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Johnson County, Wyoming (U.S.)

image by Jens Pattke, 8 April 2012

Description of the flag

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- indicates it is reported that there is no known flag.

Municipal flags in Johnson County:

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Description of the flag

Johnson County is in north central Wyoming, containing the City of Buffalo (pop ~4500) and the town of Kaycee.

Sheridan Media (www.sheridanmedia.com/news/commissioners-approve-purchase-johnson-county-flags29041) reports that the county is obtaining three flags, prompted by a request to supply a county flag for a 100th anniversary celebration at the State Fair in August.

The flag is red with a white cross and green saltire throughout as in the Basque flag and the county seal placed over their intersection. The seal has the inscription "JOHNSON COUNTY WYOMING" in black on the white outer ring, around a black on yellow scene with mountains, oil derricks, a cow and a sheep in the foreground, and tree branches at the edges. The horizontal arm of the cross has the black inscription "EST. 1879", interrupted by the seal.

It's not clear whether this is a new design, but it seems there weren't any actual flags previously. Three will be obtained, one for the State Fair, and one each for use in Buffalo and Kaycee. The article says that the flag represents the county's heritage, but give no explanation of the significance of the Basque design.
Jonathan Dixon, 5 April 2012