Importance Places in Lincoln County
PLACES IN LINCOLN
| Adaville | open around 1880, closer to Ham's Fork and Oregon Trail |
| Afton | a town located at mouth of Swift Creek Canyon |
| Alpine | located north of Afton |
| Amesville | is a small community located north of Etna |
| Auburn | was originally named Stump Creek |
| Bedford | Community located near the mouth of Strawberry Canyon |
| Belview | was originally named Cottonwood, then name changed to Smoot |
| Blazon | mining community just south of Kemmerer |
| Border | A Rail station located on the Idaho/Wyoming border |
| Brilliant Mine #8 | North of Cumberland #2 Mine |
| California Trail | Part of this trail travelled by Emigrants to the west passes through Lincoln County |
| Charleston | Post Office in Star Valley in 1881 |
| Cokeville | orginally named Smith's Fork. Established in 1874 and lies south of Star Valley |
| Conroy | West of Kemmerer, around 1910 |
| Cottonwood | Renamed Smoot. Also known as Belview |
| Cumberland | mining community south of Kemmerer |
| Diamondville | named for the diamond-like coal from mines. Settled in 1868. Situated closed to Kemmerer |
| Elkol | mining community south of Kemmerer, opened 1908 by Elk Coal Company |
| Emigrant Springs on the Slate Creek Cutoff of Emigrant Trail | Site where Emigrants wrote names or initials, sometimes dates and places on the side of a hill |
| Etna | named because it was easy to pronounce and short |
| Fairview | named by citizens |
| Fossil | rail station near Fossil Butte |
| Fossil Butte Monument | National Monument west of Kemmerer known for the Fossils |
| Freedom | Named because of location of town, straddles two states and three counties. Site of the town is in the lower valley near Tincup, along the west hills. |
| Frontier | coal mining community just north of Kemmerer |
| Gardner's Fork | Renamed Tincup. Located to the north of Freedom. |
| Glen | also known as Ulet. Located north of Freedom |
| Glenco | renamed Thayne. Changed to end possible confusion with mining community in lower Lincoln County by same name |
| Glenco | Mining town established in 1902. Mined Coal. |
| Gomer | Named after Gomer Reese. Existed between 1932 through 1947 |
| Grover | Named in 1888 after President Grover Cleveland. |
| Ham's Fork | Named after Trapper Zacharias Ham in 1824, near Kemmerer |
| Kemmerer | Named for M.S. Kemmerer. Started in 1897 |
| Lander Trail | part of this trail passes through the upper part of Lincoln County |
| Nugget | Rail Station West of Kemmerer |
| Oakley | considered a suburb of Diamondville, 2 1/2 miles south of Kemmerer |
| Opal | Train Station located between Kemmerer and Green River |
| Oregon Trail | Part of the trail passed through Lincoln County |
| Radiant | Mine south of Kemmerer between 1947 through 1949 |
| Smoot | Originally named Cottonwood. also known as Belview prior to 1900 |
| Star Valley | originally named Salt River Valley. Named by Moses Thatcher in 1880. |
| Stump Creek | Renamed Auburn. Named after J. M. Stump |
| Sublet #5 | Closed 1932 |
| Suzie | North of Kemmerer, Closed in 1946. |
| TinCup | Also know as Gardner's Fork. Name also spelt Tin Cup |
| Thayne | Named after the Thayne family |
| Turnerville | Located south of Bedford, named for William Turner the first resident of Community |
| Twin Creek | Union Pacific coal camp west of Kemmerer |
| Ulet | Area located north of Freedom, also know as Glen |
| Waterfall | rail road water station east of Kemmerer |
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