Sheridan County, Wyoming Genealogy

United States Wyoming  Sheridan County

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent County: created 9 March 1888 from Johnson
 * County seat: Sheridan
 * Neighboring Counties: Big Horn County, Montana | Big Horn | Campbell | Johnson | Powder River County, Montana

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.

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

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

Newspapers

 * Wyoming Newspaper Project

Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1888. Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records.

Family History Centers

 * Sheridan Wyoming Family History Center

Marriage

 * Western States Marriage Index

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.