Name: Ranchester

 

County: Sheridan

 

Authority Name: Ranchester (Wyo.)

 

GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1070948W

Latitude: 445432N

 

Legal Description:

 

Elevation: 3766/1148

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Populated Place

 

Origin of Name:

Named by Senator S. H. Hardin. The name is a combination of “Ranch” and “Chester” (English name for “town”)  

Source: WPA

 

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History:

Ranchester Post Office was established on September 10, 1894 with Helga M. Davis as postmaster.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

 

Small town in Sheridan County, on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway, 14 miles northwest from Sheridan. Stockraising and farming the leading industries.

Source: Wyoming State Business Directory, 1910-11 

 

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Maps:

1:24000 Quadrangle: Ranchester

 

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