Wyoming Counties and the Origins of their Names
ALBANY, named for Albany, New York, by a resident of that place, who served on the Dakota Legislature
BIG HORN, for the big horn mountain sheep which were once abundant in the mountains
CAMPBELL, for John A. Campbell, first governor of the Wyoming Territory
CARBON, for the coal found in this region
CONVERSE, for A.R. Converse, early stockman and Cheyenne banker
CROOK, for General George Crook, who conducted the campaign against the Indians in that vicinity
FREMONT, for Fremont, the explorer
GOSHEN, meaning, "a land of plenty," - a pastoral region
HOT SPRINGS, for the mineral hot springs near Thermopolis
JOHNSON, for E. P. Johnson, a Cheyenne lawyer
LARAMIE, for Jacques La Ramie, French-Canadian trapper
LINCOLN, for President Abraham Lincoln
NATRONA, for deposits of Natron, or soda, found in this region
NIOBRARA, for a tribe of Indians who used to roam here
PARK, because of its nearness to Yellowstone National Park
PLATTE, for the Platte River
SHERIDAN, for General Phil Sheridan
SUBLETTE, for Milton and William Sublette, famous fur traders
SWEETWATER, for Sweetwater River
TETON, for the Teton Mountains
UINTA, for the Uintah Indians
WESTON, for Dr. Weston, whose influence brought the railroad to that section
WASHAKIE, for the great Chief Washakie