Name: Glenys

 

County: Laramie

 

Authority Name: Glenys (Wyo.)

 

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Feature Type: Locale

 

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Glenys was a post office in Laramie County from 1919 to 1937, with Emma C. Hixenbaugh as its first postmaster. According to the 1920 Decennial Census, Emma C. and William J Hixenbaugh had a daughter named Glenys G. Hixenbaugh.

Source: Wyoming State Library

 

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Glenys Post Office was established on March 7, 1919 with Emma C. Hixenbaugh as postmaster. It was discontinued on June 15, 1937 and its mail then handled by the Meriden Post Office.

Source: Postoffices of Wyoming

 

A postoffice in laramie County, 45 miles northeast of Cheyenne, the county seat. Hillsdale is the nearest banking point. Farming and stock raising are the principal industries. Population 100. Altitude 5,000 feet.

Source: Wyoming State Business Directory, 1922

 

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