Name: Robertson

 

County: Uinta

 

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GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1102448W

Latitude: 411107N

 

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Elevation: 7323/2232

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Populated Place

 

Origin of Name:

The vicinity was a rendezvous as early as 1834, when John Robertson (Uncle Jack Robinson), trapper, trader, and friend of Bridger, built a dwelling here.       

Source: Wyoming Guide 

 

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History:

Robertson Post Office was established on March 31, 1893 with Helen N. Miller as the first postmaster.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

 

Small stock growing town in Uinta County, 18 miles northeast of Spring Valley, the nearest railroad point.

Source: Wyoming State Business Directory, 1910-11 

 

Small stock growing town in Uinta County, 30 miles east of Evanston, the county seat. Carter is the nearest railroad point and Mountain View the nearest banking point. Livestock raising and farming are the principal industries. Population 250. Altitude 7,000 feet.

Source: Wyoming State Business Directory, 1922

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Robertson

 

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