BlockThree Forks, Wyoming
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Evanston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82930. It stands on Middle Fork Fowkes Canyon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Three Forks quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Ogden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Three Forks quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Evanston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
17 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Three Forks between 1992 and 2020, burning about 752 acres in total. 10 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 | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kemmerer Field Office | MOON |
| 4 August 1992 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Rock Springs Field Office | SNAPU |
| 30 August 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Kemmerer Field Office | PAMCO NORTH |
| 3 August 2019 | Natural | 12 acres | Kemmerer Field Office | INLET |
| 3 August 2000 | Natural | 60 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | DEERMTN |
| 16 August 1994 | Natural | 600 acres | Rock Springs Field Office | RED CANYON |
| 15 August 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 13 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Kemmerer Field Office | MICROWAVE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Three Forks: 5 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown Claypit (Interpace Holdings, LLC) | Clay | Producer | Clay | |
| Unknown Claypit (Interstate Brick) | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear River | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Almy | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Evanston | 9.0 miles | 9 | |
| Altamont | 17.4 miles | 8 | |
| Aspen | 17.9 miles | 8 | |
| Beartown | 18.0 miles | 8 | |
| Byrnes Crossing | 19.8 miles | 9 | |
| Hilliard | 20.0 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1597521. 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.