Millburne, Wyoming

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Millburne, Wyoming
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Millburne, Wyoming
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Millburne, Wyoming
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 41°15′30″N110°24′46″W / 41.25833°N 110.41278°W / 41.25833; -110.41278 Coordinates: 41°15′30″N110°24′46″W / 41.25833°N 110.41278°W / 41.25833; -110.41278
Country United States
State Wyoming
County Uinta
Elevation
[1]
6,966 ft (2,123 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
82933
Area code(s) 307
GNIS feature ID1597408 [1]

Millburne is an unincorporated community along the Blacks Fork river in central Uinta County, Wyoming, United States. [1] [2]

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History

In the mid-1800s, a Mormon supply station was located near Millburne. [3] In 1914, prominent educator James W. Fisher moved to Millburne and taught school there. [4] In the 1930 Census, the population of the Millburne district was 149. It rose to 160 by the 1940 census. [5]

Geography

The community is located just northeast of the northeastern edge of Nebraska Flat [2] at the west end of Wyoming Highway 411, which heads east for about 4 miles (6.4 km) to end at the town of Mountain View. The roadway continues south from Millburne as Uinta County Road 260. [6] The Blacks Fork river flows through Millburn, and its waters are of the calcium bicarbonate type, with good quality. [7] The Blacks Fork River Lodge is located in Millburne. [8] The Millburne Cemetery is located along Uinta County Road 217, about one mile (1.6 km) north of the main part of the community. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millburne
  2. 1 2 "MyTopo Maps - Millburne, Fort Bridge, Uinta, Wyoming, United States" (Map). mytopo.com. Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  3. Annals of Wyoming. Wyoming State Historical Society. 1939. p. 147. ISBN   588204197X.
  4. Bartlett, Ichabod (1918). History of Wyoming, Volume 2. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 458–461.
  5. 1940 Census: Wisconsin to Wyoming, U.S. Census Bureau
  6. Google (September 20, 2021). "Millburne, Wyoming 84993" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  7. Robinove, Charles (1963). Ground-water Resources and Geology of the Lyman-Mountain View Area, Uinta County, Wyoming. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 40–41.
  8. "Blacks Fork River Lodge". blacksforkriverlodge.com. Midway, Utah: Utah Family Lodges. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  9. Google (January 4, 2022). "Millburne Cemetery" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved January 4, 2022.