Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

• That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
• We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
• On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Thermopolis (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Thermopolis. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Thermopolis is located in Hot Springs County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Wyoming's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hot Springs County: Fremont, Park & Washakie.

Below are the counties that are near Thermopolis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thermopolis:

• Hot Springs County     (The home county of Thermopolis)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Thermopolis, with the one closest to Thermopolis listed first.
  • East Thermopolis
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Thermopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thermopolis
    • East Thermopolis is located in Hot Springs County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Lucerne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
    • Lucerne is located in Hot Springs County
  • Gebo ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gebo
    • Gebo is located in Hot Springs County
  • Kirby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
    • Kirby is located in Hot Springs County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirby <2>
  • Hamilton Dome
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Dome
    • Hamilton Dome is located in Hot Springs County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton Dome <2>
  • Owl Creek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owl Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Creek
    • Owl Creek is located in Hot Springs County
• Fremont County
  • Shoshoni
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoshoni
    • Shoshoni is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoshoni <2>
• Washakie County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Thermopolis, with the one closest to Thermopolis listed first.
  • Winchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Winchester is located in Washakie County
  • Neiber ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Neiber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neiber
    • Neiber is located in Washakie County
  • South Flat
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Flat
    • South Flat is located in Washakie County
  • McNutt
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McNutt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
    • McNutt is located in Washakie County
  • Airport Road
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Road have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Road
    • Airport Road is located in Washakie County
  • Worland
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
    • Worland is located in Washakie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,994 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worland <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thermopolis, see our County-by-County Page for Thermopolis.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Thermopolis ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thermopolis.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

• A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Thermopolis. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Thermopolis and those printed in the larger area surrounding Thermopolis.
• An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Thermopolis.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Thermopolis:

• Websites specific to Wyoming
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Wyoming State Archives

• Pages specific to Hot Springs County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Fremont County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Washakie County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Wyoming
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wyoming
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Wyoming
  • Cemeteries of Hot Springs County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wyoming
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Wyoming

Cemeteries Near Thermopolis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thermopolis.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thermopolis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thermopolis, with the one closest to Thermopolis listed first.

• Riverside Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84111 <5>
• Monument Hill Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monument Hill Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84080 <5>
• Smoky Row Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smoky Row Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Thermopolis.
  • The Smoky Row Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Smokey Row Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smoky Row Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157660 <5>
• Milek Family Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Milek Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Thermopolis.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milek Family Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157658 <5>
• Crosby Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crosby Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of Kirby.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crosby Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157042 <5>
• Gebo Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gebo Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the east of Kirby.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gebo Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157048 <5>
• Winchester Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winchester Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2509239 <5>
• Burnaugh Cemetery
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnaugh Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84000 <5>
• Lake View Cemetery
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Shoshoni Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84060 <5>
• Riverview Memorial Gardens
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • The Riverview Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
  • Worland Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Memorial Gardens
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84113 <5>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thermopolis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thermopolis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hot Springs County: www.hscounty.com/

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