Name: Fenton

 

County: Big Horn, Park

 

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Longitude:  1083428W

Latitude: 442353N 

 

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Elevation: 4711/1436

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Feature Type: Populated Place

 

Origin of Name:

Amelia Cunnington, first postmaster of Fenton Post Office, was the mother of two sons, Jack and Robert Fenton.

Source: Northern Wyoming Herald, September 8, 1911

 

"Robert Fenton, a prominent farmer and raiser of well-bred stock in Bighorn county near the town of Fenton, of which his mother was the first postmistress and which was named in his honor, is a native of England where he was born on July 28, 1861, the son of John and Amelia (Fenton) Fenton, also natives of that country and scions of families which had lived there from time immemorial. In 1870 his father died in his native land, and in 1875 the mother came with her family to the United States. Soon after her arrival in this country Mrs. Fenton married with Jacob Cunnington. Four years later they reached Wyoming and located at Lander where they remained for some years, after which they lived for some time in turn in Washington, Utah, Oregon and Idaho. In 1887 Mr. Cunnington was killed by the fall of a horse which he was riding, and one year afterwards, in 1888, Mrs. Cunnington and children located where they now live on Grey Bull River."

Source: Progressive Men

 

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Alternative Spellings: Fenten

 

History:

Fenton Post Office was established on September 13, 1889 with Amelia Cunnington as its postmaster. It was discontinued on September 30, 1909 and its mail then handled by Burlington Post Office.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

 

Small town in Big Horn County, 25 miles northeast of Meeteetse and 30 miles west from Basin. Stockraising the principal industry.

Source: Wyoming State Business Directory, 1910-11 

 

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