Name: Linden

 

County: Crook

 

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GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1043547W

Latitude: 441914N

 

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Elevation: 4304/1312

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Populated Place

 

Origin of Name:

Post office established in 1888 and discontinued in 1921. Name was given by Mrs. Florence Mulholland Walkman(Wateman?), wife of the first postmaster, as one in keeping with the beauty of the locality.

Source: WPA 

 

The name was given by Mrs. Florence M. Wakman(Wateman?), wife of the first postmaster, as one in keeping with the beauty of the locality.

Source: Annals 14(3)

 

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History:

Linden Post Office was established in August, 1888 and discontinued in September, 1910. The mail was then handled by Sundance Post Office. The first postmaster was Edgar C. Wateman.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

 

Stockraising neighborhood and postoffice in Crook County, 24 miles northeast from Moorcroft on the C, B, & Q Railway, the nearest railroad point.

Source: Wyoming State Business Directory, 1910-11

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Linden

 

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