Name: Osmond Community

 

County: Lincoln

 

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GNIS Entry

 

Longitude: 1105556W

Latitude: 424059N

 

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Elevation: 4104/1251

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Populated Place, Post Office

 

Origin of Name:

Osmond, a scattered farming community, named for George Osmond, first president of the Star Valley Stake, is known locally as Sweden, because of the ancestry of most of its citizens.

Source: Wyoming Guide 

 

The first people who came to the area named it Dry creek, which it is called by many, even today (1951) because every summer about July or August the creek dried up in the valley. When the creek ceased to dry up the name was changed to Mt. Pleasant because the settlers said it overlooked the valley more than any other point did. When the LDS ward was organized it was named after George Osmond, president of the Star Valley Stake. It is also called Sweden because many of the people are from Sweden.

Source: Star Valley and its Communities

 

Other Names: Osmond, Sweden, Dry Creek, Mt. Pleasant

 

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History:

Osmond Post Office was established on July 13, 1906 in Uinta County prior to the formation of LIncoln County. Maria J. Allred was the postmaster. It was discontinued on December 31, 1907. Mail was then handled by the Afton Post Office. 

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Afton

 

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