Fremont County, Wyoming Genealogy

United States Wyoming  Fremont County



County Courthouse
Fremont County Courthouse 450 N 2nd Street Lander, WY 82520 Phone: 307.332.2405 County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1884, burial and military records; Clerk Distric Court has divorce, probate and court records

Parent County
1884--Fremont County was created 5 March 1884 from Sweetwater County. County seat: Lander

Boundary Changes
Boundaries have been not changed since 1921.

Neighboring Counties

 * Carbon
 * Hot Springs
 * Natrona
 * Park
 * Sublette
 * Sweetwater
 * Teton
 * Washakie

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Riverton

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


 * South Pass
 * 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 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah

Probate
The bulk of the probate case files from the 1880's to the 1940's have been transferred to the Wyoming State Archives in Cheyenne. Check their website for additional details.

Vital Records
Western States Marriage Index has 477 marriages listed from 23 Jul 1867 to 31 Jan 1904. The State of Wyoming did not begin gathering birth records until 1909.

Fremont County has birth records beginning 1884.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Dubois Wyoming Family History Center
 * Lander Wyoming Family History Center
 * Riverton Wyoming Family History Center
 * Shoshoni Wyoming Family History Center

Web Sites

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