Converse County, Wyoming Genealogy

United States Wyoming  Converse County

Converse County, Wyoming is a county in Eastern Wyoming.



Historical Facts

 * Parent County: created 9 March 1888 from Laramie and Albany counties
 * County Seat: Douglas 
 * Neighboring Counties: Albany | Campbell | Carbon | Johnson | Natrona | Niobrara | Platte Weston

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
 * Bozeman Trail 1863 from Fort Fetterman near Douglas, Wyoming to Virginia City, Montana

Courthouse
County Courthouse Converse County

County Clerk has marriage, land, military discharge and tax records from 1888 and poll records from 1930; Clerk Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1888

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Douglas Wyoming Family History Center
 * Glenrock Wyoming Family History Center

Websites

 * GenWeb
 * Lookups (GenWeb)
 * Wikipedia