Name: Kirtley

 

County: Niobrara

 

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GNIS Entry 

 

Longitude: 1040722W

Latitude: 424951N 

 

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Elevation:  5036/1535

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Populated Place

 

Origin of Name:

From an article written by Ura Kirtley and published in the Lusk Herald ...

In the year 1889 or 1890, dry farmers from Iowa, Wisconsin and Missouri settled in what is now known as the Kirtley country. At that time it was known as Pleasant Ridge. In 1895 the community decided to try for a post office. A petition addressed to the proper authorities was sent to Washington and signed by the homesteaders, suggesting the name for the new post office as Pleasant Ridge, and Mrs. Kirtley as postmistress. After some time my mother was notified the post office was allowed and that supplies and equipment consisting of saddle bags, cancelling stamp, ink pad and a few stamps were at the Vorhees post office 14 miles away. I went to Vohhees for the supplies and, opening the package, we found to our surprise, the cancelling stamp printed "Kirtley" instead of "Pleasant Ridge." So with a few wooden boxes the Kirtley post office was born.

Source: Annals, October 1961 

 

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Other Names: Pleasant Ridge

 

History:

 

Kirtley Post Office was established in April, 1895 and discontinued in March, 1950.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

 

Country postoffice in Converse County, 23 miles northeast from Lusk, the most convenient railroad station. Stockraising the principal industry. (Kirtley was in Converse County prior to creation of Niobrara County)

Source: Wyoming State Business Directory, 1910-11

 

Country postoffice in Niobrara County, 23 mile northeast from Lusk, the county seat. Van Tassell is the nearest railroad and banking point. Stock raising the principal industry. Population 300. Altitude 5,500 feet.

Source: Wyoming State Business Directory, 1922

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Kirtley

 

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