Today, it’s easy to romanticize frontier life. Carefree days chasing dreams, living off the land, and making your own way in the world. However, all it takes is a little bit of thinking to bring you crashing down from your daydream, because life on the plains and in the mountains was difficult. The sheer number of abandoned settlements and ghost towns in Wyoming tell that tale – one of suffering, struggle, and often, tragedy. Visit one of these towns to see first hand the difficult life pioneers faced.
Gebo, Wyoming is a collection of ghost town ruins near Thermopolis in Hot Springs County.
Facebook / Abandoned Rockies Getting here is a challenge - be sure to have a high clearance vehicle, and it’s recommended you travel in a group.
This now abandoned village was once a bustling town of 20,000 people, brought together by a vibrant mining industry.
Facebook / Gebo, Wyoming Gebo was once the center of the county! Those who grew up in the area tell stories of the busy town, and know the history of the remaining buildings.
Today, the town sits abandoned, only visited by those looking to glimpse at Wyoming history.
Facebook / Ghost Towns Yesterday & Today The ruins have been worn down by the Wyoming wind and sun, but it is worth a visit if you enjoy looking into the past.
The creepiest part of a visit to Gebo is strolling through the cemetery.
Facebook / Gebo, Wyoming This small collection of graves is a testament to those who spent their lives out here in the harsh Wyoming hills.
This small, chilling graveyard tells of the rough pioneer life - the vast majority of the graves here belong to young children.
Facebook / Gebo Wyoming When families moved out here, or children were born to mining families, they often struggled. There were not many amenities on the frontier, and healthcare was primitive at best.
Cradles and children’s beds sit on many of the gravesites, a reminder that live out West was more often a challenge than a delight.
Facebook / Best of Forgotten Wyoming If you visit Gebo on a quiet day, you may be able to hear singing, cooing, and the wails of young children - it’s truly an eerie experience.
Wyoming’s ghost towns are sure interesting to visit. If you love tracking down our early history, You’ll Love Driving Through This Eerie Wyoming County Full Of Ghost Towns.
Facebook / Abandoned Rockies
Getting here is a challenge - be sure to have a high clearance vehicle, and it’s recommended you travel in a group.
Facebook / Gebo, Wyoming
Gebo was once the center of the county! Those who grew up in the area tell stories of the busy town, and know the history of the remaining buildings.
Facebook / Ghost Towns Yesterday & Today
The ruins have been worn down by the Wyoming wind and sun, but it is worth a visit if you enjoy looking into the past.
This small collection of graves is a testament to those who spent their lives out here in the harsh Wyoming hills.
Facebook / Gebo Wyoming
When families moved out here, or children were born to mining families, they often struggled. There were not many amenities on the frontier, and healthcare was primitive at best.
Facebook / Best of Forgotten Wyoming
If you visit Gebo on a quiet day, you may be able to hear singing, cooing, and the wails of young children - it’s truly an eerie experience.
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