Abandoned Record
About Monarch
Monarch is an unincorporated community in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. Monarch is located along Interstate 90, 8.3 miles (13.4 km) north-northwest of Sheridan.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Monarch, 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 Monarch is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Monarch
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.
- 1895 Dayton sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1901 Dayton sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Sheridan sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Sheridan sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Sheridan sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Monarch sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1970 Burgess Junction sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1979 Burgess Junction 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.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Monarch": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Monarch, Wyoming": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6897975.
- USGS GNIS 1597415.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).