Natrona County, Wyoming Genealogy

United States Wyoming  Natrona County

Guide to Natrona 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 Carbon
 * County seat: Casper
 * Neighboring Counties: Albany | Carbon | Converse | Fremont | Johnson | Washakie

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


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

History

 * History of Natrona County, Wyoming, 1888-1922

Migration
Early migration routes to and from 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

Newspapers

 * Casper Journal
 * Casper Star-Tribune


 * Wyoming Newspaper Project Digitized and searchable newspapers published in Wyoming between 1849 and 1922.

Courthouse
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.

Family History Centers

 * Casper Wyoming Family History Center

Libraries

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

Marriage

 * Western States Marriage Index Over 390 marriages from 29 May 1890 to 15 Sep 1908.
 * Wyoming Marriages, 1877-1920

Websites

 * Natrona County, WY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wyoming Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wyoming Genealogy Network Group on Facebook


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