Abandoned Record
About New Fork
New Fork is a ghost town in Sublette County, Wyoming, United States, near Boulder. It was one of the earliest settlements in the upper Green River valley.
This is a site record: what public sources say about New Fork, 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 New Fork is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover New Fork
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 Lander sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Lander sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Lander sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Boulder sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Pinedale 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 New Fork
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Wyoming index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "New Fork, Wyoming": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q14714815.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).