Goshen County, Wyoming Genealogy

United States Wyoming  Goshen County

Guide to Hot Springs County Wyoming genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.



Historical Facts

 * Parent County: created 9 February 1911 from Laramie county
 * County seat:  Torrington 
 * Neighboring Counties: Banner County, Nebraska | Laramie | Niobrara | Platte | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | Sioux County, Nebraska

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for European and African American settlers included:


 * Platte 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 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah

Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage and land records; Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records

Vital Records
122 marriages from 8 Jan 1913 to 19 Apr 1917 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index (website).

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Torrington Wyoming Family History Center

Web Sites

 * County Clerk
 * GenWeb
 * Wikipedia