Name: Carbon County

 

County: Carbon

 

Authority Name: Carbon County (Wyo.)

 

GNIS Entry 

 

Longitude: 1065002W

Latitude: 414000N

 

Elevation: 6850/2088

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Feature Type: County

 

Origin of Name:

Received its name from the rich supply of coal which occurs within its boundaries. Organized in 1870, Carbon County was one of the four original counties existing when the Territory of Wyoming was created, and, at that time, included within its area more than one fifth of the area of the state. County seat is in Rawlins.

 

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