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Laramie County, Wyoming
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Laramie County was established on January 09, 1867 as one of the original five counties. The county was named in honor of Jacques La Ramee (1785?–1821), a French-Canadian fur trapper.
Currently the Laramie County Seat can be found in Cheyenne and the county government website is http://www.laramiecounty.com
Areas neighboring Laramie County are Goshen County (north-northeast), Banner County, Nebraska, Kimball County, Nebraska, Weld County, Colorado, Larimer County, Colorado, Albany County, Platte County.
Cities and towns located in Laramie County consists of Albin, Burns, Pine Bluffs, Cheyenne.
Laramie County vital records can be found at the Wyoming Office of Vital Records has copies of birth, marriage, divorce and death records. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Wyoming for current fees and application process.
You can search online for Laramie County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for Wyomong Birth Certificate, Marriage or Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications to mail.
Laramie County consists of Federal Census Schedules to aid in looking into your family tree. United states federal Population Schedules exist for 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Laramie Co. Mortality Schedules is available for 1870 and 1880. Laramie Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules is available for 1870 and 1880. Laramie Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. You will discover free downloadable and also printable census forms to help with your research.
Laramie County Society and Family History Resources
A list of Laramie County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives.
- Wyoming State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Laramie County, Wyoming Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Laramie County, Wyoming Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Laramie County (usgwarchives.net)
Laramie County Courthouse and Government Records
Researchers typically overlook the value of Laramie County court, probate, and land records as a useful resource of genealogy and family history details. Buried away in Wyoming courthouses and archives just about everywhere could be the aspirations and frustrations of countless Wyoming inhabitants. The possibilities are very good that your particular ancestors and forefathers have left a in-depth record of at least some facets of their lives in the Laramie County court records. Even if your ancestors is not mentioned in a Court case, contemplate all of the other procedures which could have lead to him or her to appear in court records.
The below information and facts denotes what birth, death, marriage, property, probate, and legal records are typically in Laramie County. The years suggested below tend to be the first recognized records data in this county.
- Laramie County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 309 W 20th St, Cheyenne, WY 82001
- Phone: (307) 633-4270
- Laramie County Clerk & Recorder’s Office
- Marriage Records: 1868
- Land Records: 1867
- Laramie County Clerk of District Court
- Probate Records: 1868
- Court Records: 1868
Laramie County Links
The following are links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources related to Laramie County. A majority of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business oriented Sites, Private Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some require a payment. This is simply a directory that has been gathered or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site above another. Feel free to submit your own most liked Laramie County genealogy or family history affiliated sites.
Laramie Co. WY Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Wyoming Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Wyoming historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from Wyoming (1868–1921) (genealogybank.com) Easily locate names and phrases in over 450 million publications, obituaries, marriage announcements, birth announcements as well as other items printed in over 2,800 historic U.S. newspapers. Unique content added on a monthly basis!
- Laramie County, Wyoming Books (amazon.com)
- Search Wyoming Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Laramie County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Laramie Co. WY Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- Wyoming Vital Records Research Guide
- Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com)
Laramie Co. WY Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- Wyoming Court Records Research Guide
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)
Laramie Co. WY Census Records
Laramie Co. WY Church & Cemeteries
- Wyoming Church and Cemetery Research Guide
- Laramie Co., Wyoming Graves (findagrave.com)
- Laramie County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Laramie Co., Wyoming Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Laramie County, Wyoming
- Laramie Co., Wyoming Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Topographic Church List and Map for Laramie County, Wyoming
- Laramie County, Wyoming Church Books (amazon.com)
Laramie Co. WY Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Wyoming Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Laramie Co. WY General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Wyoming
- Laramie County, Wyoming Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Laramie County, Wyoming Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Laramie Co. WY Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Laramie County, Wyoming (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Wyoming – Counties – Laramie (cyndislist.com)
- Laramie County Wyoming (genealogytrails.com)
- Laramie Co. WYGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Laramie County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Laramie Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Laramie Co. WY Immigration & Naturalization
- Laramie County, Wyoming Naturalization Records, 1867-1920 (search.ancestry.com)
Laramie Co. WY Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Wyoming Links and Information
- 1895 Laramie County Map (livgenmi.com)
Laramie Co. WY Military Records
Laramie Co. WY Schools & Directories
- Cheyenne, Wyoming Directory, 1892 (search.ancestry.com)
- Wyoming City Directories (search.ancestry.com)