Welcome to Widdowfield ...
So far, we found very little information about Widdowfield. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Widdowfield to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Widdowfield, please Contact Us.
Widdowfield would have been located within present day Carbon County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Widdowfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Widdowfield is 7,570 feet [2,307 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Widdowfield is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Widdowfield was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Widdowfield was located: 307
Communities near Widdowfield ...
We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Widdowfield.
- Hanna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
- Hanna is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanna <4>
- Elk Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mountain
- Elk Mountain is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Mountain <4>
- Elmo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Elmo is located in Carbon County
- Medicine Bow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Bow
- Medicine Bow is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Bow <4>
- Saratoga
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Saratoga is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <4>
- Rock River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock River
- Rock River is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock River <4>
- Walcott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Walcott is located in Carbon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <4>
- Centennial
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Centennial is located in Albany County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centennial <4>
- Fort Steele ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Steele
- Fort Steele is located in Carbon County
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 Widdowfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Widdowfield.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Widdowfield. 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 Widdowfield.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Widdowfield. See our Newspapers Page for Widdowfield.
Adding Widdowfield to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Widdowfield in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Widdowfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Widdowfield post office opened in 1895.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Widdowfield.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Widdowfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Carbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Widdowfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |