Abandoned Record
About Jay Em
Jay Em is an unincorporated community in northern Goshen County, Wyoming, United States, just below the headwaters of the Rawhide Creek, on the old Texas Trail. It lies along U.S. Route 85, 35 miles north of the city of Torrington, the county seat of Goshen County.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Jay Em, 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 Jay Em is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Jay Em
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.
- 1896 Patrick sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Torrington sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Torrington sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1974 Jay Em sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1978 Torrington sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1990 Jay Em sheet, 1:24,000 · 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 Jay Em
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Wyoming index.
- Sunrise19.2 mi SW · Platte
- Van Tassell19.9 mi NE · Niobrara
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Jay Em": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Jay Em, Wyoming": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6166589.
- USGS GNIS 1590066.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).