Natrona County, Wyoming Genealogy

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County Courthouse
200 North Center Casper, WY 82601 1-307-235-9200 Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Parent County
1888 Natrona County was created 9 March 1888 from Carbon County. County seat: Casper. 

Neighboring Counties

 * Albany
 * Carbon
 * Converse
 * Fremont
 * Johnson
 * Washakie

Cemeteries
Casper and Casper Mountain


 * Casper Mountain... aka Laymon Cemetery, Echo Canyon Cemetery, Elkhorn Canyon Cemetery SE1/4 SEC4 T32N R79W. ASHES ONLY. CR III 1961-1989
 * Crimson Dawn... SEC23 T32N R79W. CR I 1889-1950
 * Eadsville... SEC19 T32N R79W. CR I 1889-1950
 * Fougstedt... SEC8 T23N R79W. CR I 1889-1950
 * Highland (1889 to present)... Owned by the City of Casper. Phone 1-307-235-8317. CR I 1889-1950, CR II 1951-1985
 * Memorial Gardens (1954 to present)... Privately owned. Phone 1-307-472-6345. CR III 1954-1989
 * Old Pioneer... Unknown number of unmarked graves. Eleven cenotaphs and one illegible marker on Fort Caspar grounds.
 * Oregon Trail (1984 to present)... Veterans cemetery. CR III 1984-1989
 * Red Buttes... SW1/4 NW1/4 SEC16 T33N R80W. ON PRIVATE LAND. Memorial to the soldiers who died here in 1865. NO GRAVES. CR I 1889-1950

Surrounding County


 * Annis Ranch... SEC14 T29N R85W. ON PRIVATE LAND.
 * Arminto... SE1/4 NW1/4 SEC14 T37N R87W. CR I 1889-1950
 * Bothwell... SE1/4 SEC21 T30N R85W. ON PRIVATE LAND. No visible graves. CR I 1889-1950 
 * Edgerton... SEC19 T40N R78W. CR I 1889-1950
 * Freeland...S1/2 SW1/4 SEC14 T31N R80W.CR I 1889-1950
 * Hiland... aka Wolton Cemetery SE1/4 SEC2 T36N R88W. CR I 1889-1950
 * Martins Cove... No visible graves.
 * Midwest... SEC21 T40N R79W. CR I 1889-1950
 * Natrona County Isolated Gravesites... Many of these graves lie near the historic trails that passed through Natrona County in the mid-1800s. CR I 1889-1950
 * New Alcova... SEC13 T30N R83W. CR I 1889-1950
 * O'Donnell... NW1/4 NE1/4 SEC25 T36N R89W. ON PRIVATE LAND. CR III
 * Old Alcova... NE1/4 NW1/4 SEC18 T30N R82W. CR I 1889-1950 
 * Pathfinder... SE1/4 SEC13 T29N R84W. One mile northeast of Pathfinder Dam. CR I 1889-1950 
 * Waltman... SEC20 T36N R86W. CR I 1889-1950

The Natrona County Genealogical Society has published records for these cemeteries and gravesites as noted above in ''Natrona County, Wyoming Cemetery Records, Vols. I through III'' (CR I, CR II, CR III). These publications are available at the Natrona County Public Library, and for purchase at Ralph's Books &amp; Cards in Casper. Many of these cemeteries also have extensive listings and photographs on Find A Grave.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Casper Stake 3931 W 45th St, Casper, Wyoming 82604. Phone 1-307-265-1834.

Local Histories

 * History of Natrona County, Wyoming, 1888-1922

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for European and African American settlers included:


 * Platte River
 * Sweetwater River
 * Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon
 * California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Mormon Trail 1847 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah

Newspapers

 * Casper Journal
 * Casper Star-Tribune
 * Wyoming Newspaper Project Digitized and searchable newspapers published in Wyoming between 1849 and 1922.

Vital Records

 * Western States Marriage Index 390 marriages from 29 May 1890 to 15 Sep 1908.
 * Wyoming Marriages, 1877-1920

Societies and Libraries

 * Natrona County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 9244, Casper, Wyoming 82609.
 * Natrona County Public Library 307 E 2nd St, Casper, Wyoming 82601. Phone 1-307-237-4935.
 * The Casper College Western History Center Located in the Goodstein Library on the Casper College campus.
 * Casper Stake Family History Center 3931 W 45th St, Casper, Wyoming 82604. Phone 1-307-234-3326. Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:00-12:00, 1:00-4:00, 6:30-8:30; Saturday 9:00-12:00.

Web Sites

 * County Webpage
 * County Clerk
 * GenWeb
 * Lookups (GenWeb)
 * Wikipedia