Welcome to Gebo ...
So far, we found very little information about Gebo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gebo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gebo, please Contact Us.
Gebo would have been located within present day Hot Springs County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gebo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gebo is 4,490 feet [1,369 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Gebo is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Gebo was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Gebo still existed, it would have been in the (307) area code.
Communities near Gebo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gebo.
- Thermopolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermopolis
- Thermopolis is located in Hot Springs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,770 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thermopolis <4>
- East Thermopolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Thermopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thermopolis
- East Thermopolis is located in Hot Springs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Lucerne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Lucerne is located in Hot Springs County
- Winchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Washakie County
- Neiber ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - South Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Flat
- South Flat is located in Washakie County
- McNutt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Owl Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Hamilton Dome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Dome
- Hamilton Dome is located in Hot Springs County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton Dome <4>
- Airport Road
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Road have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Road
- Airport Road is located in Washakie County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gebo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gebo.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gebo. See our Newspapers Page for Gebo.
Adding Gebo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gebo in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gebo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Gebo post office opened in 1908.
We also found Gebo on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wyoming (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gebo.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hot Springs County: www.hscounty.com/
The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gebo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Hot Springs, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gebo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |