Sheridan County, Wyoming Genealogy

United States Wyoming Sheridan County

Guide to Sheridan County, Wyoming ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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County Courthouse
Sheridan County Courthouse 224 South Main Street Ste B2 Sheridan, WY 82801 Phone: 307.674.2500 Sheridan County Website County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1888. Clerk of the District Court has divorce, probate and court records.

Sheridan County, Wyoming Record Dates

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 * width="91%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | Beginning Dates for Major County Records
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Birth*
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Marriage
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Death*
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Court
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Land
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Probate
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Census
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 * width="13%" align="center" | 1888*
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 * width="13%" align="center" | 1888
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1887
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1888
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 * colspan="7" | * For earlier dates, try... Church &#124; Obituaries &#124; Cemeteries
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Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Wyoming County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Wyoming County Boundary Maps" (1848-1965) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
 * Parent County: created 9 March 1888 from Johnson
 * County seat: Sheridan

Populated Places

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Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Church Records
'''LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Sheridan

Court Records

 * Citizenship index 1895–1908

Local Histories

 * Black Diamonds of Sheridan: a facet of Wyoming History. 1977. Cheyenne, Wyoming: Pioneer Printing and Stationery;

Newspapers

 * Wyoming Newspaper Project

Marriage

 * Western States Marriage Index

Family History Centers

 * Sheridan Wyoming Family History Center

Websites

 * Sheridan County, WY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wyoming Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wyoming Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.