Halfway, Wyoming

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Coordinates: 42°48′31″N110°20′20″W / 42.80861°N 110.33889°W / 42.80861; -110.33889 Coordinates: 42°48′31″N110°20′20″W / 42.80861°N 110.33889°W / 42.80861; -110.33889
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(s) 307
GNIS feature ID1597340 [1]

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

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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] [3]

History

A post office called Halfway was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1948. [4] The community also had the Cottonwood School named for the nearby creeks. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Halfway
  2. 1 2 "Halfway". Pinedale Online. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–142.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.