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Ghost town · Sublette County, Wyoming
Bronx is a ghost town in Sublette County, Wyoming. It is one of 2 former communities in Sublette County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 17 Wyoming counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bronx as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.9928° N, 110.1158° W.
In old newspapers
The earliest digitized newspaper pages printed in Wyoming before 1931 that mention “Bronx”, from the Library of Congress. A page may use the name for something else; open it to read the context. 1,609 pages in all.
- 1878-08-24The Cheyenne Daily Leader (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
- 1881-05-15The Cheyenne Daily Leader (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
- 1881-06-10The Cheyenne Daily Leader (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
- 1882-12-30The Cheyenne Daily Leader (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
- 1883-01-21The Cheyenne Daily Leader (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
- 1884-10-31The Democratic Leader (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
Key facts
| Elevation | 7,451 ft |
|---|---|
| Nearest living town | Cora, WY |
| Distance to it | 6.7 miles |
| Coordinates | 42.99278, -110.11583 |
Then and now
Drag the slider: the old USGS map on the left, the same ground from the air today on the right. Both cover the same 1.9-mile square centred on the recorded location.
Left: Daniel Junction quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000), U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection. Right: The same ground today: NAIP aerial imagery, USDA Farm Service Agency, National Agriculture Imagery Program (via USGS). Both public domain.
What's there now
Bronx is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cora, WY (population 72), about 6.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7,451 feet above sea level. The aerial view above shows what covers the ground today. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- New Forkghost town · Sublette County · 28.5 mi
Questions
Where is Bronx?
Bronx is in Sublette County, Wyoming, at 42.9928, -110.1158.
How many ghost towns are in Sublette County?
Sublette County, Wyoming has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
- Chronicling America (Library of Congress) — Chronicling America search (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-06.