Abandoned Record
About Hiland
Hiland (also Poison Creek Station, Woolton, or Wolton) is an unincorporated community in western Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. Hiland has an estimated population of 12.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Hiland, 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 Hiland is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Hiland
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.
- 1952 Hiland sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Arminto sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Arminto sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Arminto sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Lysite sheet, 1:100,000 · 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 Hiland
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Wyoming index.
- Hoshoni39.5 mi W · Fremont
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Hiland": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Hiland, Wyoming": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5760791.
- USGS GNIS 1609103.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).