Name: Lincoln County

 

County: Lincoln

 

Authority Name: Lincoln County (Wyo.)

 

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Feature Type: County

 

Origin of Name:

Named in honor of Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth president of the United States. It is one of the largest counties in Wyoming, extending along almost half of the western boundary of the state. Created in 1911. The county seat is in Kemmerer.

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