Name: Reliance

 

County: Sweetwater

 

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GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1091149W

Latitude: 414009N

 

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Elevation: 6617/2017

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Populated Place

 

Origin of Name:

One of the early homesteaders there told me that the settlement was named for what the word meant. Reliance stands for reliability and being trustworthy. Another source says it was named by the railroad for the Reliance Coal mines from which they got "Dependable Coal."

Source: Christiansen

 

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History:

Reliance Post Office was established on August 23, 1910 with Oscar Darling as postmaster. It was discontinued on August 31, 1971 after which its mail was handled by the Rock Springs Post Office.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

 

Postoffice in Sweetwater County, 8 miles northeast of Rock Springs, the nearest railroad and banking point, and 24 miles northeast of Green River, the county seat. Coal mining is the principal industry. Population 900. Altitude 6,700 feet.

Source: Wyoming State Business Directory, 1922

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Reliance

 

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