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Squaw Hollow

Ghost town · Sweetwater County, Wyoming

Buckboard Crossing quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:62,500)
Buckboard Crossing quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1966, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Squaw Hollow 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 Squaw Hollow as a historical populated place on the Haystack Buttes North 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 41.1636° N, 109.5604° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHaystack Buttes North
Elevation6,086 ft
Nearest living townWasham, WY
Distance to it13.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1603312
Coordinates41.16357, -109.56042

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What's there now

Squaw Hollow is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Washam, WY (population 183), about 13.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,086 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 Squaw Hollow?

Squaw Hollow is in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, at 41.1636, -109.5604.

How many ghost towns are in Sweetwater County?

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

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