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Millburne is an unincorporated community along the Blacks Fork river in central Uinta County, Wyoming, United States.[1][2]

History

In the mid-1800s, a Mormon supply station was located near Millburne.[3] In 1914, prominent educator James W. Fisher moved to Millburne and taught school there.[4] In the 1930 Census, the population of the Millburne district was 149. It rose to 160 by the 1940 census.[5]

Geography

The community is located just northeast of the northeastern edge of Nebraska Flat[2] at the west end of Wyoming Highway 411, which heads east for about 4 miles (6.4 km) to end at the town of Mountain View. The roadway continues south from Millburne as Uinta County Road 260.[6] The Blacks Fork river flows through Millburn, and its waters are of the calcium bicarbonate type, with good quality.[7] The Blacks Fork River Lodge is located in Millburne.[8] The Millburne Cemetery is located along Uinta County Road 217, about one mile (1.6 km) north of the main part of the community.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millburne
  2. ^ a b "MyTopo Maps - Millburne, Fort Bridge, Uinta, Wyoming, United States" (Map). mytopo.com. Trimble Navigation, Ltd. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Annals of Wyoming. Wyoming State Historical Society. 1939. p. 147. ISBN 588204197X.
  4. ^ Bartlett, Ichabod (1918). History of Wyoming, Volume 2. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 458–461.
  5. ^ 1940 Census: Wisconsin to Wyoming, U.S. Census Bureau
  6. ^ Google (September 20, 2021). "Millburne, Wyoming 84993" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  7. ^ Robinove, Charles (1963). Ground-water Resources and Geology of the Lyman-Mountain View Area, Uinta County, Wyoming. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 40–41.
  8. ^ "Blacks Fork River Lodge". blacksforkriverlodge.com. Midway, Utah: Utah Family Lodges. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  9. ^ Google (January 4, 2022). "Millburne Cemetery" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 4, 2022.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millburne,_Wyoming