Moneta, Wyoming


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

History

Moneta was laid out in 1906. It was named after Moneta, Iowa. A post office was established in Moneta in 1906, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1972.
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. 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.