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{{short description|Unincorporated community in Sublette County, Wyoming, United States}} |
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==Name== |
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The exact origin of the name "Halfway" is unknown, but has two possible origins; its location between North and South Cottonwood Creeks or from two residents who had moved to the community from [[Halfway, Missouri]].<ref name="halfway">{{cite web|url=http://www.pinedaleonline.com/news/2021/07/Halfway.htm|title=Halfway|website=Pinedale Online|accessdate=20 November 2021}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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A [[post office]] called Halfway was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1948. |
A [[post office]] called Halfway was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1948. |
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<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=5 January 2017}}</ref> The |
<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=5 January 2017}}</ref> The community also had the Cottonwood School named for the nearby creeks.<ref name="halfway"/> |
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{{Sublette County, Wyoming}} |
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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Sublette County, Wyoming]] |
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Latest revision as of 06:05, 27 November 2021
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| Coordinates: 42°48′31″N 110°20′20″W / 42.80861°N 110.33889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Sublette |
| Elevation | 7,641 ft (2,327 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 307 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1597340[1] |
Halfway is an unincorporated community in Sublette County, Wyoming, United States.[1]
Name
[edit]The exact origin of the name "Halfway" is unknown, but has two possible origins; its location between North and South Cottonwood Creeks or from two residents who had moved to the community from Halfway, Missouri.[2]
History
[edit]A post office called Halfway was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1948. [3] The community also had the Cottonwood School named for the nearby creeks.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Halfway
- ^ a b "Halfway". Pinedale Online. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
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