Parkman Wyoming Map

About Parkman, Wyoming

Parkman is a locality in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 7.2 people per km². Parkman is located at 44.9571°N, 107.3135°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 82838.

Parkman emerges from the high, arid expanse as a quiet intersection of earth and sky, defined by the persistent, silver-threaded path of the South Fork Fivemile Creek. It lies 21.5 miles west-northwest of Sheridan, WY (from Sheridan, WY: bearing 301°T), and is situated 52.3 miles northwest of Buffalo. The landscape stretches toward the horizon in shades of sage and dusty ochre, where the distant, serrated silhouettes of the Bighorn Mountains rise like a jagged promise against the deepening blue of the afternoon. Only a mile away, the shallow, arid depression of Grouse Draw channels the erratic breath of the wind, while the Big Horn Foothills (Pca) provide a sanctuary for the hardy flora and fauna that thrive in this unyielding climate. Light here does not merely illuminate; it clarifies, sharpening the edges of the dry grasses and lending a brittle, translucent glow to the air as the sun begins its slow descent behind the rise.

Parkman retains the weathered, pragmatic character of a settlement forged by the necessity of the high plains, where the economy remains tethered to the rhythms of ranching and the stewardship of the land. Two miles to the north, the still surface of Huntington Reservoir holds the sky in a mirror of flat, unmoving glass, serving as a rare, concentrated anchor in a region otherwise dominated by the expansive, open range. Daily existence here flows with the deliberate pace of a long-practiced routine, indifferent to the clamor of more crowded worlds, favoring the endurance of fences and the seasonal migration of livestock. The legacy of those who first broke this ground remains present in the quiet persistence of the work, a steady, unremarkable labor that defines the local atmosphere more than any monument or sudden change.

About This Parkman Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Parkman, Wyoming. Coordinates: 44.957086, -107.313456. 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 Parkman includes the ZIP code (82838), telephone area code (307), county seat of Sheridan County (Sheridan), and school district assignment (Sheridan County School District 1).

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.