Name: Passaic

 

County: Sheridan

 

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Passaic was occupied roughly from 1914 to 1942 and was named for Passaic, New Jersey, where one of the homesteading families came from, according to Russell Green, whose grandfather homesteaded there in 1917. The town once boasted a doctor, a lawyer, a school, a post office and a community center. But people found life there too hard, and eventually the town was abandoned.   

Source: Wyoming Star Tribune (Thursday, August 2, 2007)

 

Named by Mrs. Jim Jennings, first postmaster, after her native town, Passaic, Missouri. 

Source: WPA

 

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Passaic Post Office was established on April 1, 1914 with Emma M. Jennings as postmaster. It was discontinued on November 30, 1942 after which the mail was handled by the Clearmont Post Office.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

 

Postoffice in Sheridan County, 60 miles east of Sheridan, the county seat. Leiter is the nearest railroad point and Clearmont the nearest banking point. Farming and stock raising are the principal industries. Population 7. Altitude 4,125 feet.

Source: Wyoming State Business Directory, 1922

 

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