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Teapot Rock

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

From the record

“Teapot Rock, also Teapot Dome, is a distinctive sedimentary rock formation and nearby oil field in Natrona County, Wyoming, that became the focus of the Teapot Dome bribery scandal during the administration of President Warren G. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.”

Wikipedia article Teapot Rock, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 36 National Register listings published here for Natrona County · listed in 1974 · category: Site.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 site as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. Off US 87, Midwest, 82601
  • When was it listed? December 1974
  • Category. site
  • Census division. Casper North
  • National Register reference number. 74002028 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

25 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Teapot Rock between 1992 and 2020, burning about 905 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Natural10
Equipment and vehicle use3
Smoking1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
23 September 2005Natural3.0 acresCasper Field OfficeSTOVE GL2
23 September 2005Naturalunder an acreCasper Field OfficeSTOVE GULC
17 September 2000Natural704 acresCasper Field Office214
11 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.3 acresCasper Field Office259 FIRE
8 August 2017Equipment and vehicle use1.2 acresCasper Field OfficeSTOVE GULCH
7 August 2011Equipment and vehicle use14 acresCasper Field OfficeCASTLE ROCK 3
21 August 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresWyoming State Forestrynot named
14 August 2017Natural41 acresCasper Field Office259

Every fire recorded in Natrona County

Storms near this property

37 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Midwest, the town this property stands in, in 37 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 21 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2000HailMidwest1 hurt, $108,000no account filed
June 2023Tornado (EF1)Midwest$100,000There were numerous reports, pictures, and video of a cone tornado that touched down to the south of Midwest, WY. The tornado remained over open country for the most part. However, the tornado damaged one home where a large section of the roof was removed. Exterior walls remained standing. A trailer was overturned, fuel tanks were blown away, and trees near the residence were damaged.||Based on the FR12 damage indicator category, this tornado was rated EF1 using a low to middle end DOD estimate for the type of construction. Winds are estimated to have been around 110 mph. Stronger winds could have occurred elsewhere along the track, but open country prevented any further evidence of wind damage. Damage survey completed by county emergency management officials.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindMidwest-A 58 mph wind gust was recorded to the northwest of Midwest.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindMidwest-A 58 mph wind gust was reported south of Midwest.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindMidwest-Wind gusts of 58 mph occurred at Smokey Gap along Interstate 25 near Midwest.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindMidwest-Wind gusts as high as 65 mph occurred at sensors near I-25 in northern Natrona County.
September 2023HailMidwest-There were numerous reports of quarter to golf ball size hail the south and southwest of Midwest from Interstate 25 to Wyoming Highway 259. The hail accumulated a few inches along Highway 259, leading to travel being hampered for a few hours.
June 2022HailMidwest-A trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail in Midwest, WY.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindMidwest-Trees were damaged and a power line was downed in Midwest, WY.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindMidwest-Wind gusts of 59 mph were reported at Smokey Gap along Interstate 25 in northern Natrona County.
July 2018HailMidwest-The Midwest Police Chief reported quarter sized hail.
July 2018HailMidwest-Trained spotters reported nickel to quarter size hail in Midwest and Edgerton.
July 2018HailMidwest-Trained spotters and a Natrona County Sheriff's Deputy reported quarter to golf ball size hail in Midwest and Edgerton.
July 2018HailMidwest-A trained spotter reported penny size hail in Midwest.
June 2018HailMidwest-Hail ranging from the size of nickels to golf balls fell in and around Midwest.
June 2018HailMidwest-Hail up to quarter size fell in Midwest. There was a large amount of small hail as well that caused localized flooding. The hail flowed into a wash and piled up several feet in places.
June 2018Flash FloodMidwest-Trained spotters reported flash flooding on Fitzhugh and Lewis streets. Videos were posted on social media of the flooding as well.
June 2017HailMidwest-The public reported hail up to the size of nickels in Midwest and Edgerton.
June 2015HailMidwest-Hail of various sizes fell in Midwest, with the largest stones being one inch in diameter. Most of the stones were penny and nickel sized.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindMidwest-An automated anemometer recorded a thunderstorm outflow wind of 60 mph in Midwest.
May 2014HailMidwest-A trained spotter estimated half dollar sized hail in Midwest. In addition, hail the size of nickels fell in Edgerton.
August 2013HailMidwest-Hail up to the size of pennies covered the ground in Midwest.
July 2013HailMidwest-Trained spotters reported quarter sized hail from Midwest to Edgerton.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindMidwest-Wind gusts of 60 mph were estimated by a trained spotter in Midwest. The wind blew down one wall of a wooden garage in town.
July 2013HailMidwest-Trained spotters reported one inch diameter hail.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindMidwest-Wind gusts estimated at 60 mph broke seven-inch diameter branches from trees. A combination of the wind and quarter sized hail stripped leaves from some smaller trees.
July 2013HailMidwest-Law enforcement reported ping pong ball sized hail in Midwest.
August 2007HailMidwest-Hail the size of pennies fell at Willow Creek Ranch.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindMidwest-no account filed
June 2024Thunderstorm WindMidwest-no account filed
August 2006HailMidwest-no account filed
August 2002HailMidwest-no account filed
August 2002HailMidwest-no account filed
May 2001Flash FloodMidwest-no account filed
May 2001Flash FloodMidwest-no account filed
May 2001Flash FloodMidwest-no account filed
July 1997HailMidwest-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Natrona County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 74002028 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Natrona CountyAll 36 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • 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.
  • 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.