Linch, Wyoming
Linch is an unincorporated community in southeastern Johnson County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along WYO 192 southeast of the city of Buffalo, the county seat of Johnson County. Although Linch is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 82640.
Public education in the community of Linch is provided by Johnson County School District #1. Linch also has a branch of the Johnson County Library.
Linch was named for Wilfred Bruce Linch. Oil was discovered near Linch in 1947, and is the primary business.
References
- ^ "Linch, Wyoming". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 116.
- ^ Zip Code Lookup Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Home". jclwyo.org.
- ^ "Linch Honors Founder," Casper Star-Tribune (Casper, Wyoming), page 14
- ^ Urbanek, Mae (1988). Wyoming Place Names. Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Publishing Company. ISBN 0-87842-204-8.
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