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History · Hyattville

Hyattville’s post office opened in 1887, and 47% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1979 on.

1887first post office
0on the National Register
47%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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Quick answers

How Hyattville began

When was Hyattville founded?

1887

The Hyattville post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 79139 years
Founding year: the first Hyattville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Hyattville’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Hyattville’s homes were built before 1944.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hyattville’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewAsa Shinn Mercer's gravestone at Hyattv…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story so far

Hyattville, in brief

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

Hyattville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 75 at the 2010 census.

Its first post office opened in 1887. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 75 to 79 (+5%).

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

Timeline

Hyattville, 1887 to 1979

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1887Post officeThe Hyattville post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1918In the archiveAsa Shinn Mercer's gravestone at Hyattville Cemetery, Wyoming, probably 1918
  5. 1979On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Hyattville, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1910s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1910s1 item
Asa Shinn Mercer's gravestone at Hyattville Cemetery, Wyoming, probably 1918c. 1918Asa Shinn Mercer's gravestone at Hyattville Cemetery,…
1920s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today1 recent
WYMap-doton-Hyattville2004WYMap-doton-Hyattville
On the map

Hyattville on the map in 1979

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hyattville.

Hyattville on the 1979 USGS map1979Worland sheet · 1:100,000

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

Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Asa Shinn Mercer's gravestone at Hyattville Cemetery, Wyoming, probably 1918
Retake this viewAsa Shinn Mercer's gravestone at Hyattville Cemetery, Wyoming, probably 1918, c. 1918

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Famous people

Famous people close to Hyattville

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

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Aaron HueyAmerican photojournalist · b. 1975
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Bobby MallonAmerican actor · b. 1919
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Jim CrawfordAmerican football player · b. 1935
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Bill WilkinsonAmerican baseball player · b. 1964
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Debbie HammonsAmerican politician · b. 1950
Gail CogdillAmerican football player · b. 1937

Questions about Hyattville’s history

What year was Hyattville founded?

The Hyattville post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Sources

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 Wikimedia Commons (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.