Moneta, Wyoming
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| Coordinates: 43°09′42″N 107°43′29″W / 43.16167°N 107.72472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Fremont |
| Elevation | 5,440 ft (1,660 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 307 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1609126[1] |
Moneta is an unincorporated community in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States.[1]
Description
Moneta is located on U.S. Route 20 / U.S. Route 26, 20.1 miles (32.3 km) east-southeast of Shoshoni. It is also located close to the geographic center of the state. There is only a single ranching facility at Moneta now, the infrastructure, buildings and homes of the once-thriving village having been torn down and the land converted to private ranch property.
History
As the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company built a line west from Casper in 1905–06, Moneta was made a stop (about 82.6 miles [132.9 km] west of Casper),[2] and was laid out in 1906.[3][4] It was named after Moneta, Iowa.[3] A post office was established in Moneta in 1906, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1972.[5]
In 2002, the vehicle in the "Lil' Miss murder" was uncovered in Moneta after DNA evidence linked the landowner, Dale Wayne Eaton, to the murder of Lisa Kimmell.[6] Following a civil suit in which Eaton's land was given to Kimmell's parents, the buildings on the property were burned to the ground.[7]
See also
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moneta
- ↑ (28 December 1905) Rail Road News Notes, Natrona County Tribune
- 1 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. 104.
- ↑ (9 June 1906).Opened to Moneta, Big Horn County News
- ↑ "Fremont County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ↑ TARA WESTREICHER, Caspar Star-Tribune. "Murder charge filed in 'Lil Miss' killing". Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ↑ ANTHONY LANE, Casper Star-Tribune. "Murder victim's parents watch killer's house burn". Retrieved October 12, 2018.
External links
Media related to Moneta, Wyoming at Wikimedia Commons
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