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Shirley

Ghost town · Carbon County, Wyoming

Pine Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
Pine Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Shirley is a ghost town in Carbon County, Wyoming. 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 as a historical populated place on the Pine Hill 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 42.1889° N, 106.4820° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePine Hill
Elevation7,190 ft
Nearest living townHanna, WY
Distance to it22.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1597493
Coordinates42.18885, -106.48197

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What's there now

Shirley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hanna, WY (population 839), about 22.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7,190 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?

Shirley is in Carbon County, Wyoming, at 42.1889, -106.4820.

How many ghost towns are in Carbon County?

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

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