Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · Carbon County, Wyoming

Shirley Basin

Company-owned mining town.

Record

About Shirley Basin

Shirley Basin, Wyoming was a company-owned uranium-mining town located about 40 miles (64 km) south of Casper, Wyoming. The town was established in the 1960s, when Utah Mining, a subsidiary of Utah Construction Company began extracting uranium in the area.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Shirley Basin, 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 Shirley Basin is

USGS topographic map around Shirley Basin
USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

6 historic USGS maps cover Shirley Basin

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.

Directions

Getting there

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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 Shirley Basin

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Wyoming index.

Sources

Sources

  1. ghosttowns.com, "Shirley Basin": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
  2. Wikipedia, "Shirley Basin, Wyoming": coordinates and summary.
  3. Wikidata Q22073502.
  4. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  5. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).