Bairoil, WY

Bairoil is a town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The 2020 census counted 68 residents. Bairoil was incorporated in 1980. Bairoil was formed by former sheep rancher Charles M. Zoned campuses include Rawlins Elementary School, Rawlins Middle School, and Rawlins High School. The through line in Bairoil is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Bairoil makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. Bair was the first to drill oil in this area and started the Bair Oil Company for which the town was named. Bairoil is located on the northeast edge of the Great Divide Basin.