Name: Teton County 

 

County: Teton

 

Authority Name: Teton County (Wyo.)

 

GNIS Entry 

 

Longitude: 1103503W 

Latitude: 435500N 

 

Elevation: 6939/2115

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: County

 

Origin of Name:

Named for a division of the Sioux Tribe, whose name was variously written Teton, Titon or Titowan, and means "prairie dwellers."

Source: Gannett, 1905

 

Named for the Teton Range which lies within its boundaries. Entirely surrounded by National Forests,

Teton County is noted for its scenic grandeur. Organized in 1921. County seat is in Jackson.

Source: WPA

 

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Places (all) 

 

Places by Feature Type:

	Man-Made
Airports	Ghost Towns	Populated Places
Bridges	Levees	Post Offices
Canals	Locales	Ranches
Cemeteries	Mines	Reservoirs
Civil (Counties)	Notable Structures	Schools
Dams	Oilfields	Stations
Forts	Parks	Wells

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	Natural
Arches	Crossings	Ranges
Areas	Falls	Rapids
Arroyos	Flats	Reserves
Bars	Forests	Ridges
Bays	Gaps	Slopes
Basins	Geysers	Springs
Benches	Glaciers	Streams
Bends	Guts	Summits
Capes	Islands	Swamps
Channels	Lakes	Trails
Cliffs	Pillars	Tunnels
Craters	Plains	Valleys

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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