WayfarrowHat Creek
Ghost town · Niobrara County, Wyoming
Hat Creek is a ghost town in Niobrara County, Wyoming. It is the only former community in Niobrara County recorded on the federal names register, out of 51 across Wyoming.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hat Creek as a historical populated place on the Hat Creek 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 42.9394° N, 104.3697° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Hat Creek |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4,503 ft |
| Nearest living town | Lusk, WY |
| Distance to it | 13.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1597345 |
| Coordinates | 42.93941, -104.36967 |
What's there now
Hat Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lusk, WY (population 1,482), about 13.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,503 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Black Hills Ordnance Depotghost town · Fall River County · 27.1 mi
- Ardmoreghost town · Fall River County · 36.5 mi
- Burdockghost town · Fall River County · 40.3 mi
- Sunriseghost town · Platte County · 45.5 mi
- Heppnerghost town · Fall River County · 46.6 mi
- 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.