Gebo, Wyoming

Gebo, Wyoming
Unincorporated community
Gebo in the evening
Gebo in the evening
Gebo is located in Wyoming
Gebo
Gebo
Gebo is located in the United States
Gebo
Gebo
Coordinates: 43°47′27″N 108°13′49″W / 43.79083°N 108.23028°W / 43.79083; -108.23028
CountryUnited States
StateWyoming
CountyHot Springs
Elevation
4,491 ft (1,369 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code307
GNIS feature ID1588848[1]

Gebo is a ghost town located in Hot Springs County in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It is located approximately 11 miles (18 km) north of Thermopolis.

The town was established as a coal town in 1907 alongside the nearby camps of Crosby and Kirby.[2] It was named after Samuel Wilford Gebo who established the Owl Creek Coal Company and the first mine in the area after immigrating to America from Canada. Mining remained active until 1938. At its height, over 2,000 people lived in the area, mostly miners and their families, making Gebo briefly the largest town in the county.[2]

The remains of the town were bulldozed in 1971, though some buildings and the cemetery remain.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gebo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b "Coal Camps, Gebo". Wyoming Tales and Trails.
  3. ^ "Gebo Cemetery". washakiecounty.com.