Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cooper Lake had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cooper Lake, with the one closest to Cooper Lake listed first.
- Lookout ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Harper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Wyoming Station ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Station
- Wyoming Station is located in Albany County
- Wyoming Station has also been known as:
- Wyoming
- Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Albany County
- Wilcox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Howell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Laramie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laramie
- Laramie is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,661 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laramie <3>
- Hatton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Medicine Bow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Bow
- Medicine Bow is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Bow <3>
- Centennial
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Centennial is located in Albany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centennial <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Albany County: www.co.albany.wy.us/
The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cooper Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |