List of unincorporated communities in Wyoming
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This is a list of unincorporated communities in the U.S. state of Wyoming
, listed by county. This may include disincorporated communities, towns with no incorporated status, and ghost towns.
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
, listed by county. This may include disincorporated communities, towns with no incorporated status, and ghost towns.
- Albany County (BoslerBosler, WyomingBosler is an unincorporated community in central Albany County, Wyoming, United States, along the Laramie River. It lies along the concurrent U.S. Routes 30 and 287 north of the city of Laramie, the county seat of Albany County. Its elevation is 7,080 feet...
, BufordBuford, WyomingBuford is an unincorporated community in Albany County, Wyoming, United States. It is located between Laramie and Cheyenne on Interstate 80. Buford is at 8000 feet of elevation, making it the highest community on Interstate 80...
, GarrettGarrett, WyomingGarrett is an unincorporated community in northern Albany County, Wyoming, United States, along the North Laramie River. It lies along local roads north of the city of Laramie, the county seat of Albany County. Its elevation is , and it is located at . Although Garrett is unincorporated, it has...
, Tie SidingTie Siding, WyomingTie Siding is a tiny unincorporated community in far southeastern Albany County, Wyoming, United States, approximately eight miles north of the Colorado border. It was strategically located to service the expansion of railroad systems in the West from the late 1860s to early 1900s. Tie Siding...
) - Big Horn County (EmblemEmblem, WyomingEmblem is an unincorporated community in western Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. The community has an official population of 10 although the surrounding rural area increases the number to over 100. It lies along the concurrent U.S. Routes 14, 16, and 20, west-northwest of the town of...
, KaneKane, WyomingKane is a town that existed two miles south of the confluence of the Shoshone River and the Bighorn River in Big Horn County, Wyoming. Prior to the completion of the Yellowtail Dam in Montana, the residents of Kane sold their homes and land to the federal government. When the dam was completed the...
, OttoOtto, WyomingOtto is an unincorporated community in Big Horn County in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It was named for Otto Franc, a local cattle baron who ranched in the Big Horn Basin. The community is located near the Greybull River on Wyoming Highway 30 between Basin and Burlington.Public education in the...
, ShellShell, WyomingShell is an unincorporated community in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States.The community is named for the abundance of fossil shells located in the area. Nearby exposed formations such as the Cloverly Formation and the Morrison Formation have yielded numerous fossils of dinosaurs and other...
) - Campbell County (RecluseRecluse, WyomingRecluse is a small unincorporated town in Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. Recluse is so named because of the distances between area ranches and the post office....
, RozetRozet, WyomingRozet is an unincorporated community in Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. Founded in the 1890s, it was likely named for local populations of wild roses.Public education in the community of Rozet is provided by Campbell County School District #1....
, WestonWeston, WyomingWeston is an unincorporated community in northern Campbell County, Wyoming, United States, along the upper Little Powder River on the southeastern edge of the Thunder Basin National Grassland. It lies along WYO 59 north of the city of Gillette, the county seat of Campbell County. Its elevation is...
) - Carbon CountyCarbon County, WyomingCarbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2010, the population was 15,885. Its county seat is Rawlins.- History :Carbon County was organized in 1868....
(ArlingtonArlington, WyomingArlington is an unincorporated community in southeastern Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. It lies at the intersection of Interstate 80 and WYO 13, northwest of Laramie and east of the city of Rawlins, the county seat of Carbon County...
, SaverySavery, WyomingSavery is an unincorporated community in southeastern Carbon County, Wyoming, United States, on the upper Little Snake River. It lies along WYO 70 south of the city of Rawlins, the county seat of Carbon County. Its elevation is 6,473 feet...
, WalcottWalcott, WyomingWalcott is an unincorporated community in central Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along local roads near Interstate 80 and the concurrent U.S. Routes 30 and 287, east of the city of Rawlins, the county seat of Carbon County. Its elevation is 6,627 feet...
) - Converse County (BillBill, WyomingBill is an unincorporated community in Converse County, Wyoming, United States.The settlement is rumored to have begun after World War I when a doctor moved there. It was called "Bill" by the doctor's wife due to a number of men in the area with that name....
, OrinOrin, WyomingOrin is an unincorporated community in Converse County, Wyoming, United States. The community is located at the intersection of Interstate 25/U.S. Route 26/U.S. Route 87 and U.S. Route 18/U.S. Route 20. Orin is about southeast of Douglas. A Union Pacific Railroad line runs through the community....
, ShawneeShawnee, WyomingShawnee is an unincorporated community in southeastern Converse County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along the concurrent U.S. Routes 18 and 20 east of the city of Douglas, the county seat of Converse County. Its elevation is 5,059 feet...
) - Crook County (AladdinAladdin, WyomingAladdin is an unincorporated community in eastern Crook County, Wyoming, United States. It lies at the junction of WYO 24 and WYO 111 northeast of the town of Sundance, the county seat of Crook County. Its elevation is 3,688 feet , and it is located at...
