Emblem is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in western Big Horn County, Wyoming

Wyoming

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, United States

United States

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. The community has an official population of 10 although the surrounding rural area increases the number to over 100. It lies along the concurrent

Concurrency (road)

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 U.S. Routes 14

U.S. Route 14

U.S. Route 14 , an east–west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It currently has a length of 1,398 miles , but it had a peak length of 1,429 miles . For much of its length, it runs roughly parallel to Interstate 90.As of 2004, the highway's eastern terminus is in...

, 16

U.S. Route 16

U.S. Route 16 is an east–west United States Highway between Rapid City, South Dakota and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming....

, and 20

U.S. Route 20

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, west-northwest of the town of Basin

Basin, Wyoming

Basin is a town in, and the county seat of, Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,239 at the 2000 census. The community is located near the center of the Bighorn Basin with the Big Horn River east of the town...

, the county seat

County seat

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 of Big Horn County. Its elevation is 4,449 feet (1,356 m). Although Emblem is unincorporated, it has a post office

Post office

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, with the ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 of 82422.

History

Emblem was founded in the 1896 when Solon Wiley's Big Horn Basin Development Company brought irrigation to the Emblem Bench. The area now known as Emblem was once called Germania Bench after a settlement of German Lutherans arrived to farm the land. The name became a source of prejudice and fear during the first World War and the surrounding communities demanded that it be changed. Specifically, the community was told that the new name should be an "emblem of liberty." Accordingly, the name was changed to Emblem and the area was often referred to as "Liberty Bench."

Education

Public education in the community of Emblem is provided by Big Horn County School District #3

Big Horn County School District Number 3

Big Horn County School District #3 is a public school district based in Greybull, Wyoming, United States.-Geography:Big Horn County School District #3 serves central and east central portions of Big Horn County, including the following communities:...

. The district has three campuses – Greybull Elementary School (grades K-5), Greybull Middle School (grades 6-8), and Greybull High School

Greybull High School

Greybull High School is a public high school in Greybull, Wyoming, United States. It is part of Big Horn County School District #3 and serves students in grades 9-12. Their mascot is the Buffalos or Buffs....

(grades 9-12).