Welcome to Veteran ...
Veteran is located in Goshen County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Veteran, you might consider that their post office opened in 1922.
Veteran is 4,230 feet [1,289 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Veteran is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Veteran lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Veteran (for example, toward Henry (NE)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Veteran: 307
The ZIP code for Veteran: 82243<3>
Communities Also Named Veteran ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Veteran - they are located in Alberta, Colorado, Nevada and New York.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Veteran.
Communities near Veteran ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Veteran.
- Torrington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lingle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lyman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Lyman is located in Scotts Bluff County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <4>
- Fort Laramie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Yoder
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Henry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Huntley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hawk Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morrill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
- Morrill is located in Scotts Bluff County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrill <4>
- Scoville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scoville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scoville
- Scoville is located in Scotts Bluff County (NE)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Scoville
- From Veteran to Scoville
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 Veteran. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Veteran.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Veteran. 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 Veteran.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Veteran. See our Newspapers Page for Veteran.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Veteran ...
Looking for more information about Veteran? 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 Veteran, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Veteran.
Adding Veteran to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Veteran 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 Veteran was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Veteran post office opened in 1922.
We also found Veteran mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Veteran.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Goshen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Veteran - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Veteran). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Veteran or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |