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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermopolis
  • Thermopolis is located in Hot Springs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thermopolis <3>
• Shoshoni
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoshoni
  • Shoshoni is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoshoni <3>
• East Thermopolis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Thermopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thermopolis
  • East Thermopolis is located in Hot Springs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
• Lucerne
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
  • Lucerne is located in Hot Springs County
• Gebo ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gebo
  • Gebo is located in Hot Springs County
• Kirby
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
  • Kirby is located in Hot Springs County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysite
  • Lysite is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lysite <3>
• Winchester
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Washakie County
• Lost Cabin
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lost Cabin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Cabin
  • Lost Cabin is located in Fremont County
• Pavillion
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion
  • Pavillion is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pavillion <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 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 for Boysen was mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

We also found Boysen on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wyoming (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boysen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fremont County: www.fremontcounty.org/

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