WayfarrowMyersville
Ghost town · Fremont County, Wyoming
Myersville is a ghost town in Fremont County, Wyoming. It is one of 3 former communities in Fremont County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 17 Wyoming counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Myersville as a historical populated place on the Myers Ranch topographic quadrangle: 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 42.5633° N, 108.1062° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Myers Ranch |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 6,511 ft |
| Nearest living town | Atlantic City, WY |
| Distance to it | 32.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1597425 |
| Coordinates | 42.56329, -108.10620 |
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: Myers Ranch quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 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
Myersville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Atlantic City, WY (population 27), about 32.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,511 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
- Miner's Delightghost town · Fremont County · 29.3 mi
- South Pass Cityghost town · Fremont County · 36 mi
Questions
Where is Myersville?
Myersville is in Fremont County, Wyoming, at 42.5633, -108.1062.
How many ghost towns are in Fremont County?
Fremont County, Wyoming has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (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.