Big Horn County, Wyoming
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 24 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1969; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Greybull, Shell, Hyattville.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP12 of 24 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
24 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| American Legion Hall, Post 32 | Greybull | 2014 |
| Basin Republican-Rustler Printing Building | Basin | 1976 |
| Bear Creek Ranch Medicine Wheel (48BH48) | Greybull | 1987 |
| Big Horn Academy Historic District | Cowley | 1992 |
| Black Mountain Archeological District (48BH900/902/1064/106 7/1126/1127/1128/1129) | Shell | 1987 |
| Black Mountain Archeological District (Boundary Increase) | Shell | 1990 |
| Bridger Immigrant Road-Dry Creek Crossing | Cody | 1975 |
| Carey Block | Greybull | 2009 |
| EJE Bridge over Shell Creek | Shell | 1985 |
| EJP County Line Bridge | Hyattville | 1985 |
| EJZ Bridge over Shoshone River | Lovell | 1985 |
| Hanson Site | Shell | 1978 |
| Hyart Theater, The | Lovell | 2009 |
| Lower Shell School House | Greybull | 1985 |
| M L Ranch | Lovell | 1992 |
| Medicine Lodge Creek Site | Hyattville | 1973 |
| Medicine Wheel-Medicine Mountain NHL | Kane | 1969 |
| Paint Rock Canyon Archeological Landscape District | Hyattville | 1990 |
| Rairden Bridge | Manderson | 1985 |
| Schunk Lodge | Big Horn | 2018 |
| Shell Community Hall | Shell | 2022 |
| Southsider Shelter | Tensleep | 2012 |
| US Post Office-Basin Main | Basin | 1987 |
| US Post Office-Greybull Main | Greybull | 1987 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBBig Horn was formed in 1890 (1890-03-12) from Fremont, Johnson, Sheridan.
BIG HORN created by Wyoming Territory from FREMONT, JOHNSON, and SHERIDAN; BIG HORN not fully organized, attached to FREMONT, JOHNSON, and SHERIDAN "for judicial, revenue and election purposes."
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusBig Horn County population from 1900 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,328 | 12,105 | 12,911 | 13,176 | 11,898 | 11,896 | 11,461 | 11,521 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS22 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 22 of 22 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Basin Pioneer Cemetery |
| Bonanza Cemetery |
| Burlington Cemetery |
| Byron Cemetery |
| Cowley Cemetery |
| Deaver Cemetery |
| Donald J Ruhl Memorial Cemetery |
| Emblem Cemetery |
| Hyattville Cemetery |
| Iona - Kane Cemetery |
| Lovell Cemetery |
| Lutheran Cemetery |
| Manderson Cemetery |
| Mexican Cemetery |
| Mount View Cemetery |
| Odessa Cemetery |
| Otto Cemetery |
| Penrose Cemetery |
| Sand Draw Cemetery |
| Shell Cemetery |
| Smith Family Cemetery |
| Whaley Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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