Welcome to Thayer Junction ...

Thayer Junction is located in Sweetwater County<1>.

The location of Thayer Junction has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thayer Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1915.

A typical abbreviation for Thayer Junction: Thayer Jct. (or less commonly used: Thayer Jctn.)

Thayer Junction is 6,440 feet [1,963 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Thayer Junction is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Thayer Junction: (307)

Communities near Thayer Junction ...

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

• Rock Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Superior
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Point of Rocks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point of Rocks
  • Point of Rocks is located in Sweetwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point of Rocks <4>
• Reliance
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
  • Reliance is located in Sweetwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reliance <4>
• Sweeney Ranch
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweeney Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Ranch
  • Sweeney Ranch is located in Sweetwater County
• Arrowhead Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Springs
  • Arrowhead Springs is located in Sweetwater County
• North Rock Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rock Springs
  • North Rock Springs is located in Sweetwater County
• Quealy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quealy
  • Quealy is located in Sweetwater County
• Bitter Creek
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bitter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter Creek
  • Bitter Creek is located in Sweetwater County
• Clearview Acres
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Acres
  • Clearview Acres 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 Thayer Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thayer Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thayer Junction ...

Looking for more information about Thayer Junction? 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 Thayer Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Thayer Junction.

Adding Thayer Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thayer Junction 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 Thayer Junction was on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thayer Junction.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thayer Junction. 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/