Name: Dubois
County: Fremont
Authority Name: Dubois (Wyo.)
GNIS Entry
Longitude: 1093750W
Latitude: 433201N
Legal Description:
Elevation: 6945/2117
(ft/m)
Feature Type: Populated Place
Origin of Name:
A post office was established at the mouth of Horse Creek, and in choosing a name, there was some discussion as to the best name. One of those present suggested “Dubois,” a family named “Dubois” having land on the Big Thompson in Colorado. A French trapper who was present became so enthusiastic at the suggestion that the name was adopted. Dubois means “the woods” in French. In the early days Dubois was a little "Cow Town" which served as a distributing point for the large cattle outfits which operated in the surrounding territory. Dubois has lakes in its vicinity which number in the hundreds, most of which have not yet been discovered for their possibilities as fishing waters. Many lakes which are easily accessible have been found to be teeming with trout of various sizes, and those lakes which still lie hidden in the vast retreats hold much in store for those fisherman who care to pack farther back into the mountains. The Dubois region is a region of lakes, fed by perpetual snow banks and glaciers.
Source: WPA
Named by the Post Office Department. Several names were sent in but Dubois was decided upon. Senator Dubois of Idaho was prominent at that time and the name was given for him.
Source: Annals 14(3)
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History:
Dubois Post Office was established in August, 1889.
Source: Wyoming Post Offices
An important town, the center of a large stock raising country, in the northwestern part of Fremont County, 85 miles northwest from Lander. Located on Wind River, 200 miles north from Rawlins, 100 miles from Shoshoni, on the Chicago and Northwestern, the nearest railroad point.
Source: Wyoming State Business Directory, 1910-11
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1:24000 Quadrangle: Dubois
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Source: Wyoming State Archives