Originally authorized as Pease County, the name was changed to Johnson County in honor of Edward P. Johnson, United States Attorney for the Territory of Wyoming. Organized in 1881. County seat is in Buffalo. (WPA)
Other Names:
Pease County
County:
Johnson
Feature Category:
Special Features
More Reading:
Johnson County : 175 years of history at the foot of the Big Horn Mountains. Murray, Robert A. [Buffalo, Wyo.] : Buffalo Chamber of Commerce, 1981.; West of the Bozeman Trail. Twing, Robert. [United States] : Booklocker.com, Inc., 2010.; Brodie Farquhar. Johnson County, Wyoming. WyoHistory.com
