A post office was established at the mouth of Horse Creek, and in choosing a name, there was some discussion as to the best name. One of those present suggested "Dubois," a family named "Dubois" having land on the Big Thompson in Colorado. A French trapper who was present became so enthusiastic at the suggestion that the name was adopted. Dubois means "the woods" in French. In the early days Dubois was a little "Cow Town" which served as a distributing point for the large cattle outfits which operated in the surrounding territory. Dubois has lakes in its vicinity which number in the hundreds, most of which have not yet been discovered for their possibilities as fishing waters. Many lakes which are easily accessible have been found to be teeming with trout of various sizes, and those lakes which still lie hidden in the vast retreats hold much in store for those fisherman who care to pack farther back into the mountains. The Dubois region is a region of lakes, fed by perpetual snow banks and glaciers. (WPA) Named by the Post Office Department. Several names were sent in but Dubois was decided upon. Senator Dubois of Idaho was prominent at that time and the name was given for him. (Annals of Wyoming 14(3) Another proposed name for the post office was Tibo. (Wyoming Post Offices)
Other Names:
Tibo
County:
Fremont
Feature Category:
Manmade Features
More Reading:
Dubois, Wyoming area history. Allison, Mary. Dallas Tex.: Curtis Media Corp., 1991.; "the damned elk et my broom!": facts, folks and fables of the frontier. Beck, Charles B.,1976.; Recollections of the Upper Wind River Valley. Mockler, Esther. Dubois, WY: The Lucius Burch Center for Western Tradition, 2000.; From dude to ranchhand and back to dude: recollections and photographs, Dubois and the Wind River Valley, Northwest Wyoming, 1928-2005. Bermingham, John R. Denver, CO: the Author, 2006.; Dubois and the Wind River Valley. Williamson, Norma. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2012.
