Three Forks, Wyoming

Human settlement in United States of America
Unincorporated community in Wyoming, United States
42°21′45″N 107°26′41″W / 42.36250°N 107.44472°W / 42.36250; -107.44472Country United StatesStateWyomingCountyCarbonElevation
6,277 ft (1,913 m)Time zoneUTC−7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Three Forks is an unincorporated community in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States.[1]

Three forks, locally known as Three Forks Muddy Gap, was named from its location at a fork in the road.[2] First settled in 1935 when Highway 287 was built. Local Rancher, Robert L. Tully built a small filling station. Then in his sixties, Tully decided to retire from ranching, selling off much of his original homestead to pay for the construction of the station.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Three Forks, Wyoming
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Wyoming, a Guide to Its History, and People,. WPA. p. 316. ISBN 978-1-62376-049-6.
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Municipalities and communities of Carbon County, Wyoming, United States
County seat: Rawlins
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