Lightning Flat
A historical populated place in Crook County, Wyoming, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.
Location Record
Names and historical notes
Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.
GNIS description
The geographic coordinates are not precise, but are very close; the community was in the immediate vicinity.
GNIS historical note
The community apparently existed from at least 1922 through 1926 when a newspaper, The Lightening Flat Flash was published.
Source editions and recorded citations
Feature ID 2576304. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.
GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.
- Map Wyoming Department of Transportation 2009-01-01 00:00:00 State Highway Map
Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.