Weston County, Wyoming Genealogy

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

Description
Weston County was created in 1890. The County was named after Jefferson B. Weston (1831-1895), a former Nebraska State Auditor. The County Seat is Newcastle. It is located in the northeastern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Weston County Courthouse 1 W Main Street Newcastle, WY 82701 Phone: 307.746.4744 Weston County Website County Clerk has marriage records from 1890 and land records from 1886. Clerk of the District Court has divorce, probate, court records from 1890.

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 Weston 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.

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

Local Histories

 * Cambria, Weston County Wyoming ghost town. 1970. n.p.: n.p.;

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

Marriage

 * 1839-1957 - Wyoming, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * Western States Marriage Index - Index, incomplete, over 1,117 marriages 20 May 1890 to 31 Jul 1914 list of counties included
 * 1867 - 1941 Wyoming Marriages 1867-1941 at FindMyPast ($), index.
 * 1877 - 1920 at FamilySearch— Index
 * 1877 - 1920 Wyoming, Marriages, 1877-1920 at MyHeritage ($) — index.

Death

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

Family History Centers

 * Newcastle Wyoming Family History Center

Libraries
Upton Branch Library P.O. Box 605 722 4th Street Upton, WY 82730 Phone: 307-468-2324 Website

Weston County Library 23 W Main St Newcastle, WY 82701, USA Phone: 307-746-2206 Website

Societies
County, Township and City Societies

Weston County Historical Society] P. O. Box 246 Newcastle, WY 82701-0246 President: President:Mike Jording Email: [mailto:mike_jording@yahoo.com mike_jording@yahoo.com] Website

Websites

 * Weston County WYGenWeb
 * Weston 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.