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History · El Rancho

The history of El Rancho

Below: maps from 1950 on.

0on the National Register
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What stands out about El Rancho’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of El Rancho are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

El Rancho, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of El Rancho yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

El Rancho is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Platte County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 18. The community is in northern Platte County, on the west side of Interstate 25. Access is from Exit 94 (Wyoming Highway 319). Wheatland, the county seat, is 15 miles (24 km) to the south, and Glendo is 17 miles (27 km) to the north.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

El Rancho on the map, 1950 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of El Rancho. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

El Rancho on the 1950 USGS mapEl Rancho on the 1981 USGS map1950Coleman Butte sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of El Rancho.

Famous people

Famous people close to El Rancho

Nobody well known was born in El Rancho itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Frank HopkinsAmerican horseman · b. 1865
Jim GeringerAmerican politician · b. 1944
Innis P. SwiftUnited States Army general · b. 1882
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Corey BramletAmerican football quarterback · b. 1983
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Clyde VermilyeaUnited States Marine Corps general · b. 1937
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Warren G. BrownAmerican rodeo performer · b. 1921

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.