Welcome to Fossil ...

Fossil is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fossil, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Fossil is 6,640 feet [2,024 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Fossil is 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Fossil: 307

Communities Also Named Fossil ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wyoming communities named Fossil: This one is located in Lincoln County and the other is located in Uinta County.

Beyond Wyoming, there are 3 communities that are also named Fossil - they are located in Oregon and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fossil.

Communities near Fossil ...

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

• Kemmerer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemmerer
  • Kemmerer is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemmerer <3>
• Diamondville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondville
  • Diamondville is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondville <3>
• Frontier
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
  • Frontier is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frontier <3>
• Oakley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • Oakley is located in Lincoln County
• Sage Creek Junction ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sage Creek Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek Junction
  • Sage Creek Junction is located in Rich County (UT)
• Sage Creek ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sage Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek
  • Sage Creek is located in Rich County (UT)
• Opal
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
  • Opal is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opal <3>
• Cokeville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeville
  • Cokeville is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cokeville <3>
• Taylor
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taylor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Lincoln County
• Randolph
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Randolph is located in Rich County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <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 Fossil. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fossil.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fossil ...

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

Adding Fossil to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fossil 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 Fossil was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Fossil post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fossil.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.wy.us/

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