Welcome to Ucross ...

Ucross is located in Sheridan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ucross, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

Ucross is 4,080 feet [1,244 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Ucross is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Ucross is located in the (307) area code.

Communities near Ucross ...

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

• Buffalo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• Clearmont
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearmont
  • Clearmont is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearmont <4>
• Banner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
  • Banner is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banner <4>
• Leiter
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leiter
  • Leiter is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leiter <4>
• Story
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
  • Story is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Story <4>
• Saddlestring
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlestring
  • Saddlestring is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saddlestring <4>
• Wyarno
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyarno
  • Wyarno is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyarno <4>
• Arvada
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvada
  • Arvada is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvada <4>
• Big Horn
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Horn
  • Big Horn is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Horn <4>
• Sheridan
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ucross ...

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

Adding Ucross to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ucross 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 Ucross was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ucross post office opened in 1916.

We also found Ucross on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wyoming (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ucross.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sheridan County: www.sheridancounty.com/

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