List of Counties in Wyoming

There are 23 counties in the U.S. state of Wyoming. There were originally five counties in the Wyoming Territory: Laramie and Carter, established in 1867; Carbon and Albany established in 1868; and Uinta, an annexed portion of Utah and Idaho, extending from Montana (including Yellowstone Park) to the Wyoming-Utah boundary. On July 10, 1890, Wyoming was admitted to the Union with thirteen counties in it. Ten more counties were created after statehood.
Three counties were renamed after their creation. Carter County was renamed Sweetwater County on December 1, 1869. Hanover County existed for seven days in 1911 before it was renamed Washakie County. Pease County, formed in 1875, was renamed Johnson County in 1879.
The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify states and counties, is provided with each entry. Wyoming's code is 56, which when combined with any county code would be written as 56XXX. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county.
== List ==
County 	County Seat	Created	Formed From 	Etymology
Albany County 	Laramie 	1868 	One of the original five counties. 	City of Albany, New York, from which early settlers hailed
Big Horn County 	Basin 	1896 	Parts of Sheridan County, Johnson County, and Fremont County.	Big Horn Mountains, a mountain range extending into northern Wyoming
Campbell County 	Gillette 	1911 	Parts of Weston County and Crook County. 	John Allen Campbell (1835–80), first governor of the Wyoming Territory (1869–75)
Carbon County 	Rawlins 	1868 	One of the original five counties. 	The vast coal beds in the county
Converse County 	Douglas 	1888 	Parts of Albany County and Laramie County. 	A.R. Converse, a banker and rancher from Cheyenne, Wyoming
Crook County 	Sundance 	1875 	Parts of Albany County and Laramie County. 	General George Crook (1828–90), who served in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars
Fremont County 	Lander 	1884 	Part of Sweetwater County. 	John C. Frémont (1813–90), explorer, U.S. Senator for California, and the first presidential candidate of a major party to run on a platform in opposition to slavery
Goshen County 	Torrington 	1911 	Part of Laramie County. 	The Land of Goshen, a Biblical paradise
Hot Springs County	Thermopolis	1911 	Parts of Fremont County, Big Horn County, and Park County. 	The hot springs at Thermopolis within the county borders
Johnson County 	Buffalo 	1875 	Parts of Carbon County and Sweetwater County. 	E.P. Johnson, a lawyer from Cheyenne, Wyoming
Laramie County 	Cheyenne 	1867 	One of the original five counties. 	Jacques La Ramee (1785?–1821), a French-Canadian fur trapper
Lincoln County 	Kemmerer 	1911 	Part of Uinta County. 	Abraham Lincoln (1809–65), U.S. President (1861–65)
Natrona County 	Casper 	1888 	Part of Carbon County. 	The natron, or soda deposits found within the county's borders. Natrona means natron in Spanish
Niobrara County 	Lusk 	1911 	Part of Converse County. 	The Niobrara River, which flows through the state. Niobrara is Omaha for flat or broad river
Park County 	Cody 	1909 	Part of Big Horn County. 	Yellowstone National Park, which includes most of the county
Platte County 	Wheatland 	1911 	Part of Laramie County. 	North Platte River. Plate is French for flat.
Sheridan County 	Sheridan 	1888 	Part of Johnson County. 	Philip Sheridan (1831–88), American Civil War general
Sublette County 	Pinedale 	1921 	Parts of Fremont County and Lincoln County. 	William Sublette, pioneer and fur trapper
Sweetwater County 	Green River	1867 	One of the original five counties. 	Sweetwater River (a tributary of the North Platte River), which flows through the state
Teton County 	Jackson 	1921 	Part of Lincoln County. 	Teton Range, a small mountain range of the Rocky Mountains Wyoming-Idaho state line
Uinta County 	Evanston 	1869 	One of the original five counties. 	The Uintah Mountains, named in turn after the Uintah Native American people
Washakie County 	Worland 	1911 	Part of Big Horn County. 	Washakie (1804–1900), a leader of Shoshone Native American tribe
Weston County 	Newcastle 	1890 	Part of Crook County. 	John Weston (1831–95), who was responsible for bringing the first railroad to the area
== In the Timeline ==
=== Prime Timeline ===
==== The Oregon Trail (1971) ====
In The Oregon Trail a family of pioneers attempts to brave the Oregon Trail in order to start a new life in the Willamette Valley. Pioneers had to travel through land that would eventually become Goshen County, stopping at landmarks such as Fort Laramie, Natrona County, stopping at landmarks such as Independence Rock, as well as Fremont County, stopping at landmarks such as South Pass.
== Notes ==
* This page was originally taken from Wikipedia. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Wyoming