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Welcome to Table Rock ...

Table Rock is located in Sweetwater County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Table Rock, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Table Rock is 6,840 feet [2,085 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Table Rock is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Table Rock is located in the (307) area code.

Communities Also Named Table Rock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Table Rock - they are located in California, Colorado, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri (2), Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Table Rock ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Table Rock.

  • Tipton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
    • Tipton is located in Sweetwater County
  • Bitter Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bitter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter Creek
    • Bitter Creek is located in Sweetwater County
  • Red Desert
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Desert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Desert
    • Red Desert is located in Sweetwater County
  • Frewen ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frewen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frewen
    • Frewen is located in Sweetwater County
  • Point of Rocks
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Wamsutter
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Table Rock ...

Looking for more information about Table Rock? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Table Rock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Table Rock.

Adding Table Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Table Rock 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 Table Rock was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Table Rock mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Table Rock.

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Sweetwater, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Table Rock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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