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Salt Wells

Ghost town · Sweetwater County, Wyoming

Thayer Junction quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Thayer Junction quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Salt Wells is a ghost town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. It is one of 8 former communities in Sweetwater County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 17 Wyoming counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Salt Wells as a historical populated place: 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 41.6547° N, 108.9860° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townSuperior, WY
Distance to it7.3 miles
Coordinates41.65469, -108.98595

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What's there now

Salt Wells is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Superior, WY (population 214), about 7.3 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Salt Wells?

Salt Wells is in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, at 41.6547, -108.9860.

How many ghost towns are in Sweetwater County?

Sweetwater County, Wyoming has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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