Wyoming Maps and Counties
Below
are some maps of the Cowboy State, the earliest being a breakdown of the Counties in 1872. There
were only 4 Counties then: Sweetwater, Carbon, Albany, and Laramie Counties. Each extended from the
present day Colorado border northward to the present day Montana border.
Wyoming in 1872
Modern
day Wyoming has 23 Counties, as depicted in the map below. Carbon County is the second biggest in size, smaller
only than Sweetwater County to the West. Carbon County encompasses some 7897 square miles today, and has a
population of approximately 16,659 people, according the the U.S. Census Bureau, 1996.
Modern day Wyoming with 23 Counties. Carbon County is located in South Central
A larger Map of Carbon County
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Wyoming: Carbon County Facts and Fiction
Page Created: November 21, 1998
Wyoming: Carbon County Facts and Fiction
Created by Arthur J. Jaramillo, WYCarbonCounty@lycos.com
Last Modified: July 29, 2000