Welcome to Lookout ...
So far, we found very little information about Lookout. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lookout to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lookout, please Contact Us.
Lookout would have been located within present day Albany County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Lookout, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lookout, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lookout is 7,120 feet [2,170 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Lookout is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Lookout was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Lookout would have been located in the (307) area code.
Communities Also Named Lookout ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Lookout - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Idaho (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lookout.
Communities near Lookout ...
We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Lookout.
- Rock River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock River
- Rock River is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock River <5>
- Bosler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosler
- Bosler is located in Albany County
- Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Albany County
- Wyoming Station ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Station
- Wyoming Station is located in Albany County
- Wyoming Station has also been known as:
- Wyoming
- Laramie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- 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 <5>
- Medicine Bow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Bow
- Medicine Bow is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Bow <5>
- Centennial
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Centennial is located in Albany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centennial <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lookout. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lookout.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lookout. 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 Lookout.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lookout. See our Newspapers Page for Lookout.
Adding Lookout to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lookout 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 Lookout was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Lookout post office opened in 1869.
We also found Lookout in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lookout.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Albany County: www.co.albany.wy.us/
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 Lookout, 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 Albany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lookout - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |