Name: Big Horn County

 

County: Big Horn

 

Authority Name: Big Horn County (Wyo.)

 

GNIS Entry

 

Longitude: 1080502W

Latitude: 443200N 

 

Elevation: 3750/1143

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: County

 

Origin of Name:  

Named from the mountains and town, coming from the Indian word “ahsahta,” the name given the numerous mountain sheep

that thrive in the region. In English the word means “Big Horn” sheep. County seat is in Basin.

Source: WPA

 

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Alternative Spellings: Bighorn

 

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Places (all) 

 

Places by Feature Type:

	Man-Made
Airports	Ghost Towns	Populated Places
Bridges	Levees	Post Offices
Canals	Locales	Ranches
Cemeteries	Mines	Reservoirs
Civil (Counties)	Notable Structures	Schools
Dams	Oilfields	Stations
Forts	Parks	Wells

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	Natural
Arches	Crossings	Ranges
Areas	Falls	Rapids
Arroyos	Flats	Reserves
Bars	Forests	Ridges
Bays	Gaps	Slopes
Basins	Geysers	Springs
Benches	Glaciers	Streams
Bends	Guts	Summits
Capes	Islands	Swamps
Channels	Lakes	Trails
Cliffs	Pillars	Tunnels
Craters	Plains	Valleys

 

 

 

 

 

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