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Welcome to Seminoe Dam ...

Seminoe Dam is located in Carbon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Seminoe Dam, you might consider that their post office opened in 1936.

Seminoe Dam is 6,810 feet [2,076 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Seminoe Dam is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Seminoe Dam: 307

Communities near Seminoe Dam ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Seminoe Dam.

  • Ferris ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Ferris is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
  • Fort Steele ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Fort Steele is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Steele
  • Hanna
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmo
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmo is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Walcott
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Sinclair
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Alcova
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Rawlins
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seminoe Dam ...

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

Adding Seminoe Dam to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Seminoe Dam post office opened in 1936. The Seminoe Dam post office closed in 1973.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Seminoe Dam.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Carbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seminoe Dam - 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/