Wycross, Wyoming
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Goshen Hole census division. It lies in ZIP code area 82221. It stands on Bear Creek. The Survey maps it on the La Grange quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1899 USGS Goshen Hole quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Cheyenne quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Cheyenne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Wycross between 1992 and 2020, burning about 110 acres in total. 2 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 | 6 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Goshen County | HWY 151 09282020 |
| 19 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 14 September 2017 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Goshen County | MILE MARKER 60 FIRE |
| 4 July 2018 | Fireworks | under an acre | Goshen County | 202 E STREET |
| 19 July 2017 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Goshen County | ROAD 51 FIRE |
| 1 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Wyoming State Forestry | not named |
| 30 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Goshen County | MILE MARKER 60 FIRE. |
| 15 February 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Goshen County | MALM RANCH CONTROLLED BURN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Wycross: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen Hole Placers | Gold | Occurrence | Placer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wycross in 10 storm reports between 2013 and 2025: 9 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Hail | Wycross | - | NWS Emloyees reported being impacted by 1.5in hail on their way back to the office. Lost wiper blade due to hail. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Wycross | - | Trained spotter reported ping pong ball sized hail. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Wycross | - | Highway 85 had over two inches of running water over road and still raining hard. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Wycross | - | Golf ball size hail fell on U.S. Highway 85 four miles northwest of La Grange. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Wycross | - | Ping pong ball size hail was observed four miles north of La Grange. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Wycross | - | Quarter size hail was observed about 22 miles south-southeast of Torrington. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Wycross | - | Quarter size hail was observed nine miles northwest of Meriden. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Wycross | - | Quarter size hail was observed 10 miles west of Meriden. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Wycross | - | Ping pong ball size hail was reported east of Hawk Springs. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Wycross | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Grange | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Hawk Springs | 8.3 miles | 12 | |
| Fonda | 12.6 miles | 12 | |
| Trelona (historical) | 14.4 miles | 13 | |
| Silver Tip | 16.7 miles | 13 | |
| Yoder | 17.2 miles | 13 | |
| Huntley | 17.6 miles | 13 | |
| Veteran | 22.0 miles | 12 |
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 Q122558948 | 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 1597555. 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.




