Linch is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in southeastern Johnson County, Wyoming

Wyoming

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, United States

United States

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. It lies along WYO 192

Wyoming Highway 192

Wyoming Highway 192 is a state highway in southeastern Johnson County, Wyoming.-Route description:Wyoming Highway 192 begins its western end in Kaycee at an intersection with Wyoming Highway 196 and the eastern terminus of Wyoming Highway 191 . Exit 254 of Interstate 25/U.S. Route 87, which lies...

 southeast of the city of Buffalo

Buffalo, Wyoming

Buffalo is a city in Johnson County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 3,900 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Johnson County...

, the county seat

County seat

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 of Johnson County. Its elevation is 4,957 feet (1,511 m). Although Linch is unincorporated, it has a post office

Post office

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, with the ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 of 82640.

Public education in the community of Linch is provided by Johnson County School District #1

Johnson County School District Number 1

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. Linch also has a branch of the Johnson County Library.

Linch was named for a local pioneer family. Oil was discovered near Linch in 1947, and is the primary business.