Sunrise

Ghost town · Platte County, Wyoming

Guernsey quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sunrise is a ghost town in Platte County, Wyoming. It is the only former community in Platte County recorded on the federal names register, out of 51 across Wyoming.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sunrise 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 42.3302° N, 104.7055° W.

Key facts

Elevation	4,906 ft
Nearest living town	Hartville, WY
Distance to it	1 miles
Coordinates	42.33025, -104.70552

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What's there now

Sunrise is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hartville, WY (population 79), about 1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,906 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Trelona
ghost town · Goshen County · 41 mi
Hat Creek
ghost town · Niobrara County · 45.5 mi
Caldwell
ghost town · Scotts Bluff County · 48.2 mi

Sources and licences

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U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

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