Welcome to Badger Basin ...

Badger Basin is located in Park County<1>.

The location of Badger Basin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Badger Basin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1940.

Badger Basin is 4,220 feet [1,286 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Badger Basin is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Badger Basin: (307)

Communities near Badger Basin ...

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

• Powell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Powell is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powell <4>
• Red Lodge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lodge
  • Red Lodge is located in Carbon County (MT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lodge <4>
• Bearcreek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearcreek
  • Bearcreek is located in Carbon County (MT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bearcreek <4>
• Clark
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Clark is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark <4>
• Belfry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfry
  • Belfry is located in Carbon County (MT)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfry <4>
• Ralston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
  • Ralston is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <4>
• Frannie
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frannie
  • Frannie is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frannie <4>
• Garland
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Garland is located in Park County
• Deaver
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deaver
  • Deaver is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deaver <4>
• Bridger
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
  • Bridger is located in Carbon County (MT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridger <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Badger Basin ...

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

Adding Badger Basin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Badger Basin 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 Badger Basin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Badger Basin post office opened in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Badger Basin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Park County: www.parkcounty.us/

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