Natrona County, Wyoming Genealogy

United States Wyoming Natrona County

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

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County Courthouse
Natrona County Courthouse 200 North Center Street Rm 157 Casper, WY 82601 Phone: 307.235.9200 Natrona County Website County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1888, military discharge records, power of attorney, notary and commissions tax license - state and federal. Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records.

Natrona County, Wyoming Record Dates

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 * width="91%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | Beginning Dates for Major County Records
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Birth*
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Marriage
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Death*
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Court
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Land
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Probate
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Census
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 * width="13%" align="center" | 1890*
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 * width="13%" align="center" | 1890
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1880
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1891
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Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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.
 * Parent County: created 9 March 1888 from Carbon
 * County seat: Casper

Populated Places

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Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Church Records
'''LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Casper Stake 3931 W 45th St, Casper, Wyoming 82604 307-265-1834

Local Histories

 * History of Natrona County, Wyoming, 1888-1922

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Natrona County, Wyoming Genealogy for European and African American settlers included:


 * Platte River
 * Sweetwater 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 1847 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah

Newspapers

 * Casper Journal
 * Casper Star-Tribune
 * Wyoming Newspaper Project Digitized and searchable newspapers published in Wyoming between 1849 and 1922.

Marriage

 * Western States Marriage Index Over 390 marriages from 29 May 1890 to 15 Sep 1908.
 * Wyoming Marriages, 1877-1920

Family History Centers

 * Casper Wyoming Family History Center

Libraries

 * Natrona County Public Library 307 E 2nd St, Casper, Wyoming 82601, 307-237-4935

Museums

 * The Casper College Western History Center Located in the Goodstein Library on the Casper College campus.

Societies

 * Natrona County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 50665, Casper, Wyoming 82606

Websites

 * Natrona County, WY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wyoming Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Natrona County Website
 * Natrona County Clerk
 * GenWeb
 * Lookups (GenWeb)
 * 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.