Sheridan County, Wyoming Genealogy

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

Description
Sheridan County is located in the North Central location of the state. The State was named for Philip Sheridan, a general in the American Civil War and controversial Indian fighter.

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.

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 Sheridan 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
Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Sheridan

Court Records

 * [sites.rootsweb.com/~wysherid/sheridan/citizenships.htm Citizenship index 1895–1908]

Directories

 * 1965 - Sheridan City Directory, 1965 at Ancestry - ($), Index and images

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

Local Histories

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

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

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

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, list of counties included
 * 1867-1941 - Wyoming Marriages 1867-1941 at FindMyPast ($), index.
 * 1869-1923 - at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1877-1920 - at FamilySearch— Index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1877-1920 - Wyoming, Marriages, 1877-1920 at MyHeritage ($) — index.

Death

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

Family History Centers

 * Sheridan Wyoming Family History Center

Libraries
Sheridan County Fulmer Library 335 W Alger St Sheridan, WY 82801, USA Phone: 307-674-8585 Fax: 307-674-7374 Email: [mailto:scfpl@sheridanwyolibrary.org scfpl@sheridanwyolibrary.org] Website

Societies
County, Township and City Societies

Sheridan County Historical Society 850 Sibley Circle Sheridan, WY 82801 Phone: 307-675-1150 Website

Sheridan Genealogical Society, Inc. Wyoming Room Sheridan County Library 335 West Alger Street PO Box 6503 Sheridan, WY 82801 Website

Websites

 * Sheridan County, Wyoming 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.