, AlvaAlva, WyomingAlva is an unincorporated community in north central Crook County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along WYO 24 34.9 miles north of the town of Sundance, the county seat of Crook County and 9.7 miles away from Hulett, Wyoming. Its elevation is 3,993 feet , and it is located at...
, BeulahBeulah, WyomingBeulah is an unincorporated community in eastern Crook County, Wyoming, United States, along a tributary of the Belle Fourche River. It lies along local roads near Interstate 90, northeast of the town of Sundance, the county seat of Crook County. Its elevation is 3,520 feet , and it is...
) - Fremont County (KinnearKinnear, WyomingKinnear is an unincorporated community in central Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along the concurrent U.S. Highways 26 and 287 at their intersection with Wyoming Highway 133, northwest of the city of Riverton and north of the city of Lander, the county seat of Fremont County. Its...
, Kotey PlaceKotey Place, WyomingKotey Place is an unincorporated community in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States.- Geography :Kotey Place is located at . It lies 5449 feet above sea level....
, LysiteLysite, WyomingLysite is an unincorporated community in northeastern Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along local roads northeast of the city of Lander, the county seat of Fremont County. Its elevation is 5,276 feet . Although Lysite is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP...
, Miner's DelightMiner's Delight, WyomingHamilton City, or Miner's Delight as it was commonly known, was a town in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States, during the mining boom in the 19th century. Today a few buildings stand as a reminder of an era gone past in Wyoming history.-Demographics:...
, St. StephensSt. Stephens, WyomingSt. Stephens is an unincorporated town in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. It is home to the St. Stephens Indian Mission....
, South Pass CitySouth Pass City, WyomingSouth Pass City is an unincorporated community in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. It is located 2 miles south of the intersection of highways 28 and 131. The closest town is Atlantic City...
) - Goshen County (Jay EmJay Em, WyomingJay Em is an unincorporated community in northern Goshen County, Wyoming, United States, just below the headwaters of the Rawhide Creek. It lies along U.S. Route 85 north of the city of Torrington, the county seat of Goshen County. Its elevation is 4,590 feet . Although Jay Em is...
) - Hot Springs County (GeboGebo, WyomingGebo is a ghost town located in Hot Springs County in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It is located about north of Thermopolis. The town was established as a coal mining camp in 1907 alongside the nearby camps of Crosby and Kirby. It was named after Samuel Gebo who established the Owl Creek Coal...
) - Johnson County (LinchLinch, WyomingLinch is an unincorporated community in southeastern Johnson County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along WYO 192 southeast of the city of Buffalo, the county seat of Johnson County. Its elevation is 4,957 feet...
, SaddlestringSaddlestring, WyomingSaddlestring is an unincorporated community in northwestern Johnson County, Wyoming, United States, on the eastern edge of the Bighorn National Forest. It lies along local roads northwest of the city of Buffalo, the county seat of Johnson County. Its elevation is 5,440 feet...
) - Laramie CountyLaramie County, WyomingLaramie County is the most populous of the 23 counties of the U.S. state of Wyoming. The county is located in the southeastern corner of the state. The county's population was 91,738 at the 2010 census. The county seat is Cheyenne, the state capital...
(CarpenterCarpenter, WyomingCarpenter is an unincorporated community in southeastern Laramie County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along WYO 214 east of the city of Cheyenne, the county seat of Laramie County and capital of Wyoming. Its elevation is 5,440 feet...
, GraniteGranite, WyomingGranite is an unincorporated community in Laramie County, Wyoming, United States. Its elevation is 7,336 feet...
, Horse CreekHorse Creek, WyomingHorse Creek is an unincorporated community in western Laramie County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along WYO 211 northwest of the city of Cheyenne, the county seat of Laramie County. Its elevation is 6,506 feet...
, HillsdaleHillsdale, WyomingHillsdale is an unincorporated community in southeastern Laramie County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along local roads east of the city of Cheyenne, the county seat of Laramie County. Its elevation is 5,640 feet . Although Hillsdale is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP...
, MeridenMeriden, WyomingMeriden is an unincorporated crossroads in Laramie County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Cheyenne, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located about 45 miles northeast of Cheyenne.The community was named after Meriden, Connecticut....
) - Lincoln County (FreedomFreedom, Idaho and WyomingFreedom is an unincorporated community in both northeastern Caribou County, Idaho, and northwestern Lincoln County, Wyoming in the United States. Located on U.S. Route 89 and Idaho State Highway 34, it sits on the Idaho/Wyoming state line...
[partly in Idaho], FrontierFrontier, WyomingFrontier is an unincorporated community in southern Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. It lies just north of the city of Kemmerer, the county seat of Lincoln County. Its elevation is 6,932 feet . Although Frontier is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 83121....
) - Natrona County (ArmintoArminto, WyomingArminto is an unincorporated community in northwestern Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along local roads west of the city of Casper, the county seat of Natrona County. Its elevation is 6,053 feet . Although Arminto is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code...
