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Wyoming Counties
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Wyoming Counties
There are 23 counties in the state of Wyoming. There were originally five counties in the
Wyoming Territory: Laramie and Carter, established in 1867; Carbon and Albany established in 1868; and Uinta, an
annexed portion of Utah and Idaho, extending from Montana (including Yellowstone Park) to the Wyoming-Utah
boundary. On July 10, 1890, Wyoming was admitted to the Union with thirteen counties. |
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Sheridan County, Wyoming
Sheridan County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Sheridan
Year Organized: 1888
Square Miles: 2,527
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Court House: 244 S. Main St.
County Courthouse
Sheridan, WY 82801-4833
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Named in honor of General Philip Sheridan of Civil War fame.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Sheridan County was organized in 1888.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,527 sq mi (6,545 kmē) making it over 1000
square miles larger than the state of Rhode Island. 2,523 sq mi (6,535 kmē) of it is land, and 4 sq mi (10 kmē) of
it (0.15%) is water.
Sheridan County is located halfway between Yellowstone National Park and the Black Hills of South Dakota, at the
base of the majestic Big Horn Mountains. Sheridan is surrounded by historic spots: Fort Phil Kearny to the south,
Little Big Horn Battlefield to the north, the Medicine Wheel to the west and Devil's Tower to the east. Interstate
90, U.S. Highways 14, 14A and 87 provide access to Sheridan County.
Neighboring Counties:
- Big Horn County, Montana (north)
- Powder River County, Montana (northeast)
- Campbell County (east)
- Johnson County (south)
- Big Horn County (west)
Cities and Towns:
| - Clearmont |
town |
Incorporated Area |
| - Dayton |
town |
Incorporated Area |
| - Ranchester |
town |
Incorporated Area |
| - Sheridan (County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
Sheridan County, Wyoming!
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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