In May, 1909, the town of Wyopow was created. It was located near Lander.
On July 15, the pipe line around which the town was built, was completed
and a celebration held. The town became known as Wyopo shortly after this
event.
What is Wyoming Places?
Wyoming Places is a source for information on Wyoming place names. It is a
project of the Wyoming State Library and the University of Wyoming Libraries using
sources available from the collections of the libraries, the Wyoming State Archives
and other research facilities.
Official Geographic names are designated by the US Board on Geographic Names in
partnership with the Wyoming Geographic Names Board. This project uses the official
names but tells the stories about the names. Often there is more than one story about
how a place got its name or a place has more than one name.
You can search the wiki using the box in the top right corner of every page or the
Search our Wiki link. You can also browse the Wiki by County, Feature, or
Alphabetically.
Wyoming Places works best if you use Internet Explorer for your browser. It also works with
Firefox, although some of the formatting is lost.
Wyoming Places is a work in progress. Some of the tables do not have links yet
and there are many places that are not described. Please contact us if you have additions
or corrections.