South Superior, Wyoming
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Rock Springs North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82945. The Survey maps it on the South Superior quadrangle.
On record in South Superior
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
South Superior Union Halllisted 1983
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.
- 1954 USGS Rock Springs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rock Springs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Superior quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Rock Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Red Desert Basin quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS South Superior quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
8 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of South Superior between 2001 and 2019, burning about 98 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 2001 | Natural | 3.5 acres | Rock Springs Field Office | BIG BULL |
| 20 September 2009 | Natural | 2.9 acres | Rock Springs Field Office | SUPERIOR |
| 22 August 2005 | Other causes | under an acre | Rock Springs Field Office | COPPER |
| 6 July 2019 | Natural | 4.2 acres | Rock Springs Field Office | SUPERIOR |
| 21 June 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 62 acres | Rock Springs Field Office | SUPERIOR |
| 17 June 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Rock Springs Field Office | SUPERIOR SOUTH |
| 17 May 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Rock Springs Field Office | SUPERIOR |
| 13 April 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Rock Springs Field Office | ASSIST 2 |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of South Superior: 6 occurrences, 3 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Potassium, Potash, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Leucite Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State Highway Dept | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Emmon's Cone | Potassium, Potash | Prospect | Leucite | |
| Osborn Mesa | Potassium, Potash | Prospect | Leucite | |
| State Highway Department ledge rock quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| State Highway Dept | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown (Commercial gravel pit or aggregate operation) | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Zirkel Mesa | Potassium, Potash | Prospect | Leucite | |
| Mud No. 1 and No. 2 Claims | Uranium | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thayer Junction | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Salt Wells | 7.5 miles | 8 | |
| Winton (historical) | 10.7 miles | 11 | |
| Point of Rocks | 11.1 miles | 8 | |
| Dines (historical) | 11.2 miles | 11 | |
| Stansbury | 12.4 miles | 11 | |
| Reliance | 13.8 miles | 11 | |
| Rock Springs | 17.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1594743. 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.





