Welcome to Wyoming ...
Wyoming is located in Iowa County<1>.
The location of Wyoming has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wyoming, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.
Wyoming is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Wyoming lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Wyoming is located in the (608) area code.
Communities Also Named Wyoming ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Wyoming - they are located in Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wyoming.
Communities near Wyoming ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wyoming.
- Dodgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Mineral Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Mazomanie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Spring Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Black Earth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Barneveld
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Muscoda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Blue Mounds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Lone Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Arena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
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 Wyoming. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wyoming.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wyoming. 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 Wyoming.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wyoming. See our Newspapers Page for Wyoming.
Adding Wyoming to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wyoming 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 Wyoming was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Wyoming post office opened in 1849.
We also found Wyoming in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wyoming.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wyoming. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Iowa County: www.iowacounty.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Iowa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wyoming - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |