Welcome to Stansbury ...

So far, we found very little information about Stansbury. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Stansbury to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Stansbury, please Contact Us.

Stansbury would have been located within present day Sweetwater County<2>.

The location of Stansbury has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Stansbury is 6,660 feet [2,030 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Stansbury is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Stansbury was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Stansbury still existed, it would have been in the (307) area code.

Communities Also Named Stansbury ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Stansbury - it's located in Utah.

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

Communities near Stansbury ...

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

• Rock Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Rock Springs is located in Sweetwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Springs <5>
• Green River
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
  • Green River is located in Sweetwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green River <5>
• Superior
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
  • Superior is located in Sweetwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <5>
• North Rock Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rock Springs
  • North Rock Springs is located in Sweetwater County
• Clearview Acres
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Acres
  • Clearview Acres is located in Sweetwater County
• Quealy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quealy
  • Quealy is located in Sweetwater County
• Purple Sage
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Sage
  • Purple Sage is located in Sweetwater County
• Arrowhead Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Springs
  • Arrowhead Springs is located in Sweetwater County
• Sweeney Ranch
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweeney Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Ranch
  • Sweeney Ranch is located in Sweetwater County
• James Town
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Town
  • James Town is located in Sweetwater County

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 Stansbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stansbury.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stansbury. 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 Stansbury.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sweetwater County: www.co.sweet.wy.us/

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