Name: Bedford

County: Lincoln

Authority Name: Bedford (Wyo.)

GNIS Entry

Longitude:  1105600W

Latitude: 425358N

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Elevation: 6286/1916

(ft/m)

Feature Type: Populated Place

Origin of Name:

Named by Bishop Preston of the Mormon Church for his former home in Bedford, England.   

Source: WPA

Named by Bishop Preston of the Mormon Church for his former home.

Source: Annals 14(3)

Named by William Preston, presiding bishop of the LDS Church in memory of his home town, Bedford, VA. Post office was established in 1898 with Charles G. Heiner as postmaster.  

Source: Star Valley and its Communities

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History:

Bedford Post Office was established in February, 1898.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

Small town and postoffice in Uinta County, 13 miles north from Afton and 64 miles from Montpelier, Idaho, the nearest railroad point. Located in Star River Valley, with fine scenery and pure water.

Source: Wyoming State Business Directory, 1910-11 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Thayne East

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