Fairview, WY

    Fairview, WY

    • Settled: First settled in 1885; in 1859, a small group from Mt. Pleasant, Utah laid out the townsite called North Bend; in 1860, LDS Apostle Orson Hyde organized the settlement
    • Origin of Name: Named by Mormon Apostle, Heber J. Grant for the fair view it gives of Crow Creek Valley
    • Notable Features: Once a freighters stop for caravans of wagons, Post Office, established in 1889, town hall, cemetery with Wagon Box grave, its first grave and monument to early explorer, Father DeSmet, LDS church, pioneer museum captive geyser
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    • Location: on Hwy 89 2020
    • Census Population: 277

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