Natrona County, Wyoming Genealogy

United States Wyoming Natrona County

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

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Description
Natrona County was founded in 1890. It was named for the Natron deposits. The County Seat is Casper. It is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Natrona County Courthouse 200 North Center Street Rm 157 Casper, WY 82601 Phone: 307.235.9200 Natrona County Website County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1888, military discharge records, power of attorney, notary and commissions tax license - state and federal. Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records.

Natrona County, Wyoming Record Dates

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 * width="13%" align="center" | 1890
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1880
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1891
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Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Wyoming - shows boundary changes for Wyoming Counties
 * Wyoming Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

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 Carbon
 * County seat: Casper

Populated Places

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

State Census Records

 * 1860 - 1910 Wyoming Compiled Census, 1860-1910 at Ancestry Index ($)

Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for Wyoming starting in 1850. For links to Federal census indexes, see Wyoming Census.

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


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

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
 * 1861 - 1936 - U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images

Local Histories

 * History of Natrona County, Wyoming, 1888-1922. 2015. By Alfred James Mokler. Salt Lake City, Utah: Digitized by the Genealogical Society of Utah;
 * Archive.org
 * Archive.org
 * The 33-mile Road of Natrona County, Wyoming: My Story. 2006. By Donna Vee Gowen. Casper, Wyoming: D.G. Johnston;


 * Devil's Gate : owning the land, owning the story. By Tom Rea. 2006. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press;
 * Google Books


 * Independence Rock : the great record of the desert. 1981. By Robert Spurrier Ellison. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah;

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Wyoming - shows boundary changes for Wyoming Counties
 * Historical Maps and Atlases of wyoming - maps and atlases of Wyoming

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Natrona County, Wyoming Genealogy 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

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 For further information see Wyoming Military Records.
 * 1861 -1865 at FamilySearch.— index
 * 1890 at FamilySearch.— index
 * 1917 - 1918 at FamilySearch — Index and images

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

Marriage

 * Western States Marriage Index - Index, incomplete, Over 390 marriages from 29 May 1890 to 15 Sep 1908 list of counties included
 * 1867 - 1941 Wyoming Marriages 1867-1941 at FindMyPast ($), index.
 * 1877 - 1920 at FamilySearch— Index
 * 1877 - 1920 Wyoming, Marriages, 1877-1920 at MyHeritage ($) — index.

Death

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

Family History Centers

 * Casper Wyoming Family History Center

Libraries

 * Natrona County Public Library 307 E 2nd St, Casper, Wyoming 82601, 307-237-4935

Museums

 * The Casper College Western History Center Located in the Goodstein Library on the Casper College campus.

Societies
Natrona County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 50665, Casper, Wyoming 82606 Website

Websites

 * Natrona County, WY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wyoming Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Natrona County Website
 * Natrona County Clerk
 * GenWeb
 * Lookups (GenWeb)
 * Wikipedia
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.