Ten Sleep in Washakie County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

First Washakie County Church

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, Sept 2015

1. First Washakie County Church Marker

Inscription. March 14, 1901, Rev. L.C. Thompson, Rev. E.E. Tarbill, Mortimer Lewis, J.W. Carpenter, Kate Lynch and Mark Warner signed papers incorporating the Methodist Church of Ten Sleep and accepted land for a church building and cemetery from David Moses. The community raised $600, supplementing $300 given by Extension Society of Philadelphia. The building started in 1901 by volunteer labor with lumber donated by Milo Burke, was completed in 1904 and dedicated January 8, 1905. Each assisting family was given a lot in the cemetery, where many pioneers rest. The church was moved to its present location in 1925. The annex was added in 1952. Moved to (Circle J) in 1975.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is January 8, 1905.

Location. 44° 4.383′ N, 107° 20.416′ W. Marker is in Ten Sleep, Wyoming, in Washakie County. It is on US Hwy 16 (U.S. 16), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3338 US Hwy 16, Ten Sleep WY 82442, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in Wyoming’s Bighorn Basin.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bighorn National Forest (approx. 1.7 miles away); Leigh Creek Monument (approx. 2.4 miles away); Tensleep Canyon (approx. 2.4 miles away); Ten Sleep Memorial (approx. 5.9 miles away); Site of South Wagon (approx. 8½ miles away); Spring Creek Raid (approx. 8½ miles away); Fire Lookouts (approx. 8.7 miles away); Died in the Line of Duty (approx. 9.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ten Sleep.

More about this marker. The church now sits on the grounds of the Circle J Ranch Methodist Camp east of Ten Sleep Wyoming

First Washakie County Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, Sept 2015

2. First Washakie County Church and Marker

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, Sept 2015

3. First Washakie County Church and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 53 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 15, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.