Four Corners, Wyoming
Encyclopedia
Four Corners is a small unincorporated town
in Weston County, Wyoming
, United States
. It is located in the Black Hills
of northeastern Wyoming
, at the intersection of U.S. Route 85
and Wyoming Highway 585. It is located north of Newcastle
, southeast of Sundance
, and southwest of Lead, South Dakota
. Originally a stage station on the famous stagecoach road Cheyenne Black Hills Stage Route
connecting Cheyenne
and the Union Pacific Railroad
with the gold fields of Deadwood
, it is today the site of a small store, bed-and-breakfast, and post office serving nearby ranches, vacation homes, and tourist camps. Camp Mallo and Russian Camp
are nearby.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Weston County, Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located in the Black Hills
Black Hills
The Black Hills are a small, isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming, USA. Set off from the main body of the Rocky Mountains, the region is something of a geological anomaly—accurately described as an "island of...
of northeastern Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
, at the intersection of U.S. Route 85
U.S. Route 85
U.S. Route 85 is a north–south United States highway that runs for in the Mountain - Northern Plains states of the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the United States-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, connecting with Mexican Federal Highway 45...
and Wyoming Highway 585. It is located north of Newcastle
Newcastle, Wyoming
Newcastle is a city in and the county seat of Weston County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 3,065 at the 2000 census.- Geography :Newcastle is located at...
, southeast of Sundance
Sundance
Sundance Resort is a ski resort located northeast of Provo, Utah, spanning over on the slopes of Mount Timpanogos in Utah's Wasatch Range. Snow skiing began on the site in 1944...
, and southwest of Lead, South Dakota
Lead, South Dakota
Lead is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 3,124 at the 2010 census. Lead is located in western South Dakota, in the Black Hills near the Wyoming state line.-History:...
. Originally a stage station on the famous stagecoach road Cheyenne Black Hills Stage Route
Cheyenne-Black Hills Stage Route and Rawhide Buttes and Running Water Stage Stations
The Rawhide Buttes Stage Station, the Running Water Stage Station and the Cheyenne-Black Hills Stage Route comprise a historic district that commemorates the stage coach route between Cheyenne, Wyoming and Deadwood, South Dakota...
connecting Cheyenne
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the...
and the Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
with the gold fields of Deadwood
Deadwood, South Dakota
Deadwood is a city in South Dakota, United States, and the county seat of Lawrence County. It is named for the dead trees found in its gulch. The population was 1,270 according to a 2010 census...
, it is today the site of a small store, bed-and-breakfast, and post office serving nearby ranches, vacation homes, and tourist camps. Camp Mallo and Russian Camp
Russian Camp
Russian Camp, also known as the Mallo Hotel or Mallo Camp Motel, is located east of Four Corners, Wyoming in Weston County in northeastern Wyoming, just west of the South Dakota border in the Black Hills....
are nearby.