Abandoned Record
About Bessemer Bend
Bessemer Bend is a census-designated place (CDP) in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Casper, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Bessemer Bend, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Bessemer Bend is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Bessemer Bend
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1950 Emigrant Gap sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Casper sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Casper sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Emigrant Gap sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Casper sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1979 Casper sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1988 Casper sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Bessemer Bend
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Wyoming index.
- Shirley Basin35.2 mi SE · Carbon
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Bessemer Bend": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Bessemer Bend, Wyoming": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q1863144.
- USGS GNIS 1853197.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).