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Moorcroft is a town in Crook County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 946 at the 2020 census. Moorcroft was incorporated on October 2, 1906. The exact meaning of Moorcroft is unknown but over the years has several suggested origins for the name. The town was named in 1876 after Alexander Moorcroft, an early settler from Northern Engla…
Moorcroft is a town in Crook County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 946 at the 2020 census. Moorcroft was incorporated on October 2, 1906. The exact meaning of Moorcroft is unknown but over the years has several suggested origins for the name. The town was named in 1876 after Alexander Moorcroft, an early settler from Northern England who built a cabin in the Black Hills of Wyoming. The name Moorcroft was chosen by the community’s first postman Stocks Millar after his home town in Scotland.
  • Elevation: 4,226 ft (1,288 m)
  • Country: United States
  • State: Wyoming
  • County: Crook
  • ZIP code: 82721
  • Area code: 307
  • FIPS code: 56-54185

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