Name: Natrona County

 

County: Natrona

 

Authority Name: Natrona County (Wyo.)

 

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Longitude: 1064702W

Latitude: 425800N

 

Elevation: 5686/1733

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Feature Type: County

 

Origin of Name:

County in Wyoming. Derived from the Spanish, natron, meaning "native carbonate of soda," and given this county because of the springs of this character within its limits.

Source: Gannett, 1905

 

Received its name from the large deposits of natron, or sodium carbonate, found within its limits.

Served by the North Platte and its many tributaries, Natrona County is the commercial center of the state. Organized in 1888. County seat is in Casper.

Source: WPA

 

Named from the Spanish word natron meaning "native carbonate of soda," which is plentiful in this county.

Source: Stennett

 

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