Goshen County, Wyoming Genealogy

Guide to Goshen County Wyoming genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

United States Wyoming  Goshen County

Historical Facts

 * Parent County: created 9 February 1911 from Laramie county
 * County seat:  Torrington 
 * Neighboring Counties: Banner County, Nebraska | Laramie | Niobrara | Platte | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | Sioux County, Nebraska

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Wyoming County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Wyoming County Boundary Maps" (1848-1965) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

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

Newspapers

 * Wyoming Newspaper Project

Repositories
See also a List of Wyoming Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage and land records. Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records.

Family History Centers
Introduction to LDS Family History Centers


 * Torrington Wyoming Family History Center

Marriage

 * Western States Marriage Index over 122 marriages 8 Jan 1913 to 19 Apr 1917

Websites

 * Goshen County, WY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wyoming Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wyoming Genealogy Network Group on Facebook

County Clerk GenWeb Wikipedia