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Weston County, Wyoming
Societies and Family History Resources ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣ County Genealogy Links
Weston County was established on March 12, 1890 from Crook County.
Currently the Weston County Seat can be found in Newcastle and the county government website is http://www.westongov.com/
Areas neighboring Weston County are Crook County, Lawrence County, South Dakota, Pennington County, South Dakota, Custer County, South Dakota, Niobrara County, Converse County, Campbell County.
Cities and towns located in Weston County consists of Upton, Newcastle
Weston 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 Weston 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.
Weston County consists of Federal Census Schedules to aid in looking into your family tree. United states federal Population Schedules exist for 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Weston Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be acquired for 1890. You will discover free downloadable and also printable census forms to help with your research.
Weston County Society and Family History Resources
A list of Weston County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives.
- Wyoming State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Weston County Historical Society, 401 Delaware, Newcastle WY 82701
- Weston County, Wyoming Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Weston County, Wyoming Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- USGenWeb Archives for Weston County (usgwarchives.net)
Weston County Courthouse and Government Records
Researchers typically overlook the value of Weston 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 Weston 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 Weston County. The years suggested below tend to be the first recognized records data in this county.
- Weston County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 6 W Warwick St, Newcastle, WY 82701
- Phone: (307) 746-4744
- Weston County Clerk & Recorder’s Office
- Marriage Records: 1868
- Land Records: 1868
- Weston County Clerk of District Court
- Probate Records: 1869
- Court Records: 1869
Weston County Links
The following are links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources related to Weston 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 Weston County genealogy or family history affiliated sites.
Weston 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!
- Newcastle News-Journal (Newcastle, Wyoming) (search.ancestry.com)
- Weston County, Wyoming Books (amazon.com)
- Search Wyoming Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Weston County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Weston Co. WY Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- Wyoming Vital Records Research Guide
- Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com)
Weston Co. WY Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- Wyoming Court Records Research Guide
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)
Weston Co. WY Census Records
Weston Co. WY Church & Cemeteries
- Wyoming Church and Cemetery Research Guide
- Weston Co., Wyoming Graves (findagrave.com)
- Weston County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Weston Co., Wyoming Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Topographic Cemetery List and Map for Weston County, Wyoming
- Weston Co., Wyoming Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Topographic Church List and Map for Weston County, Wyoming
- Weston County, Wyoming Church Books (amazon.com)
Weston Co. WY Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Wyoming Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Weston Co. WY General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Wyoming
- Weston County, Wyoming Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Weston County, Wyoming Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Weston Co. WY Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Weston County, Wyoming (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Wyoming – Counties – Weston (cyndislist.com)
- Weston County Wyoming (genealogytrails.com)
- Weston Co. WYGenweb (rootsweb.ancestry.com)
- Weston County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Weston Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Weston Co. WY Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Wyoming Links and Information
- 1895 Weston County Map (livgenmi.com)
Weston Co. WY Military Records
Weston Co. WY Schools & Directories
- Wyoming City Directories (search.ancestry.com)