Washakie County, Wyoming Genealogy

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

United States Wyoming  Washakie County

Historical Facts

 * Parent County: created 9 February 1911 from Big Horn
 * County Seat: Worland
 * Neighboring Counties: Big Horn | Fremont | Hot Springs | Johnson | Natrona | Park

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.

Cemeteries

 * Riverview Memorial Gardens Cemetery Complex West River Rd. Worland, WY 82401 (307) 347-8948 307–347–2486 Located west of the city of Worland. Cemetery records are managed by the City Clerk's office.
 * Ten Sleep Cemetery P.O. Box 394 Ten Sleep, WY 82442 Located on the west edge of Ten Sleep. The Ten Sleep Cemetery website contains a full cemetery registry, headstone images, plot map, history, and contact information.

Church
LDS Church wards and branches


 * Worland 1st, Worland 2nd, Tensleep

Newspapers

 * Worland Grit - December 1905 to May 1939 Operated in Worland, Washakie, Wyoming. Archives at the Wyoming Newspaper Project.
 * Northern Wyoming Daily News- June 1939 to present 201 N. 8th Worland, Wyoming 82401 307–347–3241 Operated in Worland, Washakie, Wyoming. The name was changed from the Worland Grit in June 1939. A free archives database on their website for issues from January 3, 2006 to present.

Repositories
See also a List of Wyoming Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & 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


 * Ten Sleep Wyoming Family History Center
 * Worland Wyoming Family History Center

Marriage

 * Western States Marriage Index over 458 marriages 1 Jan 1900 to 31 Dec 1930

Websites

 * Washakie County, WY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wyoming Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wyoming Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.