Welcome to Salt Wells ...

Salt Wells is located in Sweetwater County<1>.

The location of Salt Wells has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Salt Wells, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Salt Wells: Salt Wls.

Salt Wells is 6,370 feet [1,942 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Salt Wells is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Salt Wells lies within the (307) area code.

Communities Also Named Salt Wells ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Salt Wells - they are located in Michigan and Nevada.

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

Communities near Salt Wells ...

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

• Rock Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Rock Springs is located in Sweetwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Springs <4>
• Superior
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
  • Superior is located in Sweetwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <4>
• Point of Rocks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point of Rocks
  • Point of Rocks is located in Sweetwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point of Rocks <4>
• Reliance
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
  • Reliance is located in Sweetwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reliance <4>
• Sweeney Ranch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweeney Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Ranch
  • Sweeney Ranch is located in Sweetwater County
• Arrowhead Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Springs
  • Arrowhead Springs is located in Sweetwater County
• North Rock Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rock Springs
  • North Rock Springs is located in Sweetwater County
• Quealy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quealy
  • Quealy is located in Sweetwater County
• Clearview Acres
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview Acres
  • Clearview Acres is located in Sweetwater County
• Purple Sage
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purple Sage
  • Purple Sage is located in Sweetwater County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Salt Wells. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Salt Wells.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salt Wells ...

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

Adding Salt Wells to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Salt Wells 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 Salt Wells was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Salt Wells mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Salt Wells.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sweetwater County: www.co.sweet.wy.us/

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