Moneta, Wyoming
Moneta, Wyoming | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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Coordinates: 43°09′42″N 107°43′29″W / 43.16167°N 107.72472°W / 43.16167; -107.72472Coordinates: 43°09′42″N 107°43′29″W / 43.16167°N 107.72472°W / 43.16167; -107.72472 | |
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(s) | 307 |
GNIS feature ID | 1609126[1] |
Moneta is an unincorporated community in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. Moneta is located on 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.
History
Moneta was laid out in 1906.[2] It was named after Moneta, Iowa.[2] A post office was established in Moneta in 1906, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1972.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
References
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^ ab 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.
^ "Fremont County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
^ TARA WESTREICHER, Caspar Star-Tribune. "Murder charge filed in 'Lil Miss' killing". Retrieved 12 October 2018.
^ ANTHONY LANE, Casper Star-Tribune. "Murder victim's parents watch killer's house burn". Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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