Name: Elkol

 

County: Lincoln

 

Authority Name: Elkol (Wyo.)

 

GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1103645W

Latitude: 414326N

 

Legal Description:

 

Elevation: 6909/2106

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Populated Place

 

Origin of Name:

Established in 1908. Name derived from the word “elk” of Elk Mountain nearby.

Source: WPA

 

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History:

Elkol Post Office was established in April, 1909 in Uinta County. It was discontinued in Mary, 1968 and its mail then handled by the Diamondville Post Office.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

 

Postoffice in Uinta County.  

Source: Wyoming State Business Directory, 1910-11 

 

Postoffice in Lincoln County, 9 miles southwest of Kemmerer, the county seat and nearest banking point. Diamondville is the nearest railroad point. Coal mining is the principal industry. Population 118.

Source: Wyoming State Business Directory, 1922

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Elkol

 

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