WayfarrowSalt Creek
Ghost town · Natrona County, Wyoming
Salt Creek 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 Salt Creek as a historical populated place on the Salt 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 43.3489° N, 106.3259° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Salt Creek |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4,972 ft |
| Nearest living town | Midwest, WY |
| Distance to it | 4.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1597487 |
| Coordinates | 43.34886, -106.32586 |
What's there now
Salt Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Midwest, WY (population 218), about 4.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,972 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Blue Hillghost town · Natrona County · 17.7 mi
- Bessemerghost town · Natrona County · 41 mi
- Eadsvilleghost town · Natrona County · 42.7 mi
Questions
Where is Salt Creek?
Salt Creek is in Natrona County, Wyoming, at 43.3489, -106.3259.
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.