BlockSaint Stephens, Wyoming
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Wind River Reservation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82501. The Survey maps it on the Arapahoe quadrangle. It stands 4,941 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1953 USGS Arapahoe quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Lander quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Lander quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Arapahoe quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Lander quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Lander quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
407 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 407 fires within 5 miles of Saint Stephens between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,289 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 144 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 125 |
| Fireworks | 50 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 42 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 | Fremont County | 2019-154 |
| 5 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Wind River Agency | RENDEZVOUS |
| 5 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wind River Agency | #2 LEFT HAND DITCH |
| 30 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Wind River Agency | OLD ANNEX |
| 3 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wind River Agency | 568 RENDEVOUS RD |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wind River Agency | THREE BARREL |
| 28 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 27 September 2020 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fremont County | 2020-214 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Saint Stephens: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont Jade Quarry | Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Crusher No. 1-35 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Riverton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 Saint Stephens | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7591799 | 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 1609148. 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.