Lost Cabin, Wyoming
Appearance
Lost Cabin is an unincorporated community in Fremont County, Wyoming.[1]
History
A post office called Lost Cabin was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1966.[2] The community received its name from a pioneer incident in which a party of prospectors escaped from Indians, only to find later their cabins had disappeared from the site.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lost Cabin, Wyoming
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 79.