Name: Himes

 

County: Big Horn

 

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Longitude: 1081056W

Latitude: 444252N

 

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Elevation:  3734/1138

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Feature Type: Locale, Railroad Siding

 

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History:

Himes Post Office was established on July 22, 1908 with Christina Gerber as its first postmaster. It was discontinued on March 15, 1939 and its mail then handled by the Kane Post Office.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

 

New postoffice in Big Horn County. Stockraising and lumbering the industries.

Source: Wyoming State Business Directory, 1910-11

 

Postoffice in Big Horn County, on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway, 28 miles north of Basin, the county seat. Kane is the nearest banking point. Oil well drilling is the principal industry. Population 15. Altitude 3,800 feet.

Source: Wyoming State Business Directory, 1922

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Spence

 

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