Welcome to Horse Creek ...

Horse Creek is located in Laramie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Horse Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for Horse Creek: Horse Crk. (or less commonly used: Horse Ck. or Horse Cr.)

Horse Creek is 6,500 feet [1,981 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Horse Creek is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Horse Creek lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Horse Creek lies within the (307) area code.

The ZIP code for Horse Creek: 82061<3>

Communities Also Named Horse Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Horse Creek - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California, Illinois, South Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Horse Creek.

Communities near Horse Creek ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Horse Creek.

• Buford
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Buford is located in Albany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buford <4>
• Laramie
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laramie
  • Laramie is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laramie <4>
• Sherman ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Albany County
  • Sherman has also been known as:
  • Old Sherman
• Wyoming Station ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Station
  • Wyoming Station is located in Albany County
  • Wyoming Station has also been known as:
  • Wyoming
• Ranchettes
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranchettes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchettes
  • Ranchettes is located in Laramie County
• The Buttes
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Buttes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Buttes
  • The Buttes is located in Albany County
• Red Buttes ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Buttes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Buttes
  • Red Buttes is located in Albany County
• Cheyenne
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
  • Cheyenne is located in Laramie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne <4>
• Hermosa
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermosa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
  • Hermosa is located in Albany County
• Bosler
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosler
  • Bosler is located in Albany 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 Horse Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Horse Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Horse Creek. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horse Creek.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Horse Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Horse Creek.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horse Creek ...

Looking for more information about Horse Creek? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Horse Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Horse Creek.

Adding Horse Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Horse Creek 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 Horse Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Horse Creek post office opened in 1875.

We also found Horse Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Horse Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Horse Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Laramie County: www.webgate.co.laramie.wy.us/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/