, HilandHiland, WyomingHiland is an unincorporated community in western Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along the concurrent U.S. Routes 20 and 26, west of the city of Casper, the county seat of Natrona County. Its elevation is 6,004 feet...
, NatronaNatrona, WyomingNatrona is an unincorporated community in central Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along the concurrent U.S. Routes 20 and 26, west of the city of Casper, the county seat of Natrona County. Its elevation is 5,604 feet . Although Natrona is unincorporated, it has a post...
) - Park County (WapitiWapiti, WyomingWapiti is an unincorporated community in Park County, Wyoming, United States. It is situated along the Shoshone River in Shoshone National Forest, between Cody and the eastern entrance of Yellowstone National Park. The location is named after the Cree Indian word for elk.It is the location of the...
, YanceysYanceys, WyomingYanceys is a location in Yellowstone National Park in Park County, Wyoming, United States. In 1882, "Uncle" John Yancey, established a remote mail station and hotel in this area for the benefit of tourists traveling in the northern part of the park. John F. Yancey died in 1903 and his heirs ran...
) - Sheridan County (BannerBanner, WyomingBanner is an unincorporated community in southern Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along local roads near Interstate 90, south of the city of Sheridan, the county seat of Sheridan County. Its elevation is 4,580 feet . Although Banner is unincorporated, it has a post office,...
, LeiterLeiter, WyomingLeiter is an unincorporated community in eastern Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States, along Clear Creek. It lies along the concurrent U.S. Routes 14 and 16, east of the city of Sheridan, the county seat of Sheridan County. Its elevation is 3,779 feet . Although Leiter is unincorporated,...
, WolfWolf, WyomingWolf is an unincorporated community in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. Its elevation is 4,626 feet . Although Wolf is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 82844. Public education in the community of Wolf is provided by Sheridan County School District #2....
, WyarnoWyarno, WyomingWyarno is an unincorporated community in central Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along WYO 336 east of the city of Sheridan, the county seat of Sheridan County. Its elevation is 3,786 feet . Although Wyarno is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 82845...
) - Sublette County (New ForkNew Fork, WyomingNew Fork is a ghost town in Sublette County, Wyoming, United States, near Boulder. It was one of the earliest settlements in the upper Green River valley. New Fork was established in 1888 by John Vible and Louis Broderson, Danish immigrants who had arrived in the United States in 1884. They...
) - Sweetwater County (BlairtownBlairtown, WyomingBlairtown is an unincorporated community in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States, near Rock Springs. This town was actually a mining area before it became a town. It was started by the Blair Brothers back in the 1860's. It has its own park and is located near a set of Union Pacific...
, BryanBryan, WyomingBryan is a ghost town in Sweetwater County in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Bryan is located about west of Green River along the Blacks Fork River, and for a short time was the local headquarters and division point of the Union Pacific Railroad...
) - Teton CountyTeton County, WyomingTeton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2010, the population was 21,294. Its county seat is Jackson. Teton County contains the affluent Jackson Hole skiing area...
(KellyKelly, WyomingKelly is an unincorporated community in Teton County in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Kelly is .situated along the Gros Ventre River on the eastern side of the Jackson Hole valley, is part of the Jackson, WY–ID Micropolitan Statistical Area and has a US Post Office with zip code 83011.The settlement...
, MooseMoose, WyomingMoose is an unincorporated community in Teton County, Wyoming, United States, in the Jackson Hole valley. It has a US Post Office, with the zip code of 83012. The town is located within Grand Teton National Park along the banks of the Snake River...
, MoranMoran, WyomingMoran is an unincorporated community in south central Teton County, Wyoming, United States, which serves as one of the principal fee collection entrances to Grand Teton National Park. It lies in Grand Teton National Park northeast of the city of Jackson, the county seat of Teton County, at the...
) - Uinta CountyUinta County, Wyoming-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 19,742 people, 6,823 households, and 5,144 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 8,011 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...
(Bear River CityBear River City, WyomingBear River City, Wyoming is a ghost town that was briefly a rapidly thrown together railroad town, located about ten miles southeast of Evanston, Wyoming.The town can trace its origins back to the early 1860s. A businessman from Salt Lake City named Joseph F...
, PiedmontPiedmont, WyomingPiedmont is a ghost town located in Uinta County, Wyoming. It was once a thriving small railroad and timber town, but started to decline when Union Pacific opened a new line that bypassed the town.- Geography :...
) - Weston County (Four CornersFour Corners, WyomingFour Corners is a small unincorporated town in Weston County, Wyoming, United States. It is located in the Black Hills of northeastern Wyoming, at the intersection of U.S. Route 85 and Wyoming Highway 585. It is located north of Newcastle, southeast of Sundance, and southwest of Lead, South Dakota...
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See also
- List of municipalities in Wyoming
- List of census-designated places in Wyoming