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History · Vista West

Half of Vista West’s homes were built after 1977

Most of Vista West was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1977. Below: maps from 1950 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Vista West’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 Vista West are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Vista West’s history is told.

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The story so far

Vista West, in brief

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

Vista West is a census-designated place (CDP) in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Casper, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 951 at the 2010 census.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 951 in 2010, 940 in 2020.

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

By decade

Vista West, decade by decade

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On the map

Vista West on the map, 1950 to 1984

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

Vista West on the 1950 USGS mapVista West on the 1961 USGS mapVista West on the 1971 USGS mapVista West on the 1984 USGS map1950Goose Egg 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 Vista West.

Famous people

Famous people close to Vista West

Nobody well known was born in Vista West 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.

MillsIts storyDMountain ViewIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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 (5), 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.