Stansbury, Wyoming
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Rock Springs North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82943. The Survey maps it on the Reliance 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.
- 1908 USGS Rock Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1910 USGS Rock Springs quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Rock Springs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rock Springs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Rock Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Reliance quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Rock Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
28 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Stansbury between 2003 and 2020, burning about 18 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 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 | 12 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Rock Springs Field Office | STASNOSE |
| 4 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Rock Springs Field Office | TOP |
| 4 August 2013 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Rock Springs Field Office | KILLPEPPER CREEK |
| 15 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Rock Springs Field Office | BARBED WIRE |
| 15 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Rock Springs Field Office | POWERLINE |
| 15 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Rock Springs Field Office | ARCH |
| 14 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Rock Springs Field Office | ARCH |
| 6 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sweetwater County | MOTOCROSS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Stansbury: 6 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopefull | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| State Highway Department ledge rock quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| State Highway Department ledge rock quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| State Highway Department ledge rock quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| State Highway Dept | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| State Highway Dept | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| State Highway Dept | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| State Highway Dept | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dines (historical) | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Reliance | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Winton (historical) | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| North Rock Springs | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Rock Springs | 8.0 miles | 13 | |
| Blairtown | 9.2 miles | 13 | |
| Clearview Acres | 9.7 miles | 8 | |
| Salt Wells | 11.2 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1597508. 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.






