Place:Goshen, Wyoming, United States

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NameGoshen
Alt namesGoshensource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates42.083°N 104.35°W
Located inWyoming, United States     (1911 - )
See alsoLaramie, Wyoming, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Census-designated place
Hawk Springs
Huntley
Veteran
Inhabited place
Barnes
Cottier
Duncan Place
Duroc
Fonda
Fort Laramie
Goodland
Heldt
Holly
Jay Em
La Grange
Lingle
Mers Hill
Rockeagle
Silver Tip
South Torrington
Torrington
Trelona
Weaver Homestead
Yoder
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Goshen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2010, the population was 13,249. Its county seat is Torrington. It is west from the Nebraska state line.

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History

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Goshen County was created on February 21, 1911 with land given up by Laramie County.

The county was named for Goshen Hole, a valley in the southwest part of the county At least four conflicting stories are available for the origin of the name Goshen Hole. John C. Frémont camped at Goshen Hole on July 14, 1843, and recorded that name in his journal, on his exploring expedition on the Oregon Trail.

In the late spring of 2009, a weather research team known as VORTEX2 observed the full life cycle of a tornado near the border with Nebraska in Goshen County.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1911 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1913 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1913 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1913 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1913 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1920 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1920 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1920 8,064
1930 11,754
1940 12,207
1950 12,634
1960 11,941
1970 10,885
1980 12,040
1990 12,373
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