Bairoil Map
Bairoil is a town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 97 at the 2000 census.
Bairoil was formed by former sheep rancher Charles M. Bair around 1916. Bair was the first to drill oil in this area and started the Bair Oil Company for which the town was named. The post office was established in 1924 and the town was eventually incorporated in 1980. A hang-gliding world record was set in 1989 by Kevin Christopherson, who rode an updraft 287 miles (462 km) from Bairoil to North Dakota.
Bairoil is located at 42°14?23?N 107°33?33?W / 42.23972°N 107.55917°W / 42.23972; -107.55917 (42.239590, -107.559273).