Ranchester, Wyoming

About Ranchester

Set in the northern part of Wyoming, Ranchester is a small town with an estimated population of 1,176.

Ranchester holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.71 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,656 residents per square mile.

📰 Ranchester News Today

• Ranchester fire chief warns ballot measures could cut district budget WyomingNews.com · Oct 10
• High Winds Tip Over Vehicles And Cause Damage To Ranchester Area Sheridan Media · Jul 20
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Ranchester, Wyoming - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 9
• Fossils and the future: Natural History Museum of Wyoming adds Ranchester location The Sheridan Press · May 23
• Irene Emily Cross Obituary (2026) - Sheridan, WY - Sheridan Funeral Home & Cremation Services Legacy | Obituary · Aug 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Wyoming headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Ranchester Unique

• The only place in America named Ranchester — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern Wyoming, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Wyoming — one of 205 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Ranchester

• Innominate Coffehouse & Bakery — coffee shop (café)
• Hooting Owl Cafe — american (café)
• The Dry Bean Coffee Shed — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ranchester

• Connor Battlefield State Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Ranchester

• Slack Elementary
• Tongue River Elementary
• Tongue River Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Ranchester

🏘️ Nearby Communities