Name: Pavillion

County: Fremont

Authority Name: 

GNIS Entry

Longitude:  1084124W

Latitude: 431441N

Legal Description:

Elevation: 5456/1663

(ft/m)

Feature Type: Populated Place

Origin of Name:

Named for a large butte near the town site, which resembles a pavilion. The town was built for the convenience of workers on the United States Reclamation Project.   

Source: WPA

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History:

Pavillion Post Office was established in March, 1909.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

A new postoffice in Fremont County, 25 miles northwest of Riverton and 30 miles north of Lander, in a good farming section.

Source: Wyoming State Business Directory, 1910-11 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Pavillion

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