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Welcome to Waltman ...

Waltman is located in Natrona County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waltman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Waltman is 5,990 feet [1,826 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Waltman is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Waltman: 307

Communities near Waltman ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Waltman.

  • Hiland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiland
    • Hiland is located in Natrona County
  • Powder River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lost Cabin
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lost Cabin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Cabin
    • Lost Cabin is located in Fremont County
  • Lysite
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waltman ...

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

Adding Waltman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Waltman post office opened in 1908.

We also found Waltman mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waltman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Natrona, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waltman - 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.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/