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Welcome to Sage ...

Sage is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sage, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Sage is 6,330 feet [1,929 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Sage is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Sage: 307

Communities Also Named Sage ...

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

Beyond Wyoming, there are 15 communities that are also named Sage - they are located in Arkansas, California (4), Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Sage ...

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

  • Cokeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Randolph
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Laketown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Sage Creek Junction ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sage Creek Junction is located in Rich County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek Junction
  • Sage Creek ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sage Creek is located in Rich County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek
  • Taylor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Taylor is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Argyle ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Argyle is located in Rich County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  • Round Valley ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Round Valley is located in Rich County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
  • Diamondville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Frontier
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sage ...

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

Adding Sage to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sage 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 Sage was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Sage post office opened in 1900. The Sage post office closed in 1973.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sage.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sage - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/