How to Find Wyoming Death Records

Wyoming became a territory of the United States in 1868 and officially became the 44th State in 1890. State law required the recording of death certificates in 1909. Death records are available from 1909 through the present year.

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 * Death Records
 * Choose a time period:


 * Before 1909
 * After 1909 to 50 years before the present
 * Deaths from 50 years ago thru the present year
 * Death year unknown


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Deaths before 1909
Statewide registration of deaths began in July 1909 and was generally complied with by 1922. A few Wyoming counties kept records of deaths a few years prior to state registration. For information about pre-1909 death records, write to the local county clerk. The records in the county courthouses are open to the public, but the Family History Library has not acquired copies of these records. The library has a few records, such as coroner's reports, that have been transcribed and published. The county clerk does not usually keep copies of death records filed after July 1909. You must search substitute records to locate your ancestor’s death date and place.

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Deaths from 1909 to 50 years before the present
After 50 years, the death certificates become open public records and are available for research at the Wyoming State Archives. Certificates are released at the beginning of the following year (example 1965 certificates will be available in early 2016.) Records were not kept at the county level. To obtain certificates of death that are over 50 years old, visit Wyoming State Archives

There is a Death Certificate Index Database that is a work in progress for the years 1909 to 1939 for last names that begin with A to F. The index will give you Certificate number, city, county, Date of Death, and Age.

Order Certificate from the Wyoming State Archives. They offer research help, and you can call or fax your request. They just ask that you keep the size of your request manageable because they have limited amount of time they can devote to help. They prefer email but you can also call or fax your request. Wyoming State Archives Barrett Building 2301 Central Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82002 Phone: 307-777-7826 fax 307-777-7044 Return to top: Choose another death year

STEP ONE: Find Death Information
For deaths that exist from 50 years ago from today to the the present, try the following databases. Try each link.

STEP TWO: Obtain the Certificate
PART A: You know the exact date of death 

If the image was not included in the index entry above, you can order a copy of the death record for a fee from the following location:

Wyoming Department of Health

NOTE: Restrictions for Obtaining Wyoming Death Records

If you do not want to order the death record, you can search other records with death information.

PART B: You don't know the exact date of death

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Restrictions for Obtaining Death Records
Restrictions for obtaining a certificate for persons who died within the last 50 years: The following persons can obtain a certified death certificate from the past 50 years. For additional explanations of these parties go to Wyoming Department of Health Services


 * Immediate Family Member
 * Lawyers representing the immediate family
 * Bank, executors of estate, insurance company, or anyone requiring a certificate to pay a policy or death benefit on the decedent.
 * If you are not named on the death certificate, please be prepared to prove relationship to the decedent.


 * NOTE: A copy of the death record cannot be obtained by anyone except those listed above until 50 years have passed from the date of the death.

If you do not want to order the death record, you can search other records with death information.

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