Willow Addition, Wyoming
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Kemmerer East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83101. The Survey maps it on the Kemmerer quadrangle.
On record in Willow Addition
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 within a mile 4 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
J. C. Penney Houselisted 1976 · 0.3 miles away
J. C. Penney Historic Districtlisted 1978 · 0.3 miles away
US Post Office-Kemmerer Mainlisted 1987 · 0.4 miles away
Lincoln County Courthouselisted 1984 · 0.6 miles away
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 Kemmerer quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Kemmerer quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Kemmerer quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
25 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Willow Addition between 1992 and 2020, burning about 195 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Lincoln County | OAKLY |
| 1 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 120 acres | Kemmerer Field Office | ASPEN SPRINGS |
| 9 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kemmerer Field Office | POWER LINE |
| 25 August 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Lincoln County | 189 NORTH |
| 25 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kemmerer Field Office | FRONTIER |
| 23 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Kemmerer Field Office | MAGPIE |
| 23 August 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 60 acres | Rock Springs Field Office | AIRPORT |
| 20 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kemmerer Field Office | CARBON CANYON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Willow Addition: 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 (unverifiable) | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pits | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kemmerer | 0.5 miles | 10 | |
| Frontier | 1.0 miles | 10 | |
| Diamondville | 1.4 miles | 10 | |
| Elkol | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Blazon Junction | 7.9 miles | 11 | |
| Fossil | 10.1 miles | 10 | |
| Opal | 11.2 miles | 9 | |
| Sage | 22.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1596425. 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.





