walls blown about 100 yards from the foundation. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | $20,000 | A trailer home was flipped over and destroyed. A camper trailer was destroyed and a 100 gallon fuel tank that was partially full was blown over. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Rozet | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Rozet | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | $6,000 | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Rozet | $5,000 | Hail broke windows in a house. |
| September 2013 | Hail | Rozet | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2013 | Hail | Rozet | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | $2,000 | The combination of wind and small hail shattered a window. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | $1,000 | The combination of hail and wind caused minor damage. |
| August 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Rozet | $1,000 | A needle-shaped tornado caused minor damage to a shed at the Caballo Coal Mine. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Rozet | - | Wind driven hail broke a window. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | - | A camper was tipped over by the wind. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | - | A power pole was snapped off, numerous houses lost siding, and a roof was blown off a home. |
| July 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Rozet | - | A tornado tracked over open areas about a mile south of Interstate-90. No damage was reported. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | - | A large pole barn was blown over by strong wind gusts. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | - | Wind gusts were estimated near 70 mph. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Rozet | - | The ground was covered with hail. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | - | Several large cottonwood trees were downed, including an 18-inch trunk snapped by the wind. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 80 mph. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | - | Estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Rozet | - | A small tornado briefly touched down north of Rozet. |
| June 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Rozet | - | A tornado briefly touched down southeast of Gillette. Location was estimated from Doppler Radar data based on the times of public reports. |
| August 1999 | Hail | Rozet | - | Windows were broken at a spotters home. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Rozet | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Rozet | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Rozet | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Rozet | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Rozet | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Rozet | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Rozet | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Rozet | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Rozet | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Rozet | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Rozet | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Rozet | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Rozet | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rozet | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Rozet | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Rozet | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Rozet | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Rozet | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Rozet | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Rozet | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Rozet | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Rozet | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyodak | 9.2 miles | 10 | |
| Sleepy Hollow | 11.7 miles | 9 | |
| Collins Heights | 12.4 miles | 10 | |
| Antelope Valley | 13.9 miles | 9 | |
| Crestview | 13.9 miles | 9 | |
| Sunburst | 15.1 miles | 10 | |
| Gillette | 15.7 miles | 9 | |
| Adon | 16.6 miles | 8 |
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 Rozet | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7375358 | 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 1597482. 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.
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.






