Albany County, Wyoming Genealogy

Guide to Albany County, Wyoming ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. Disambiguation - ''This article is about a southeastern Wyoming county. For other uses, see Albany''.

Description
The County was named for Albany, New York. Organized December 16, 1868. It is located in the south eastern part of the state. County Seat is Laramie.

County Courthouse
Albany County Courthouse County Courthouse Rm 202 Laramie, WY 82070 Phone: 307.721.2541 Albany County Website

County Clerk has marriage records from 1869, burial records from 1885, land records from 1868 and military records from 1919; Clerk District Court has divorce, probate, court and naturalization records


 * The present Albany County courthouse was designed by Wilbur Hitchcock and constructed 1931 - 1932. (photo)

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:

Cemeteries
The following web site has additional information on Albany 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.
 * 1860 - 1910 - Wyoming Compiled Census at Ancestry.com — ($), index and images
 * 1860 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; Wyoming was included in the 1860 Nebraska Territory Census
 * 1870 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; Wyoming Territory Census
 * 1880 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; Wyoming Territory Census

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
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Laramie

Directories
Many directories for Laramie/Albany County are available at the University of Wyoming Library Special Collections, starting from 1875.

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.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

Online Collections
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.

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.
 * 1861 -1865 at FamilySearch.— index
 * 1883 List of Civil War Pensioners, Wyoming, 1883 - Index only
 * 1890 at FamilySearch.— index
 * 1917 - 1918 at FamilySearch — Index and images
 * WWII Army and Army Air Force Casualties for Wyoming - Index only

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

Other Records
Public Records


 * University of Wyoming Yearbooks - misc. volumes digitzed and online at Internet Archive

Marriage

 * 1839-1957 - Wyoming, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * Western States Marriage Index - Index, incomplete, list of counties included
 * 1867-1941 - Wyoming Marriages 1867-1941 at findmypast ($), index.
 * 1869-1923 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1877-1920 - at FamilySearch— Index
 * 1877-1920 - Wyoming, Marriages, 1877-1920 at MyHeritage ($) — index.

Death

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

Archives
Wyoming State Archives 2301 Central Ave. Cheyenne, WY 82002 Telephone: (307) 777-7826 Fax: Fax: 777-7044  Website

Family History Centers

 * Laramie Wyoming Family History Center

Libraries

 * American Heritage Center University of Wyoming 1000 East University Ave, Dept. 3924 Laramie, WY 82061 Phone: 307-766-4114 Website
 * Albany County Library System Central Library 310 S. 8th St Laramie, WY 82070 Phone: 307-721-2580 Fax: 307-721-2584 Email: [mailto:info@albanycountylibrary.org info@albanycountylibrary.org] Website

Societies

 * Albany County Genealogical Society 1721 Boswell Drive Laramie, WY 82070 Meets monthly at: 3311 Hayford Ave. Laramie, WY Each 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm.
 * County Historical Society 1409 Downey St Laramie, WY 82070 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 247 Wheatland, WY 82201 Phone: 307-322-3014 Email: [mailto:linda@wyshs.org linda@wyshs.org] Website

Websites

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