BlockTurnercrest, Wyoming
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Gillette South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82718. It stands on North Bates Creek. The Survey maps it on the Turnercrest quadrangle. It stands 5,115 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1955 USGS Newcastle quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Newcastle quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Turnercrest quadrangle1:62500
- 1974 USGS Reno Junction quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Turnercrest quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Turnercrest between 2012 and 2017, burning about 112 acres in total. 1 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 | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.4 acres | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland | TURNER CREST FIRE |
| 9 July 2017 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland | TURNER CREST FIRE |
| 3 October 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 106 acres | Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland | TURNERCREST FIRE |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Turnercrest: 10 occurrences, 7 past producers, 6 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Roy Moore | Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Hank Claims | Uranium | Occurrence | Stratabound | |
| Jake | Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Jake Claim | Uranium | Occurrence | Stratabound | |
| Key Claims | Uranium | Past Producer | Stratabound | |
| Little Betty | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Moore Group | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| North America Mine | Uranium | Producer | Stratabound | |
| North American Eva | Uranium | Occurrence | Stratabound | |
| Pete | Uranium | Occurrence | Stratabound |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright | 16.5 miles | 7 | |
| Teckla | 16.9 miles | 6 | |
| Savageton | 21.8 miles | 10 | |
| Pleasantdale | 35.5 miles | 8 | |
| Antelope Valley | 47.2 miles | 9 | |
| Crestview | 47.6 miles | 9 | |
| Sleepy Hollow | 48.6 miles | 9 | |
| Sunburst | 48.7 miles | 10 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q30622330 | 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 1603800. 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.