Name: Alcova

 

County: Natrona

 

Authority Name:

 

GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1064259W

Latitude: 423308N

 

Legal Description:

 

Elevation: 5371/1637

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Populated Place, Post Office

 

Origin of Name:

Town, dam, and mineral hot springs on the Platte River. Named ‘Hot Springs Gate’ by Fremont. Alcova takes its name from the fact that it is a nest of coves. 

Source: WPA

 

So named because it is a nest of coves.

Source: Annals 14(3)

 

Other Names: Hot Springs Gate

 

Alternative Spellings:

 

History:

Alcova Post Office was established on November 18, 1892 with Daniel P. Smith as its postmaster.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

 

Small town and postoffice in Natrona county, 38 miles southwest of Casper, the nearest railroad point. The location of hot springs which flow from 175 to 300 inches and vary in temperature from 100 to 160 degrees. The leading industry is stock raising. Tri-weekly stage to Casper.  

Source: Wyoming State Business Directory, 1910-11 

 

Stories:

 

Maps:

1:24000 Quadrangle: Alcova

 

Newspapers:

 

More Information:  

Christiansen, Cleo. Sagebrush Settlements. Lovell, Wyo.: Cleo Christiansen, 1967. 

Stewart, George R. American Place-Names: A concise and selective dictionary for the Continental United States of America. New York: Oxford University Press, 1970.

 

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