Name: Careyhurst

 

County: Converse 

 

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GNIS Entry

 

Longitude: 1054029W 

Latitude: 425057N

 

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Elevation:  4947/1508

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Locale

 

Origin of Name:

Careyhurst was named after the late Joseph M. Carey, founder of one of Wyoming's first families, and a man who served his state as both governor and senator and whose son, Robert D. Carey, also filled both high positions. Joseph Carey originally was a young lawyer in Philadelphia who stumped the east for General Grant during the latter's successful campaign for the presidency. As a reward, young Carey was appointed territorial district attorney for Wyoming.

Source: WPA

 

Named for Hon. John (sic) M. Carey, United States Senator from Wyoming, who owned large tracts of land along the Platte River in this vicinity.

Source: Stennett

 

One of the largest ranches in Wyoming, the estate of Senator Robert D. Carey who served as U.S. Senator from 1931 to 1936. Its 15,000 acres of grassland, sprawling over the entire Boxelder Valley, were originally part of the CY holdings of the senator's father, Judge Joseph M. Carey.

Source: Wyoming Guide

 

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History:

Careyhurst Post Office was established in December, 1896. It was discontinued in August, 1945 and the mail then handled by the Glenrock Post Office.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

 

Postoffice and station on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway in Converse County. 10 miles east of Glenrock.

Source: Wyoming State Business Directory, 1910-11

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Careyhurst

 

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