Named for a large rock in the vicinity that had been a sentinel or guide to travelers. When the Deer Creek station was no longer used, the settlement was called Mercedes. With the discovery of coal, the name was changed to Nuttall, after William Nuttall who found and developed the coal property. In 1887 the settlement took the name of Glenrock from the granite rock near the refinery. (WPA) Named from the fur traders' and trappers' name for a large rock that had been a sentinel for generations to travelers over this part of the country. (Annals of Wyoming 14:3) Glen Rock, Converse County, Wyoming. Was named from the fur traders' and trappers' name for a large rock that had been a sentinel for generations to travelers over this part of the country. (Stennett) "Deer Creek Station was the name applied in the 60's, but as that outpost fell into disuse, a settlement grew up at the mouth of Deer Creek, which was called Mercedes. After the discovery of coal, the place was named Nuttall, from Wm. Nuttall, who found and developed the coal property. In 1887 it took the name of Glenrock (when the buildings were moved to the present location), from the sandstone eminence near the refinery." The name Glenrock means "Rock in the Valley." (Annals of Wyoming 28:2)
Other Names:
Deer Creek Station, Mercedes, Nuttall, Nuttell
County:
Converse
Feature Category:
Manmade Features
Alternate Spellings:
Glen Rock
More Reading:
Deer Creek : frontiers crossroad in pre-territorial Wyoming. Bryans, Bill. [Glenrock, Wyo. : Glenrock Historical Commission], c1990 Mountain States Lithographing Co.); 100 years of Glenrock : Glenrock centennial 1909-2009. [S.l. : s.n.], 2009.
