Hiland, Wyoming

Hiland, Wyoming
Unincorporated community
Hiland, Wyoming
Location within the state of Wyoming
Hiland, Wyoming
Hiland, Wyoming (the US)
Coordinates: 43°6′55″N 107°20′56″W / 43.11528°N 107.34889°W / 43.11528; -107.34889Coordinates: 43°6′55″N 107°20′56″W / 43.11528°N 107.34889°W / 43.11528; -107.34889
Country United States
State Wyoming
County Natrona
Elevation 6,004 ft (1,830 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes 82638
GNIS feature ID 1609103[1]

Hiland (also Poison Creek Station, Woolton, or Wolton) is an unincorporated community in western Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along the concurrent U.S. Routes 20 and 26, west of the city of Casper, the county seat of Natrona County.[2] Its elevation is 6,004 feet (1,830 m).[1] Although the Hiland post office closed in 2014, it retains a ZIP code of 82638.[3] Hiland is so named because it formed the highest elevation point within the Wyoming portion of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad:[4] it was originally named Woolton at its founding, with the spelling later changed to Wolton until 1914, when most of Wolton's population moved to Arminto, the new, nearby railhead, and the remaining citizens renamed the town Hiland. As of 2014, the town consisted only of a bar catering to bikers, and an adjacent house.

References

  1. 1 2 "Hiland, Wyoming". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 116.
  3. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ↑ Wyoming Tourism: Hiland


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