Name: Gramm

 

County: Albany

 

Authority Name:

 

GNIS Entry

 

Longitude: 1060745W

Latitude:  410218N

 

Legal Description:

 

Elevation: 8934/2723

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Populated Place

 

Origin of Name:

Named after Otto Gramm of the tie cutting business.

Source: WPA

 

Other Names:

 

Alternative Spellings:

 

History:

Gramm Post Office was established on January 18, 1915 with Edward A. Conwell as its first postmaster. It was discontinued on March 31, 1926 after which its mail was handled by Foxpark Post Office.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

 

A village on the Colorado, Wyoming and Eastern Railway, 64 miles southwest of Laramie, the county seat and nearest banking point.

Source: Laramie City and Albany County Directory, 1924-25

 

Stories:

 

Maps:

1:24000 Map Name: Foxpark

 

Newspapers:

 

More Information:

Duncan, Mel. Place Names of the Medicine Bow National Forest. Jelm, Wyo.: Jelm Mountain Publications, 1992.

 

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