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Trails to the Past
Being a County
Administrator is fun and rewarding. If you have an
interest in the history of Wyoming and the genealogy of
it's residents please consider it. If you think
"there is no way I can do this" there are many people
ready and willing and able to help you. It's not
near as difficult as you might think.
My name is Marie Miller and
as your Lincoln County
Wyoming Administrator if you have any Obituaries, News clippings,
Death, Marriage, Birth or any other
information Feel free to email me with your
contributions.
Organized from Uinta in
1913. First individuals came as trappers, explorers, and
settlers. Oregon, Mormon and California Trails cross
this area. The county covers from the West border of
Wyoming past Opal and From Afton South of Kemmerer. The
major industries are ranching, farming, mining, gas and
oil production, and numerous production plants. Bridger
National Forest covers part of Lincoln County. Fossil
Butte National Monument is located west of Kemmerer and
is a large collection for public view of Fossils. The
road from Kemmerer to Afton is one of the major routes
to Yellowstone National Park. The area has mountains,
desert, and farm land. The terrain is ever changing and
beautiful with something for all
individuals.
The county seat of Lincoln
County is Kemmerer it was founded in 1897 by Patrick J.
Quealy and was named after a Pennsylvania coal magnate
Mahlon S. Kemmerer who was also a financier of Patrick
J. Quealy's
Kemmerer is an incorporated town.
The towns of Lincoln County are as follows:
Kemmerer, Afton, Cokeville, Diamondville, Opal,
Labarge, Starvalley Ranch, Thane. Census
designated place are as follows: Alpine Northeast,
Alpine Northwest, Auburn, Bedford, Etna, Fairview,
Fontenelle, Grover, Oakley, Smoot, Taylor,
Turnerville
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ON LINE DATA
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Adjacent
Counties
Rich County Utah
Bear Lake County
Idaho
Caribou County
Idaho
Bonneville County
Idaho
Five Generations
in One Family At Sage
Lincoln county
claims the distinction of having representatives
of five generations in one of its families. Four
generations are rather unusual, but there are
very few instances of five living
representatives of as many
generations.
In line of descendents,
the great-great grandmother is Mrs. Hunt, aged
87, of Sage, the great-grandmother is Mrs. Julia
Thompson, while next in line is Mrs. Nellie
Keen, the grandmother followed by Mrs. Harry
Julian, then the three months old son of the
latter represents the fifth.
Kemmerer Republican Friday, January
3, 1919
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Saturday, 13-Aug-2011
15:21:10 MDT by Wyoming State
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