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Welcome to Wakeley ...

Wakeley is located in Sheridan County<1>.

Wakeley is 3,740 feet [1,140 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Wakeley is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Wakeley: 307

Communities near Wakeley ...

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

  • Sheridan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ranchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Dayton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Wyarno
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kleenburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleenburn
    • Kleenburn is located in Sheridan County
  • Big Horn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Decker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Beckton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
    • Beckton is located in Sheridan County
  • Banner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Story
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wakeley ...

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

Adding Wakeley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wakeley.

Footnotes ...

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