Albany County, Wyoming
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'''Albany County, Wyoming''' is in south-eastern [[Wyoming|Wyoming]]. | '''Albany County, Wyoming''' is in south-eastern [[Wyoming|Wyoming]]. | ||
| − | Laramie is the county seat. | + | Laramie is the county seat. |
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== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
| − | 525 Grand Avenue<br>County Courthouse<br>Laramie, WY 82070-3836 | + | 525 Grand Avenue<br>County Courthouse<br>Laramie, WY 82070-3836 |
| − | The Albany County courthouse was designed by Wilbur Hitchcock and constructed 1831 - 1832. | + | (307) 721-2508 |
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| + | The Albany County courthouse was designed by Wilbur Hitchcock and constructed 1831 - 1832. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Revision as of 05:25, 21 January 2011
- This article is about a southeastern Wyoming county. For other uses, see Albany.
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Albany County, Wyoming is in south-eastern Wyoming.
Laramie is the county seat.
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County Courthouse
525 Grand Avenue
County Courthouse
Laramie, WY 82070-3836
(307) 721-2508
The Albany County courthouse was designed by Wilbur Hitchcock and constructed 1831 - 1832.
History
Parent County
1868 - Albany County was created 16 December 1868 from Laramie County of Dakota Territory. It became one of the five original counties of Wyoming Territory which included Laramie and Carter County, created in 1867; Carbon and Albany Counties created in 1868; and Uinta County.
County seat: Laramie [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
| Albany | Cooper Lake | Howell | Red Buttes | West Laramie |
| Binford | Dale Creek | Jelm | Rock Creek (hist.) | Wilcox |
| Bosler | Deerwood | Keystone | Rock River | Woods Landing |
| Buford | Foxpark | Laramie | Sherman | Wyocolo |
| Centennial | Hatton | Lookout | The Buttes | Wyoming |
| Collins (hist.) | Hermosa | Mountain Home | Tie Siding |
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records
- Laramie
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
1,064 marriages from 8 Jun1869 to 6 Jan 1900 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.
Societies and Libraries
- Albany Couny Genealogical Sociery
P.O. Box 6163
Laramie 82073 - American Heritage Center
University of Wroming
Dept. 3924
1000 East University Avenue
Laramie, Wyoming 82061
Telephone: (307)766-4114
The American Heritage Center includes a manuscript collection about Wyoming and the American West, mining and more. They have a digital collection among which are many photos and documents as well as video and audio recordings.
Web Sites
- The Albany County WY GenWeb Project, a member of The WYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project
- Lookups (GenWeb)
- Wikipedia
- Family History Library Catalog
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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