BlockVerne, Wyoming
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Bridger Valley census division. It lies near Caterpillar Draw. The Survey maps it on the Verne quadrangle.
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.
- 1954 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Verne quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Kemmerer quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Verne between 2005 and 2018, burning about 10 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 | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kemmerer Field Office | RAIL |
| 26 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kemmerer Field Office | ROCKY CROSSING |
| 18 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Rock Springs Field Office | MAHOGANY |
| 26 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Rock Springs Field Office | WESTON |
| 15 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Kemmerer Field Office | RAILROAD LADY |
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Verne: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sodium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Alkali Co., No. 1 | Sodium | Prospect | Trona |
Storms near this place
2 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Verne in 2 storm reports between 2024 and 2026: 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verne | - | A strong thunderstorm produced multiple severe wind gusts at the VERNE1 UPR station. The first two severe wind gusts were to 70mph, followed by the third and final gust to 60mph. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Verne | - | A wind gust of 65 mph was recorded at the Verne1 mesonet site. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton | 11.9 miles | 8 | |
| Elkhurst | 14.9 miles | 8 | |
| Lyman | 20.2 miles | 8 | |
| Carter | 20.3 miles | 7 | |
| Urie | 22.1 miles | 8 | |
| Carter Cedars | 22.8 miles | 9 | |
| Fort Bridger | 23.7 miles | 10 | |
| Mountain View | 24.9 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1597062. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.