Thayne Wyoming Map

About Thayne, Wyoming

Thayne is a locality in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 380. The population density is 99.1 people per km². Thayne is located at 42.9208°N, 111.0022°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Thayne is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83127.

Thayne occupies a high-altitude basin where the silver thread of Flat Creek meanders through pastures, grounding the landscape in a quiet, agrarian permanence. It lies 40.5 miles south-southwest of Jackson, WY (from Jackson, WY: bearing 197°T), and is situated 4.2 miles southwest of Star Valley Ranch. The air here holds a sharp, thin clarity that catches the light of the setting sun, turning the sagebrush slopes into vast stretches of muted gold and gray. To the east, the distant, jagged peaks of the Rocky Mountains rise as a formidable backdrop, while the immediate horizon is shaped by the rugged, timbered rise of Caribou National Forest just a mile away. Smith Canyon provides a dramatic breach in the terrain, its shadows deepening as the afternoon wears on, reminding those who traverse these plains that the land remains indifferent to the passage of human time.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Thayne, with working ranches and fields defining the rhythm of the seasons and the sturdy, practical character of its residents. Long before modern commerce reached these plains, the region served as a corridor for those traveling the Emigrant Trail, leaving a legacy of endurance that still informs the local identity. The economy leans into the steady demands of rural life, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs, favoring a consistency that values a day’s honest labor over the transient trends of the outside world. Even with Palisades Reservoir providing a wider expanse of water fifteen miles to the north, Thayne maintains a focus on the immediate earth, where the cycle of planting and harvest continues under a sky that feels vast enough to encompass all of history.

About This Thayne Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Thayne, Wyoming. Coordinates: 42.920757, -111.002156. 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 Thayne includes the ZIP code (83127), telephone area code (307), county seat of Lincoln County (Kemmerer), and school district assignment (Lincoln County School District 2).

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.