THE FONTENELLE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Rolling Sagebrush Steppe setting.
Fontenelle CDP has 3.48 square miles of land in Lincoln County. Its Census reference point is in Rolling Sagebrush Steppe, within Wyoming Basin.
A broad dry basin is interrupted by hills and low mountains. Grassland and shrubland dominate the regional setting between the more heavily forested surrounding ranges.
Regional context: Wyoming Basin ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Fontenelle and Lincoln County
Fontenelle is associated with Lincoln County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Fontenelle by land and water
The Census records 0.13 square miles of water within Fontenelle, or 3.5% of its total area. It is 3 percentage points higher than the 0.5% recorded for Lincoln County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Fontenelle CDP has 3.7 times the land area of nearby La Barge town (0.94 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

