Halfway, Wyoming

Halfway
Unincorporated community
Halfway is located in Wyoming
Halfway
Halfway
Halfway is located in the United States
Halfway
Halfway
Coordinates: 42°48′31″N 110°20′20″W / 42.80861°N 110.33889°W / 42.80861; -110.33889
CountryUnited States
StateWyoming
CountySublette
Elevation
7,641 ft (2,327 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code307
GNIS feature ID1597340[1]

Halfway is an unincorporated community in Sublette County, Wyoming, United States.[1]

Name

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

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

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Halfway
  2. ^ a b "Halfway". Pinedale Online. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
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