Dines, Wyoming
Dines is an extinct town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.[1]
A post office called Dines was established in 1919, and remained in operation until 1955.[2] The community has the name of one Mr. Dines, a businessperson in the local mining industry.[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dines (historical)
- "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. 36.
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