Welcome to Thayne ...

The town of Thayne is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thayne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Thayne has a population of 393 people<2> (see below for details).

Thayne is 5,910 feet [1,801 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Thayne is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Thayne is within the boundaries of the (307) area code.

The ZIP code for Thayne: 83127<4>

Websites for Thayne ...

Official Website: www.thayne-wy.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Thayne had an population of 393 people. This is an increase of 7.38% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.25% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Thayne had a population of 366 people. This makes Thayne the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Thayne represents 0.06% of the population of Wyoming (which has 563,626 people), making it the state's 68th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 366 people, the population of Thayne increased 7.33% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 341 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Thayne.

Communities near Thayne ...

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

• Afton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <5>
• Star Valley Ranch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Valley Ranch
  • Star Valley Ranch is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
• Alpine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Alpine is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <5>
• Freedom
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
  • Freedom is located in Caribou County (ID)
• Freedom
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
  • Freedom is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <5>
• Turnerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
  • Turnerville is located in Lincoln County
• Etna
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
  • Etna is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Etna <5>
• Auburn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <5>
• Grover
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
  • Grover is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <5>
• Fairview
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thayne ...

Looking for more information about Thayne? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Thayne, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Thayne.

Adding Thayne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thayne 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 Thayne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Thayne post office opened in 1891.

We also found Thayne on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Wyoming (1937).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thayne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Thayne: www.thayne-wy.com/

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.wy.us/

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