Editing Sweetwater County, Wyoming (section)

==History==
Sweetwater County was created on December 17, 1867, as a county within the [[Dakota Territory]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Long |first=John H. |year=2006 |title=Wyoming: Individual County Chronologies |url=http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Wyoming/documents/WY_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718043802/http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Wyoming/documents/WY_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |access-date=September 1, 2011 |website=Wyoming Atlas of Historical County Boundaries |publisher=The Newberry Library}}</ref> The county was formed of territory partitioned from [[Laramie County, Wyoming|Laramie County]]. The county was originally named Carter County for Judge W.A. Carter of [[Fort Bridger, Wyoming|Fort Bridger]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Urbanek |first=Mae |title=Wyoming Place Names |publisher=Mountain Press Publ. Co. |year=1988 |isbn=0-87842-204-8 |location=Missoula MT}}</ref> In 1869, the newly established legislature of the [[Wyoming Territory]] renamed the county for the [[Sweetwater River (Wyoming)|Sweetwater River]].

Also in 1869, [[Uinta County, Wyoming|Uinta County]] was organized with land ceded by Sweetwater County. [[Johnson County, Wyoming|Johnson County]], originally named Pease County, was formed from parts of Sweetwater and [[Carbon County, Wyoming|Carbon]] counties in 1875. In 1884, Sweetwater County lost territory when [[Fremont County, Wyoming|Fremont County]] was created. Sweetwater County also lost territory when its boundary with [[Carbon County, Wyoming|Carbon County]] was adjusted in 1886. County boundaries were also adjusted in 1909, 1911, and 1951.

[[South Pass City, Wyoming|South Pass City]] was the county seat from 1867 until 1873, when the county seat was moved to [[Green River, Wyoming|Green River]].