Uinta County was officially
organized in 1896 by trappers, explorers and settlers.
Evanston (now our County Seat) was settled in 1868 by
workers of the Union Pacific Railroad.
The Roundhouse for the railroad still stands today.
Coal mines, the railroad, fur trading, supply posts,
military activities, trona mines, and ranching were the primary
occupations of settlers of Uinta County.
More recently oil and methane exploration and development
is underway, while agriculture is still a major occupation and
source of income for residents.
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Water in the county comes from the Bear
River Water Basin and the Green River Water Basin.
The largest percent of water use is by irrigation, followed
by industrial and municipal water uses.
There are three water storage reservoirs for the county:
Stateline, Meeks Cabin, and Sulfur Creek (Uinta County Profile,
2003).
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Uinta County
lies in the Southwest corner of the state of Wyoming, and is a
relatively small county for the state.
Almost half of the land is privately owned, while most of the
other half is public land. The
state manages 3.7 percent of the land.
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information on Uinta County, go to:
http://www.uintacounty.com/
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