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Widdowfield

Ghost town · Carbon County, Wyoming

Elk Mountain SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000)
Elk Mountain SW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Widdowfield 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 Widdowfield as a historical populated place on the Elk Mountain SW 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 41.6205° N, 106.4145° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleElk Mountain SW
Elevation7,583 ft
Nearest living townElk Mountain, WY
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1597538
Coordinates41.62052, -106.41446

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What's there now

Widdowfield is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Elk Mountain, WY (population 89), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7,583 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 Widdowfield?

Widdowfield is in Carbon County, Wyoming, at 41.6205, -106.4145.

How many ghost towns are in Carbon County?

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

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