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Shirley Basin

Ghost town · Carbon County, Wyoming

Moss Agate Reservoir quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:24,000)
Moss Agate Reservoir quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1959, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Shirley Basin is a ghost town in Carbon County, Wyoming, recorded as company-owned mining town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. It is one of 16 former communities in Carbon County on the federal names register. No county in Wyoming has more among the 17 Wyoming counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shirley Basin 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 42.2980° N, 106.2040° W.

Key facts

Elevation7,065 ft
Nearest living townMedicine Bow, WY
Distance to it27.5 miles
Coordinates42.29800, -106.20400

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What's there now

Shirley Basin is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Medicine Bow, WY (population 257), about 27.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7,065 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Shirley Basin?

Shirley Basin is in Carbon County, Wyoming, at 42.2980, -106.2040.

How many ghost towns are in Carbon County?

Carbon County, Wyoming has 16 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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