Name: Wildcat

 

County: Campbell

 

Authority Name:

 

GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1054033W

Latitude: 443606N

 

Legal Description:

 

Elevation: 4226/1288

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Populated Place

 

Origin of Name:

Mail distribution point named for the nearby Wildcat Creek.   

Source: WPA

 

Other Names: Soukup

 

Alternative Spellings: Wild Cat

 

History:

Wild Cat Post Office was established as Soukup Post Office on May 6, 1915 with Martha Soukup as its first postmaster. On March 16, 1925 the name  was changed to Wild Cat. It was discontinued on September 15, 1936 and its mail then handled by the Gillette Post Office.

Source: Wyoming Post Offices

 

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Maps:

1:24000 Quadrangle: Wildcat 

 

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