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Sweetwater County, Wyoming
Societies and Family History Resources ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣ County Genealogy Links
Sweetwater County was established on December 27, 1867 as one of the original five counties (originally called Carter County; renamed to Sweetwater December 13, 1869).
Currently the Sweetwater County Seat can be found in Green River and the county government website is http://www.sweet.wy.us/
Areas neighboring Sweetwater County are Fremont County, Carbon County, Moffat County, Colorado, Daggett County, Utah, Summit County, Utah, Uinta County, Lincoln County, Sublette County.
Cities and towns located in Sweetwater County consists of Bairoil, Granger, Superior, Wamsutter, Green River, Rock Springs.
Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater 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.
Sweetwater 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.
Sweetwater Co. Mortality Schedules is available for 1870 and 1880. Sweetwater Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules is available for 1870 and 1880. Sweetwater Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. You will discover free downloadable and also printable census forms to help with your research.
Sweetwater County Society and Family History Resources
A list of Sweetwater County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives.
- Wyoming State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Rock Springs Historical Society, 201 B Street, Rock Springs, WY 82901; 307-362-3138
- Sweetwater County Historical Society / Museum, 3 E Flaming Gorge Way, Green River, WY 82935; Phone:(307) 872-6435
- Sweetwater County, Wyoming Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Sweetwater County, Wyoming Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Sweetwater County (usgwarchives.net)
Sweetwater County Courthouse and Government Records
Researchers typically overlook the value of Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater County. The years suggested below tend to be the first recognized records data in this county.
- Sweetwater County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 177 S Center St, Green River, WY 82935
- Phone: (307) 872-3732
- Sweetwater County Clerk & Recorder’s Office
- Marriage Records: 1870
- Land Records: 1867
- Sweetwater County Clerk of District Court
- Probate Records: 1868
- Court Records: 1867
Sweetwater County Links
The following are links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources related to Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater County genealogy or family history affiliated sites.
Sweetwater 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!
- Sweetwater County, Wyoming Books (amazon.com)
- Search Wyoming Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Sweetwater County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Sweetwater Co. WY Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- Wyoming Vital Records Research Guide
- Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com)
Sweetwater Co. WY Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- Wyoming Court Records Research Guide
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)
Sweetwater Co. WY Census Records
Sweetwater Co. WY Church & Cemeteries
- Wyoming Church and Cemetery Research Guide
- Sweetwater Co., Wyoming Graves (findagrave.com)
- Sweetwater County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Sweetwater Co., Wyoming Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Sweetwater County, Wyoming
- Sweetwater Co., Wyoming Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Topographic Church List and Map for Sweetwater County, Wyoming
- Sweetwater County, Wyoming Church Books (amazon.com)
Sweetwater Co. WY Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Wyoming Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Sweetwater Co. WY General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Wyoming
- Sweetwater County, Wyoming Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Sweetwater County, Wyoming Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Sweetwater Co. WY Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Sweetwater County, Wyoming (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Wyoming – Counties – Sweetwater (cyndislist.com)
- Sweetwater County Wyoming (genealogytrails.com)
- Sweetwater Co. WYGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Sweetwater County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Sweetwater Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Sweetwater Co. WY Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Wyoming Links and Information
- 1895 Sweetwater County Map (livgenmi.com)
Sweetwater Co. WY Military Records
Sweetwater Co. WY Schools & Directories
- Wyoming City Directories (search.ancestry.com)