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Welcome to Boysen ...

Boysen is located in Fremont County<1>.

Boysen is 4,580 feet [1,396 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Boysen is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Boysen: 307

Communities near Boysen ...

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

  • Thermopolis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Shoshoni
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • East Thermopolis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • East Thermopolis is located in Hot Springs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thermopolis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Lucerne
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Lucerne is located in Hot Springs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
  • Gebo ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Gebo is located in Hot Springs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gebo
  • Kirby
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Kirby is located in Hot Springs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirby <3>
  • Lysite
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Winchester
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Winchester is located in Washakie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Lost Cabin
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Lost Cabin is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Cabin
  • Pavillion
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boysen ...

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

Adding Boysen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boysen 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 (so far) for Boysen was mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boysen.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Fremont, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boysen - 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.