Uinta County, Wyoming Map
Explore Uinta County, Wyoming with this interactive street and satellite map. Browse all 8 cities and towns in Uinta County below.
Interactive Map of Uinta County, Wyoming
| County | Uinta |
| State | Wyoming (WY) |
| County Seat | Evanston |
| Country | United States of America |
| Latitude | 41.286234 |
| Longitude | -110.499851 |
| Cities & Towns | 8 |
| Area Codes | 307 |
About Uinta County, Wyoming
Uinta County occupies a high, arid expanse in the southwestern corner of Wyoming, defined by the rugged spine of the Uinta Mountains to the south and the sprawling, sage-brushed basins that open toward the north. The Bear River carves a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, providing a vital artery of green through an otherwise austere terrain of limestone ridges and broad, windswept plateaus. Here, the air is thin and sharp, carrying a metallic clarity that makes the distant peaks appear deceptively close under the unrelenting reach of the sun. The geography feels less like a border and more like a threshold, where the high desert meets the sudden, vertical ambition of the mountains, creating a climate where winter lingers like a ghost well into the spring.
Uinta County emerged from the transformative momentum of the transcontinental railroad, forged during an era when the frontier was being rapidly measured, fenced, and claimed by those seeking passage to the Pacific. The seat of government took root near a critical junction where the iron rails intersected with the historical trails of earlier migrations, establishing a center of gravity that prioritized movement and commerce over stillness. The growth of the area was not a matter of gradual cultivation but of sudden, purposeful arrivals, as laborers and speculators converged on the high plateau to capitalize on the coal deposits and the promise of the line. This history remains visible in the architecture of the older streets, where sturdy masonry buildings seem to hold their ground against the persistent, scouring winds that have buffeted these plains since long before the first surveyor drove a stake into the dirt.
Economic life in the county now balances between the extraction of natural resources—oil, gas, and mineral wealth pulled from the deep strata—and the enduring, quiet persistence of ranching. There is a specific quality to the light at dusk, a bruised purple hue that settles over the sagebrush, turning the vast, empty distances into a monochromatic study of shadow and silence. People here live with a pragmatic relationship to the seasons, moving through their days with the measured caution of those who understand that the environment remains indifferent to human ambition. Landmarks consist of wide, open horizons and the stark geometry of industrial rigs rising against the sky, a landscape that demands a certain resilience of its inhabitants. It is a place that does not court the casual traveler, preferring instead the company of those who find beauty in the unadorned, brutal honesty of high-altitude life.
Cities and Towns in Uinta County
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About This Uinta County Map Page
This page provides an interactive map of Uinta County, Wyoming alongside links to detailed street maps for 8 cities and towns. The county seat is Evanston. Each city and town map page includes live weather, local news and precise GPS coordinates.
The Search Maps button below the county map opens USGS topographic maps and aerial imagery as base layers, with a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a single-fix GPS readout giving your USNG grid reference and latitude and longitude.
Location data is sourced from the USGS GNIS database and verified by coordinates, not name matching alone.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | USGS GNIS database; coordinates matched to 2020 US Census records |
