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Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
Court Records
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Emigration And Immigration
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Genealogy
History
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Military Records
Native Races
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
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Probate
Vital Records
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Comments And Suggestions

CHURCH RECORDSLook this term up in the glossary.

Before 1900 the largest religious groups in Wyoming were the Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Congregational, and Methodist Episcopal churches.

Most records are kept with the local congregation, although some may have been transferred to other repositories, such as a church archives, a local genealogical or historical society, or a college library.

For help in locating church records see:

A Directory of Church and Religious Organizations in the State of Wyoming. Cheyenne: Historical Records Survey, 1939. (FHL book 978.7 K22h; film 908039 item 5.)

Guide to Vital Statistics Records in Wyoming: Church Archives. Cheyenne: Historical Records Survey, 1942. (FHL book 978.7 K23g.)

The Family History Library has very few original Wyoming church records. Many denominations have collected their records into central repositories. You can write to the following to learn where their records are located:


CongregationalLook this term up in the glossary.

Congregational Library
14 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Telephone: 617-523-0470
Fax: 617-523-0470

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)Look this term up in the glossary.

LDS Church Archives
Historical Department
50 East North Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400
Telephone: 801-240-2272
Fax: 801-240-1845

Methodist EpiscopalLook this term up in the glossary.

United Methodist Archives Center
Drew University Library
P.O. Box 127
Madison, NJ 07940
Telephone: 201-408-3189
Fax: 201-408-3909

PresbyterianLook this term up in the glossary.

Presbyterian Historical Society
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.
425 Lombard Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
The Family History Library has microfilmed many of the records in the archives of the Presbyterian Historical Society. Others are described in Inventory of the Church Archives of Wyoming Presbyterian Churches: 1968 Arrangement with Indexes (N.p.: Historical Records Survey, N.d.; FHL film 906119).


Roman CatholicLook this term up in the glossary.

Diocese of Cheyenne
Box 426
Cheyenne, WY 82003
Telephone: 307-638-1530
Fax: 307-637-7936

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COURT RECORDSLook this term up in the glossary.

Major Wyoming courts that kept records of genealogical value were established as follows:

District courts are countywide courts with jurisdiction over civil casesLook this term up in the glossary., including divorcesLook this term up in the glossary., criminal casesLook this term up in the glossary., probateLook this term up in the glossary. matters, and some appeals. To obtain copies of these records, contact the clerk of the district court in each county.

The Family History Library has copies of a few probate records from these courts, such as the “attachment of real estate” certificates from Natrona County (1921 to 1969) and Crook County (1923 to 1950). From Crook County the library also has a few adoption records (1889 to 1910).

Justice of the peace courtsLook this term up in the glossary. are countywide courts with jurisdiction over minor civil actions and misdemeanorsLook this term up in the glossary..

The Supreme CourtLook this term up in the glossary. is the statewide appellateLook this term up in the glossary. court.

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