Name: Niobrara County

 

County: Niobrara 

 

Authority Name: Niobrara County (Wyo.)

 

GNIS Entry

 

Feature Type: County

 

Origin of Name: 

Named for the Niobrara River. Niobrara, a word in the Omaha Indian language, means “flat” or “broad” river. Organized in 1912. County seat is in Lusk.

Source: WPA 

 

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Newspapers 

 

More Information:  

Niobrara County Library Historical Archives 

 

Places of Niobrara County