Name: Platte County

 

County: Platte

 

Authority Name: Platte County (Wyo.)

 

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Feature Type: County

 

Origin of Name:

Received its name from the North Platte River which flows through the county in a southeasterly direction. Separated from Laramie County and organized in 1912. County seat is in Wheatland.

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