Laramie County, Wyoming Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named for Jacques La Ramee, a French-Canadian fur-trader. It is located the southeast corner of the state.

County Courthouse
Laramie County Courthouse 309 W 20th Street Cheyenne, WY 82001 Phone: 307.633.4268 Laramie County Website County Clerk has marriage records from 1868 and land records. Clerk 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:

Bible Records

 * 1811-1962 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index and images

Cemeteries
The following web site has additional information on Laramie 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 — ($), 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


 * Cheyenne

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records
Laramie County has a District Court, County Circuit Court, and Municipal Court. District and County Circuit courts are in Cheyenne and municipal courts are in Burns, Cheyenne, and Pine Bluffs. The District Court handles civil matters over $7000 (Judgments, Divorces, Torts, Adoptions, etc.), Criminal Felonies, Juvenile Crimes and Neglect, Paternity and Child Support Enforcement Cases, Probate Matters such as Estates or Involuntary Commitments. The Circuit Court is a limited jurisdiction court. It hears all misdemeanor criminal cases and smaller civil cases. Judges are full time and they must be lawyers. Municipal Court administers the operation of the judicial branch of the City Government according to the ordinances adopted by the City Council.

Directories

 * 1892 Cheyenne, Wyoming Directory, 1892. 1892. Cheyenne, WY: R.L. Polk. Online at: Ancestry — index & images.

Funeral Homes

 * 1899-1939 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * Schrader, Aragon and Jacoby Funeral Home in Cheyenne
 * Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel of the Chimes in Cheyenne

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 - ($), index and images

Local Histories

 * Laramie County at Wyoming History.org

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 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
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.

General 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.
 * 1914-1946 Wyoming, U.S., Military Service and Veterans Records, 1914-1946 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 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

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records

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

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

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, over 214 marriages 7 Feb 1868 to 23 Aug 1899 list of counties included
 * 1867 - 1941 Wyoming Marriages 1867-1941 at Findmypast ($), index.
 * 1877 - 1920 at FamilySearch— Index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1877 - 1920 Wyoming, Marriages, 1877-1920 at MyHeritage ($) — index.
 * Laramie County, Wyoming Marriage Licenses At the bottom of the page is a link to search their hand written database prior to 1985.
 * 1941-1966 Reclaim the Records: Wyoming Marriage Index at Archive.org - images of index
 * 1941-1969 Wyoming, U.S., Marriage Records, 1941-1969 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Death

 * Wyoming Death Index at Wyoming State Archives — index (currently contains only A-E, it is a work in progress)
 * 1909-1969 Wyoming, Death Records, 1909-1969 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * Pre 1939-1952 Reclaim the Records: Wyoming Death Index at Archive.org - images of index

Divorce

 * Pre 1941-1952 Reclaim the Records: Wyoming Divorce Index at Archive.org - images of index
 * 1941-1969 Wyoming, U.S., Divorce Records, 1941-1969 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

FamilySearch Centers

 * Cheyenne Wyoming FamilySearch Center
 * Hanna Wyoming FamilySearch Center
 * Laramie Wyoming FamilySearch Center
 * Scottsbluff Nebraska FamilySearch Center


 * West Nebraska Family Research & History Center - an affiliate library

Libraries
Laramie County Library 2200 Pioneer Ave Cheyenne, WY 82001 Phone: 307-634-3561 Fax: 307-634-2082 Email: [mailto:web@lclsonline.org web@lclsonline.org] Website Facebook

Societies
Cheyenne Wyoming Genealogical and Historical Society PO Box 2539 Cheyenne, WY 82003-2539 Email:[mailto:cghswyoming@gmail.com cghswyoming@gmail.com] Website
 * Local research volunteers will give 30 minutes of time to research information located in the Laramie County Library Genealogy Room. Additional time needed to research data outside of the Genealogy Room may be billed per an agreement with the research volunteer. Requests for research should have the word "research" in the subject line of emails or on the envelopes of written requests.

Laramie County Historical Society Cheyenne, WY 82003 307-322-3014 Email: [mailto:linda@wyshs.org linda@wyshs.org] Website

Laramie Peekers Genealogical Society of Platte County, Wyoming c/o CindyAnderson 1108 21st Street Wheatland, WY 82201

Union Pacific Historical Society 1111 East Lincolnway, Suite 108 PO Box 4006 Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001 307–635-5197 Email: [mailto:uphsoffice@uphs.org uphsoffice@uphs.org] Website Facebook
 * The Society was founded in 1984 to preserve the rich and colorful history of the railroad from its beginning in 1862 to the present. It is not connected with the railroad, only with preserving history.

Websites

 * Laramie County at Cyndi's List — a comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online
 * Laramie County at Genealogy Trails — transcribed genealogical and historical data
 * Laramie County at LDSGenealogy - collection of links by state, county, city, and record type
 * Laramie County at WyoHistory.org; a project of the Wyoming State Historical Society - contains history, pictures, resources and economical information
 * Laramie County at Wyoming USGenWeb - free online resources for genealogical research
 * Laramie County at Wyoming USGenWeb Archives — free online data for genealogical research
 * - 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.