Thayne, Wyoming — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Thayne, Lincoln County.
| City | Thayne |
| State | Wyoming (WY) |
| County | Lincoln |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 42.920757 |
| Longitude | -111.002156 |
| Population | 732 |
| Density | 141.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Thayne is a locality in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 732. The population density is 141.9 people per km². Thayne is located at 42.9208°N, 111.0022°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 83127.
Thayne rests in a wide valley floor, a broad expanse of sky arching overhead, where the Star Valley unfolds its golden grasses and the distant, saw-toothed peaks of the Salt River Range stand as silent sentinels. It lies 64.2 miles south-east of Idaho Falls, ID (from Idaho Falls, ID: bearing 126°T), and is situated 4.2 miles south-west of Star Valley Ranch. The air here, crisp and carrying the scent of sagebrush and distant pine, seems to hold the sharp clarity of high altitude, and the light at dawn often washes the landscape in a soft, rosy hue that lingers long before the sun fully crests the eastern mountains. Rivers, silver threads in the expansive green, weave through the meadows, their banks alive with the rustle of cottonwoods and the occasional flash of a kingfisher. The character of Thayne is deeply rooted in the land that surrounds it, a place shaped by the persistent spirit of those who sought sustenance from its soil and water. The local economy has long been tied to the rhythms of ranching and agriculture, the land yielding its bounty through the honest labor of generations who understood its demands and its gifts. Echoes of early settlers, their wells and homesteads now softened by time and the elements, can still be felt in the enduring sense of community that binds the people of Thayne, a quiet resilience forged in the face of Wyoming's grand, often formidable, beauty.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Thayne, Wyoming with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Thayne and Lincoln County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Thayne is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Thayne is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |