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Welcome to Sodium ...

Sodium is located in Natrona County<1>.

Sodium is 5,640 feet [1,719 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Sodium is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Sodium: 307

Communities near Sodium ...

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

  • Powder River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bessemer ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bessemer is located in Natrona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
  • Vista West
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Vista West is located in Natrona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista West
  • Homa Hills
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Homa Hills is located in Natrona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homa Hills
  • Bessemer Bend
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bessemer Bend is located in Natrona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer Bend
  • Hiland
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Hiland is located in Natrona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiland
  • Antelope Hills
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Antelope Hills is located in Natrona County
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  • Bar Nunn
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Mountain View
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain View is located in Natrona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Red Butte
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Butte is located in Natrona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Butte

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sodium ...

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

Adding Sodium to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sodium 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 Sodium was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sodium.

Footnotes ...

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