Name: Hot Springs County

 

County: Hot Springs

 

Authority Name: Hot Springs County (Wyo.)

 

GNIS Entry

 

Longitude: 1082802W

Latitude: 434200N

 

Elevation: 4997/1523

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: County

 

Origin of Name:

Derived its name from the Big Horn Hot Springs, which are said to be the largest, medicinal hot springs in the world. It was organized in 1912 and was taken largely from Big Horn and FremontCounties. County seat is in Thermopolis.

Source: WPA

 

Other Names:

 

Alternative Spellings:

 

History:

 

Stories:

 

Maps:

 

Newspapers

 

More Information:

 

Places of Hot Springs County