Bucknum, Wyoming

Bucknum is an unincorporated community in Natrona County, in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[1]

History

Bucknum was named in 1907 by the railroad for C. K. Bucknum, a Wyoming legislator who owned land near the town site.[2] A post office was established in Bucknum in 1908, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1924.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bucknum, Wyoming
  2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 49.
  3. "Natrona County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

Coordinates: 43°01′15″N 106°37′34″W / 43.02083°N 106.62611°W / 43.02083; -106.62611


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