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About Clareton

Clareton is located in the southern part of Weston County, Wyoming, United States, one mile south of State Highway 450. It is within the boundaries of the Thunder Basin National Grassland.
From Wikipedia, "Clareton, Wyoming", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Clareton, 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 Clareton is

USGS topographic map around Clareton — USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

4 historic USGS maps cover Clareton

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.

1955 Newcastle sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1958 Newcastle sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1979 Newcastle sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
1982 Clareton sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download

Directions

Getting there

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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 Clareton

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Wyoming index.

Tubb Town28.8 mi E · Weston
Cambria29.3 mi NE · Weston

Sources

Wikipedia, "Clareton, Wyoming": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q16987498.
USGS GNIS 1597258.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).