WayfarrowBessemer
Ghost town · Natrona County, Wyoming
Bessemer is a ghost town in Natrona County, Wyoming. It is one of 4 former communities in Natrona County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 17 Wyoming counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bessemer as a historical populated place on the Emigrant Gap topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.7752° N, 106.5314° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Emigrant Gap |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 5,212 ft |
| Nearest living town | Bessemer Bend, WY |
| Distance to it | 1.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1782076 |
| Coordinates | 42.77524, -106.53142 |
What's there now
Bessemer is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bessemer Bend, WY (population 119), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,212 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Eadsvilleghost town · Natrona County · 9.5 mi
- Shirley Basinghost town · Carbon County · 37 mi
- Blue Hillghost town · Natrona County · 37.3 mi
- Shirleyghost town · Carbon County · 40.6 mi
- Salt Creekghost town · Natrona County · 41 mi
Questions
Where is Bessemer?
Bessemer is in Natrona County, Wyoming, at 42.7752, -106.5314.
How many ghost towns are in Natrona County?
Natrona County, Wyoming has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.