Moneta is an unincorporated community in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. Moneta is located on U.S. Route 26, 20.1 miles (32.3 km) east-southeast of Shoshoni. It is also located close to the geographic center of the state.

Moneta, Wyoming
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 43°09′42″N 107°43′29″W
Country	United States
State	Wyoming
County	Fremont
Elevation	5,440 ft (1,660 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code(s)	307
GNIS feature ID	1609126[1]

History

As the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company built a line west from Casper in 1905-06, Moneta was made a stop (about 82.6 miles west of Casper),[2] and was laid out in 1906.[3][4] It was named after Moneta, Iowa.[3] A post office was established in Moneta in 1906, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1972.[5]

In 2002, the vehicle in the "Lil' Miss murder" was uncovered in Moneta after DNA evidence linked the landowner, Dale Wayne Eaton, to the murder of Lisa Kimmell.[6] Following a civil suit in which Eaton's land was given to Kimmell's parents, the buildings on the property were burned to the ground.[7]

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