Glendo

History

The town was incorporated in 1922. The California Trail, Oregon Trail and Mormon Trail passed south of Glendo. The Overland Stage Line also passed south of Glendo. It was in a cabin near the town that William L. Carlisle, one of America's last train robbers, was captured in December 1919 after a shoot-out with the posse pursuing him. On August 21, 2017, Glendo was directly in the middle of the path of a total solar eclipse, the first over the continental United States since 1979. Like many locations inside the path of totality, thousands of eager tourists and eclipse chasers flocked into Glendo to witness the event.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  260
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  235
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  235
• Yellow Warbler

  Setophaga petechia (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  172
• American White Pelican

  Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  169
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  162
• Western Meadowlark

  Sturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 · Aves
  159
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  141

Largest nearby schools

• Glendo Elementary
  Elementary · Glendo · 22 students · 11:1 ratio
• Glendo High School
  High · Glendo · 8 students · 4:1 ratio
• Glendo Junior High School
  Middle · Glendo

Most recent

• M 2.6 — 2025-05-28
  9 km ENE of Glendo, Wyoming
• M 2.7 — 2021-09-12
  19 km ENE of Hartville, Wyoming
• M 3.8 — 2021-08-02
  12 km NW of Rolling Hills, Wyoming
• M 3.2 — 2020-07-22
  16 km NW of Rolling Hills, Wyoming
• M 3.5 — 2019-09-27
  9 km SW of Manville, Wyoming
• M 2.9 — 2019-09-07
  23 km WSW of Esterbrook, Wyoming