Named after Otto Franc who established the Pitchfork Ranch. (WPA) A town in the Greybull River country, named for Otto Franc, who founded the Pitchfork Ranch. (Wyoming Guide) The town borrowed its name from Otto Franc who used the range in the vicinity to winter some of the Pitchfork Ranch's cattle. (Wasden)
County:
Big Horn
Feature Category:
Manmade Features
More Reading:
Otto Franc the Wyoming Baron and his Big Horn Basin. Revised edition. Blake, Jim F. Meeteetse, Wyo. : Outlaw West Books, c2010.; Sagebrush and roses : a history of Otto, and Burlington, Wyoming. Loveland, Carla Neves. Lindon, Utah. : Alexander's Digital Printing, 2003.
