Campbell County, Wyoming Genealogy

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

Description
Founded 1911. County Seat is Gillette. Campbell County is located in north east section of the state.

County Courthouse
Campbell County Courthouse 500 S Gillette Avenue Suite 220 Gillette, WY 82716 Phone: 307.682.7285 Campbell County Website

County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1912 and election records; Clerk Court has divorce, probate, and court records

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

Populated Places
The following are locations in the county:

Cemeteries
The following web site has additional information on Campbell county cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Wyoming cemetery records by county.

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.

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

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

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 - ($), contains images of Wyoming newspapers 1867-1945
 * Newspaper Archive - ($), contains images of Wyoming newspapers 1887-1997
 * 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

Obituaries

 * 1892-2014 Campbell County

Birth

 * 1905-2007 Campbell County

Marriage

 * Western States Marriage Index - Index, incomplete, 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.


 * 1904-2014 Campbell County

Death

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

Divorce

 * 1920-2014 Campbell County

Family History Centers

 * Gillette Wyoming Family History Center

Libraries

 * Campbell County Library

Societies
County, Township and City Societies


 * Campbell County Historical Society 1103 CHRISTINCK AVE GILLETTE WY 82717 Facebook

Libraries


 * Campbell County Public Library 2101 S 4j Rd Gillette, WY 82718, USA Phone: 307-682-3223 Library Fax: 307-686-4009 Public Fax: 307-687-9236 Email: tll71@ccgov.net Director: Terri Lesley

Websites

 * Campbell County, WY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wyoming Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wyoming Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * The Campbell County WY GenWeb Project, a member of The WYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project
 * County Clerk
 * 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.
 * Campbell County Wyoming