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  

 

County in Wyoming, named from the range of mountains, which took their name from the sheep which were found in them. The Indian (Absaroka) name of the mountains was ahsahta, meaning "big head."

Source: Gannett

 

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Alternative Spellings: Bighorn

 

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Places of Big Horn County