Cokeville in Lincoln County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

Emigrant Springs

The Oregon Trail

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 7, 2021

1. Emigrant Springs Marker

Inscription. Many camping areas were used by the pioneers on their way west after making the Ham's Fork Crossing. This "Emigrant Springs" camping area became a favorite spot for the emigrants to spend the night. Abundant fire wood, livestock feed and good water were available. Shoshone or "Snake" Indians met the numerous wagon trains at the springs to trade fish or trinkets and fish hooks. Many of the "Emigrant Springs" pioneers arrived in early July and usually spent only one night as a timely arrival in Oregon or California was weather dependent during the westward migration. A small stream flowed from the spring, however, since the days of the covered wagons the stream has been diverted into pipes that fill the nearby livestock watering troughs. Between 1844 and 1864 thousands of emigrants and wagons camped at the springs. Now the area is primarily used for livestock grazing and hunting camps.

Erected by Bureau of Land Management.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Oregon Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.

Location. 41° 56.289′ N,

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110° 46.261′ W. Marker is in Cokeville, Wyoming, in Lincoln County. It is on Dempsey Road one mile west of Farm Field Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cokeville WY 83114, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Westward Expansion Trails Region

and in Greater Yellowstone.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Nancy Jane Hill (approx. 2 miles away); Alfred Corum Grave (approx. 2.2 miles away); The Landscape and the Quarries (approx. 7 miles away); Fossil Butte (approx. 11.2 miles away); Old Oregon Trail (approx. 13.7 miles away); Cokeville (approx. 13.9 miles away); State Boundary Monument (approx. 14.1 miles away).

Emigrant Springs and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 7, 2021

2. Emigrant Springs and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 782 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2021, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.