Washakie County, Wyoming Genealogy

United States Wyoming  Washakie County

Guide to Washakie County Wyoming genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Historical Facts

 * Parent County: created 9 February 1911 from Big Horn
 * County Seat: Worland
 * Neighboring Counties: Big Horn | Fremont | Hot Springs | Johnson | Natrona | Park

Cemeteries
Riverview Memorial Gardens Cemetery Complex West River Rd. Worland, WY 82401 (307) 347-8948 (307) 347-2486 Located west of the city of Worland. Cemetery records are managed by the City Clerk's office. Ten Sleep Cemetery P.O. Box 394 Ten Sleep, WY 82442 Located on the west edge of Ten Sleep. The Ten Sleep Cemetery website contains a full cemetery registry, headstone images, plot map, history, and contact information.

Church
LDS Church wards and branches: Worland 1st, Worland 2nd, Tensleep

Newspapers

 * Worland Grit - December 1905 to May 1939 Operated in Worland, Washakie, Wyoming. Archives at the Wyoming Newspaper Project.
 * Northern Wyoming Daily News- June 1939 to present 201 N. 8th Worland, Wyoming 82401 307–347–3241 Operated in Worland, Washakie, Wyoming. The name was changed from the Worland Grit in June 1939. A free archives database on their website for issues from January 3, 2006 to present.

Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage and land records; Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Ten Sleep Wyoming Family History Center
 * Worland Wyoming Family History Center

Marriage
Over 458 marriages from 1 Jan 1900 to 31 Dec 1930 are listed in the Western States Marriage Index.

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.