Jay Em is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in northern Goshen County, Wyoming

Wyoming

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, United States

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, just below the headwaters of the Rawhide Creek. It lies along U.S. Route 85

U.S. Route 85

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 north of the city of Torrington

Torrington, Wyoming

Torrington is a city in and the county seat of Goshen County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 5,776 at the 2000 census. Torrington is the home of Eastern Wyoming College....

, the county seat

County seat

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 of Goshen County. Its elevation is 4,590 feet (1,399 m). Although Jay Em is unincorporated, it has a post office

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, with the ZIP code

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 of 82219. The center of the community is included in the Jay Em Historic District

Jay Em Historic District

The Jay Em Historic District comprises the abandoned center of the village of Jay Em, Wyoming. The town was planned and established by Lake Harris between 1912 and 1915 as a service town supporting ranchers in the surrounding area...

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Public education in the community of Jay Em is provided by Goshen County School District #1

Goshen County School District Number 1

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