Uinta County

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Uinta County is a county in southwestern Wyoming known for its historic role in the state’s early settlement and its location along key transportation routes near the Utah border.

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Uinta County canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borderedBy Lincoln County, Wyoming
Rich County, Utah
Summit County, Utah
Sweetwater County, Wyoming
borderFeature Utah–Wyoming border
borders Utah
climate semi-arid, continental
contains city of Evanston
linked to: Evanston

town of Lyman
town of Mountain View
unincorporated communities
country United States of America
countySeat Evanston, Wyoming
FIPSCode 56XXX
GNISFeatureClass civil
hasBorderCrossingFunction gateway between Wyoming and Utah
hasEconomicActivity energy production
ranching
transportation services
hasFeature high plains
mountainous terrain
hasGovernmentType county government
hasHistoricalRole early settlement of Wyoming
hasHistoricRoute Oregon Trail vicinity
Overland Trail vicinity
linked to: Overland Trail
hasHistoricSite railroad-era structures in Evanston
hasLandUse energy development areas
rangeland
urban areas around Evanston
hasTransportationRole passenger travel corridor along I-80
regional freight corridor
largestCity Evanston, Wyoming
locatedIn Rocky Mountains region
United States West
southwestern Wyoming
namedAfter Uinta Mountains
partOf Wyoming Territory
state Wyoming
subdivisionOf State of Wyoming
linked to: Wyoming
timeZone Mountain Time Zone
traversedBy Interstate 80
Interstate 84
Union Pacific Railroad main line
historic Lincoln Highway

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Wyoming Territory hasPart Uinta County
Southwestern Wyoming contains Uinta County