Veteran Wyoming Map

About Veteran, Wyoming

Veteran is a locality in Goshen County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 21. The population density is 6.1 people per km². Veteran is located at 41.9644°N, 104.3805°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 82243.

Veteran occupies a quiet expanse of high plains where the horizon stretches thin and taut, pulling the pale blue sky down toward the dry, sun-bleached earth. It lies 61.3 miles north-northeast of Cheyenne, WY (from Cheyenne, WY: bearing 22°T), and is situated 12.1 miles southwest of Torrington. The land around Veteran rises in subtle, wind-scoured swells, forming a landscape of muted ochre and dusty sage that feels indifferent to the passage of human time. To the west, the jagged silhouette of Rattlesnake Point interrupts the flat expanse, standing as a distant, serrated sentinel against the fading light of dusk. The air here holds a sharp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of every fence post and grain elevator, while the nearby Eaton Reservoir offers a singular, reflective stillness in an otherwise arid and expansive geography.

Agriculture defines the pulse of the region, where the labor of the seasons is measured in the growth of crops and the movement of livestock across the vast, open ranges. The history of Veteran is anchored to the resilience of those who carved a life from this demanding soil, far from the lush valleys or mountain heights found elsewhere in the state. Residents often find their way to the modest grounds of Yoder Town Park to gather, or follow the thin, wandering path of Corn Creek as it carves a slow, seasonal trace through the basin of Sheep Wash. Life in Veteran moves with the steady, unadorned pace of a place that values the weight of silence and the integrity of a hard day’s work, leaving little room for artifice in the immense, quiet theater of the plains.

About This Veteran Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Veteran, Wyoming. Coordinates: 41.964412, -104.380512. 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 Veteran includes the ZIP code (82243), telephone area code (307), county seat of Goshen County (Torrington), and school district assignment (Goshen 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.