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History · Mountain View

The history of Mountain View

Below: maps from 1952 on.

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What stands out about Mountain View’s past

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

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The story so far

Mountain View, in brief

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

Mountain View is a census-designated place in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Casper, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 96 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 96 to 67 (-30%).

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

By decade

Mountain View, decade by decade

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On the map

Mountain View on the map, 1952 to 1971

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

Mountain View on the 1952 USGS mapMountain View on the 1960 USGS mapMountain View on the 1971 USGS map1952Bishop 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 Mountain View.

Famous people

Famous people close to Mountain View

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

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Lynne CheneySecond Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2… · b. 1941
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Matthew ShepardAmerican LGBT student and murder victim · b. 1976
Tom CoburnAmerican politician and physician · b. 1948
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Jim J. BullockAmerican actor and comedian · b. 1955
Anne Gorsuch BurfordAmerican politician and attorney · b. 1942
John HoffmanAmerican politician · b. 1965
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Vista WestIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMillsIts storyD

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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 Wikimedia Commons (6) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.