Abandoned Record
About Sage
Sage is a ghost town in the far southwestern part of Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. US Route 30 is the major road, which leads north 19 miles (31 km) to Cokeville and east 25 miles (40 km) to Kemmerer.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Sage, 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 Sage is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Sage
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.
- 1954 Sage sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Ogden sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Ogden sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Ogden sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1979 Kemmerer sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Sage 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 Sage
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Wyoming index.
- Bear River29.9 mi S · Uinta
- Opal32.7 mi E · Lincoln
- Almy33.4 mi S · Uinta
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Sage": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Sage, Wyoming": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q19877656.
- USGS GNIS 1597485.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).