Welcome to Wendover ...
So far, we found very little information about Wendover. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wendover to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wendover, please Contact Us.
Wendover would have been located within present day Platte County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Wendover, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wendover, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Wendover is 4,440 feet [1,353 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Wendover is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Wendover was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Wendover would have been located in the (307) area code.
Communities Also Named Wendover ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wyoming communities named Wendover: This one is located in Platte County and the other is located in Laramie County.
Beyond Wyoming, there are 5 communities that are also named Wendover - they are located in Kentucky, Nevada, Ontario and Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wendover.
Communities near Wendover ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wendover.
- Wheatland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Wheatland is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <5>
- Guernsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Guernsey is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guernsey <5>
- Fort Laramie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Laramie
- Fort Laramie is located in Goshen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Laramie <5>
- Glendo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendo
- Glendo is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendo <5>
- Hartville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartville
- Hartville is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartville <5>
- Sunrise ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunrise is located in Platte County
- Chugcreek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chugcreek
- Chugcreek is located in Platte County
- Westview Circle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westview Circle have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Circle
- Westview Circle is located in Platte County
- Y-O Ranch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Binford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford
- Binford 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 Wendover. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wendover.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wendover. 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 Wendover.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wendover. See our Newspapers Page for Wendover.
Adding Wendover to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wendover 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 Wendover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Wendover post office opened in 1888.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wendover.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Wendover, 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 Platte, 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 Wendover - 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/ |