Savery, Wyoming
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Savery is an unincorporated community
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in southeastern Carbon County
Carbon County, Wyoming
Carbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2010, the population was 15,885. Its county seat is Rawlins.- History :Carbon County was organized in 1868....

, Wyoming
Wyoming
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, United States
United States
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, on the upper Little Snake River
Little Snake River
The Little Snake River is a tributary of the Yampa River, approximately 150 mi long, in southwestern Wyoming and northwestern Colorado in the United States....

. It lies along WYO 70
Wyoming Highway 70
Wyoming Highway 70 is known mainly as Battle Highway and travels from Wyoming Highway 789 in Baggs east to Wyoming Highway 230 in Riverside. WYO 70 over Battle Pass is closed during winter - Route description :...

 south of the city of Rawlins
Rawlins, Wyoming
Rawlins is a city in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 8,538 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carbon County...

, the county seat
County seat
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 of Carbon County. Its elevation is 6,473 feet (1,973 m). Although Savery is unincorporated, it has a post office
Post office
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, with the ZIP code
ZIP Code
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 of 82332.

Public education in the community of Savery is provided by Carbon County School District #1
Carbon County School District Number 1
Carbon County School District #1 is a public school district based in Rawlins, Wyoming, United States.-Geography:Carbon County School District #1 serves the western portion of Carbon County and a small portion of northeastern Sweetwater County, including the following communities:*Incorporated...

.

Two recent state representatives
Wyoming House of Representatives
The Wyoming House of Representatives is the lower house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 60 Representatives in the House, representing an equal amount of single-member constituent districts across the state, each with a population of at least 9,000. The House convenes at the Wyoming...

, the late George R. Salisbury, Jr.
George R. Salisbury, Jr.
George Ralph Salisbury, Jr. , was the patriarch of the Ladder Ranch, a cattle and sheep operation in Carbon County in southern Wyoming, and a Democratic member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1975 to 1986...

, and his son-in-law, Patrick F. O'Toole, both Democrats
Democratic Party (United States)
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, came from Savery. O'Toole and his wife, Sharon Salisbury O'Toole, still operate the Ladder Ranch, founded by George Salisbury's ancestors.
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