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Welcome to Badger Basin ...

Badger Basin is located in Park County<1>.

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.<2> In other words, the elevation 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

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)
  • Red Lodge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Bearcreek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Clark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Belfry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Ralston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Frannie
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • 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)
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Park, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Badger Basin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/