Welcome to Kara ...

Kara is located in Crook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kara, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

Kara is 4,320 feet [1,317 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Kara is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Kara: 307

Communities Also Named Kara ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kara - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Kara ...

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

• Moorcroft
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorcroft
  • Moorcroft is located in Crook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,084 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorcroft <3>
• Upton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
  • Upton is located in Weston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <3>
• Pine Haven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Haven
  • Pine Haven is located in Crook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Haven <3>
• Thornton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thornton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
  • Thornton is located in Weston County
• Linden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Linden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Crook County
• Rozet
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozet
  • Rozet is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rozet <3>
• Carlile
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlile
  • Carlile is located in Crook County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlile <3>
• Clay Spur
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Spur
  • Clay Spur is located in Weston County
• Osage
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
  • Osage is located in Weston County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <3>
• Sundance
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance
  • Sundance is located in Crook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sundance <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 Kara. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kara.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kara ...

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

Adding Kara to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kara 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 Kara was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Kara post office opened in 1927.

We also found Kara in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kara.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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