Name: Alpine

 

County: Lincoln

 

Authority Name: Alpine (Wyo.)

 

GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:1110105W

Latitude: 430949N

 

Legal Description:

 

Elevation:

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Feature Type: Populated Place, Post Office

 

Origin of Name:

... so named because of its mountainous surface ... Many places in the United States bear this name in reference to their elevation.

Source: Gannett, 1905

 

The mountain peaks invest the point with an Alpine beauty.

Source: WPA

 

Other Names:

 

Alternative Spellings:

 

History:

Alpine Post Office was established in Bonneville County, Idaho on August 7, 1918. Mabel Kizer was the first postmaster. Its location went back and forth between Bonneville County and Alpine a number of times until August 31, 1959 when it was discontinued. Its mail was then handled by the Thayne Post Office.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

 

Stories:

 

Maps:

1:24000 Quadrangle: Alpine

 

Newspapers:

 

More Information:

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

 

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