Washakie County, Wyoming Genealogy

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

Description
Washakie County was named after the head chief of the Shoshone people, Chief Washakie, who became an ally of the US Government. It is located in the north-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Washakie County Courthouse 1023 Big Horn Avenue P.O. Box 862 Worland, WY 82401 Phone: (307) 347-4821 Washakie County Website County Clerk has marriage and land records. Clerk of the District Court has divorce, probate and court records.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cemeteries
The following web site has additional information on Washakie county cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Wyoming cemetery records by county.

Territory and State Census Records

 * 1850 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; North Dakota was included in the 1850 Utah Territory Census - How to Use this Collection.
 * 1860 - 1910 - Wyoming Compiled Census at Ancestry.com — ($), index and images
 * 1860 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; Wyoming was included in the 1860 Nebraska Territory Census - How to Use this Collection
 * 1870 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; Wyoming Territory Census  - How to Use this Collection
 * 1880 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; Wyoming Territory Census - How to Use this Collection

Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for the state of Wyoming starting in 1890, although no records survived. The 1900 Census is the next Federal Census available. For links to Federal Census indexes, see Wyoming Census.

Church Records
Wards and Branches of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Worland 1st, Worland 2nd, Tensleep

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Land and Property Records
Online Land Records
 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
 * 1796 - 1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
 * 1863 - 1908 - U.S. Homestead Records 1863-1908 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Wyoming - shows boundary changes for Wyoming Counties
 * Historical Maps and Atlases of wyoming - maps and atlases of Wyoming

Online Collections
These collections are unique to Wyoming. You will find nationwide databases for military records on U.S. Military Online Genealogy Records and Wyoming Military Records.

Civil War No known military units were raised specifically from Wyoming as it did not become a state until 1890. However men from the territories that became Wyoming fought in other units during the Civil War. World War I World War II For further information see Wyoming Military Records.
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch.— index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1883 List of Civil War Pensioners, Wyoming, 1883 - Index only
 * 1890 at FamilySearch.— index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1917 - 1918 at FamilySearch — Index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * WWII Army and Army Air Force Casualties for Wyoming - Index only

Newspapers
 Wyoming Newspapers Online Wyoming Newspaper Catalogs
 * Wyoming Newspapers.
 * GenealogyBank - ($), contains images of Wyoming newspapers
 * Newspaper Archive - ($), contains images of Wyoming newspapers
 * Chronicling America - contains images of some Wyoming newspapers; searching tips
 * Elephind - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites
 * U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present on Chronicling America - contains a list of all known newspapers and the dates they cover; once you locate a newspaper name, contact the local library to see if they have copies of the newspaper


 * 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.

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Vital Records

 * 1908 - 1966 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Marriage

 * 1839 - 1957 Wyoming, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * Western States Marriage Index - Index, incomplete, over 458 marriages 1 Jan 1900 to 31 Dec 1930 list of counties included
 * 1867 - 1941 Wyoming Marriages 1867-1941 at FindMyPast ($), index.
 * 1877 - 1920 at FamilySearch— Index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1877 - 1920 Wyoming, Marriages, 1877-1920 at MyHeritage ($) — index.

Death

 * Wyoming Death Index at Wyoming State Archives — index (currently contains only A-E, it is a work in progress)

Divorce

 * Pre 1941-1952 Reclaim the Records: Wyoming Divorce Index at Archive.org - images of index

Family History Centers

 * Ten Sleep Wyoming Family History Center
 * Worland Wyoming Family History Center

Libraries
Washakie County Library 1019 Coburn Ave Worland, WY 82401, USA Phone: 307-347-2231 Email: [mailto:worland@washakiecountylibrary.com worland@washakiecountylibrary.com] Director: [mailto:director@washakiecountylibrary.com director@washakiecountylibrary.com] Website

Societies
County, Township and City Societies

Washakie County Historical Society P. O. Box 247 Wheatland, WY 82201 Phone: 307-322-4237 Email: [mailto:linda@wyshs.org linda@wyshs.org] Website

Websites

 * Washakie County WYGenWeb
 * Washakie County, WY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * 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.