:Horse Creek, Wyoming

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Horse Creek is an unincorporated community in western Laramie County, Wyoming, United States. It lies between Horse Creek to the north, and the South Fork of Horse Creek to the south, along WYO 211 northwest of the city of Cheyenne, the county seat of Laramie County.Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 116. Its elevation is 6,506 feet (1,983 m). Although Horse Creek is unincorporated, it has its own ZIP code of 82061.[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=82061 Zip Code Lookup] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615075049/http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=82061 |date=2011-06-15 }} It had a post office until the early 2010s, when it closed due to an emergency operational issue.{{cite news |title=Post Offices: Things could become clearer this week |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/casper-star-tribune/128091601/ |access-date=July 12, 2023 |work=Casper Star-Tribune |date=May 8, 2012 |via=Newspapers.com}} As of the 2010 census, Horse Creek had an estimated population of 39.[https://www.census.gov Community Facts - 2010 Demographic Profile] Retrieved 2015-07-06

Tony and Marian Schepp operated a general store, bar, and automobile garage in Horse Creek from 1948 until 1981. The bar, known as Schepp's Corner, was a gathering place for workers at the nearby Great Western Limestone Mine until it closed in 1978. Candace and David Kirkman of North Carolina bought the entire town in 1989; their purchase was inspired by Candace's childhood dream of moving to Wyoming.{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Maria C. |title=A town to call their own |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record/128091464/ |access-date=July 12, 2023 |work=News & Record |date=October 3, 1989 |page=A11 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news |title=Horse Creek to get second life from North Carolinians |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/casper-star-tribune-schepps-sold-to-kirk/121286805/ |access-date=July 12, 2023 |work=Casper Star-Tribune |agency=Associated Press |date=September 17, 1989 |page=B1 |via=Newspapers.com}}

Public education in the community of Horse Creek is provided by Laramie County School District #1.