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Farson Wyoming Map

Explore Farson, Wyoming, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Farson, Wyoming

How to Use This Farson, Wyoming Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Farson, Wyoming. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Wyoming or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Farson.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityFarson
StateWyoming (WY)
CountySweetwater County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneMountain Time (America/Denver)
Latitude42.154423
Longitude-109.424802
Population272
Density4.4 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code82932
Area Code307
County SeatGreen River
School DistrictSweetwater County School District 1

About Farson, Wyoming

Farson is a locality in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 272. The population density is 4.4 people per km². Farson is located at 42.1544°N, 109.4248°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 82932.

Farson emerges from the high, arid expanse of the Wyoming plains as a solitary outpost where the horizon stretches toward a pale, infinite sky. It lies 38.2 miles north-northwest of Rock Springs, WY (from Rock Springs, WY: bearing 341°T), and is situated 33.5 miles north-northwest of North Rock Springs. Little Sandy Creek winds its path near the settlement, cutting a silver ribbon through the sagebrush that defines the character of the terrain. To the distant west, the jagged, snow-dusted silhouettes of the Rocky Mountains anchor the world, standing as silent observers to the shifting light that turns the dry grasses into shades of copper and bruised plum as the sun retreats. The air here holds a thin, crystalline quality, carrying the scent of parched earth and the persistent, restless breath of the wind that constantly reshapes the surrounding dust. Within the immediate vicinity, Big Sandy Park provides a quiet refuge of open space, while the gentle depressions of Carlson Draw offer a subtle variation to the otherwise vast, unrelenting flatness of the landscape.

Farson retains the quiet, weathered resilience of a stopover point, a legacy forged by the travelers who once moved across these plains toward distant destinations. Economic life remains tethered to the rhythm of the land and the needs of those passing through, where the modest commerce of the locality serves as a steady pulse against the stillness of the high desert. Beyond the immediate reach of the dwellings, the waters of Eden Reservoir provide a rare point of collection in an otherwise thirsty geography, reflecting the clouds with a clarity that seems to double the depth of the heavens. Life in Farson is measured by the slow accumulation of days and the enduring habits of a sparse, hardy population that has learned to thrive in a climate where the elements dictate the pace of existence. It is a place where the history of the trail is not a museum piece but a lived reality, felt in the isolation and the profound, heavy silence that settles over the plains long after the last vehicle has vanished into the distance.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Big Sandy Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 197° S
  • Big Sandy Pony Express Station (State Park) — 3.2 mi, 204° SW
  • Eden Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 4.4 mi, 022° N
  • Big Sandy Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 6.0 mi, 352° N
  • Buffalo Hump Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 9.4 mi, 153° SE · 9,497 acres
  • Sand Dunes Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 10.7 mi, 122° SE · 44k acres
  • Greater Sand Dunes Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 10.7 mi, 144° SE
  • Parting Of The Ways (Monument) — 12.3 mi, 055° NE
  • Steamboat Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 16.7 mi, 120° SE
  • White Mountain Petroglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 20.0 mi, 156° SE
  • Crookston Ranch Cultural Site (Historic Ruins) — 22.2 mi, 128° SE
  • Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.9 mi, 226° SW · 52k acres
  • South Pass Overlook (Viewpoint) — 26.1 mi, 062° NE
  • Bridger National Forest (National Forest) — 31.4 mi, 006° N · 1.7M acres
  • Shoshone National Forest (National Forest) — 32.9 mi, 045° NE · 2.4M acres
  • Bridger Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.8 mi, 023° NE · 427k acres
  • US Army Tank (Public Artwork) — 39.9 mi, 164° S
  • Powell Colorado River Expedition (Monument) — 43.6 mi, 183° S
  • Big Piney Fine Arts Center (Theatre) — 44.1 mi, 307° NW
  • Rock Creek Hollow Monument (Monument) — 45.4 mi, 064° NE
  • Sommers Homestead Living History Museum (Museum) — 51.1 mi, 328° NW
  • The Sinks (Attraction) — 51.6 mi, 037° NE
  • Art 367 (Gallery) — 54.0 mi, 336° NW
  • Wind river Wild Horses Sancuary (Attraction) — 62.8 mi, 031° NE

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About This Farson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Farson, Wyoming. Coordinates: 42.154423, -109.424802. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Farson includes the ZIP code (82932), telephone area code (307), county seat of Sweetwater County (Green River), and school district assignment (Sweetwater County School District 1).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.