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Guide to Fremont County Wyoming genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Fremont County, Wyoming
Map
Location of Wyoming in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	March 5, 1884
County Seat	Lander
Courthouse
Address	Fremont County Courthouse 450 N 2nd Street Lander, WY 82520 Phone: 307.332.2405 Fremont County Website

Historical Facts

Beginning dates for major county records
Birth	Marriage	Death	Land	Probate	Court
----*	1884*	----*	1882	1884	1884
* For earlier dates, try... Church \| Obituaries \| Cemeteries

Parent County: created 5 March 1884 from Sweetwater county
County seat: Lander ^[1]
Neighboring Counties: Carbon | [[[Hot Springs County, Wyoming|Hot Springs]] | Natrona | Park | Sublette | Sweetwater | Teton | Washakie

Boundary Changes

Boundaries have been not changed since 1921.

Record Loss

Resources

Biography

Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing Fremont County, Wyoming census records online, see: Wyoming Census.

Church Records

LDS Ward and Branch Records

Riverton

Court Records

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic, Political or Religious Groups

Genealogy

History

Land and Property

Local Histories

Maps

Migration

Early migration routes to and from Fremont County, Wyoming for European and African American settlers included:

South Pass
Sweetwater River
Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon^[2]
California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California^[3]
Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah^[4]

Military

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

Wyoming Newspaper Project

Obituaries

Probate

The bulk of the probate case files from the 1880's to the 1940's have been transferred to the Wyoming State Archives in Cheyenne. Check their website for additional details.

Public Records

Repositories

Courthouse

County clerk has marriage and land records from 1884, burial and military records.
Clerk of the District Court has divorce, probate and court records.^[5]

Family History Centers

Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Libraries

Museums

Societies

Taxation

Vital Records

Birth

Fremont County has birth records beginning 1884.
The State of Wyoming did not begin gathering birth records until 1909.

Marriage

Western States Marriage Index over 477 marriages 23 Jul 1867 to 31 Jan 1904

Death

Websites

Places

Arapahoe	Ethete	Lysite	Riverton
Atlantic City	Fort Washakie	Madden	Saint Stephens
Bonneville	Hudson	Midvale	Sand Draw
Boulder Flats	Jeffrey City	Milford	Shoshoni
Boysen	Johnstown	Moneta	South Pass City
Burris	Kinnear	Morton	Sweetwater Station
Crowheart	Lander	Myersville (hist.)	Wind River
Dubois	Lost Cabin	Pavillion

References

↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
↑ Jim Tompkins, "The Oregon Trail 1841-1848 Map III" in Oregon Trail Landmarks at http://www.oregonpioneers.com/OTMap3.jpg (accessed 18 July 2011).
↑ "Oregon California Trails Association" at http://octatrails.micromaps.com/ (accessed 18 July 2011).
↑ "The Pioneer Story: The Mormon Pioneer Trail" in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at http://lds.org/gospellibrary/pioneer/pioneerstory.htm (accessed 18 July 2011).
↑ The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), p. 766. Fremont County, Wyoming

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Topics	Introduction · American Indians · Archives and Libraries · Bible Records · Biography · Cemeteries · Census · Church Records · Court Records · Directories · Emigration and Immigration · Gazetteers · Genealogy · History · Land and Property · Maps · Military Records · Naturalization and Citizenship · Newspapers · Online Records · Periodicals · Probate Records · Societies · Vital Records · For Further Reading

Counties	Albany · Big Horn · Campbell · Carbon · Converse · Crook · Fremont · Goshen · Hot Springs · Johnson · Laramie · Lincoln · Natrona · Niobrara · Park · Platte · Sheridan · Sublette · Sweetwater · Teton · Uinta · Washakie · Weston

Extinct Co.	Carter · Green River · Pease · Richland

Major Repositories	Wyoming State Archives and Historical Department · Wyoming State Library · National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver) · Family History Library

Migration Routes	Bozeman Trail · California Trail · Mormon Trail · Oregon Trail · Union Pacific Railroad

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-[[Image:Fremont County Wyoming.png|thumb|right|Fremont County Wyoming.png]]
+Guide to '''Fremont County Wyoming genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
-== County Courthouse  ==
+{{WYDC}}
-[http://fremontcountywy.org/ Fremont County Courthouse]<br> 450 N 2nd Street<br> Lander, WY 82520<br> Phone: 307.332.2405&nbsp;<br><br>County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1884, <br>burial and military records; Clerk Distric Court has divorce,<br> probate and court records<ref name="HB">''The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America'', 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), p. 766. Fremont County, Wyoming</ref>
+{{Infobox U.S. County
+| county = Fremont County
+| county_map =
+| state = Wyoming
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+| latd =
+| longd =
+| founded year = 1884
+| founded date = March 5
+| seat = Lander
+| building image =
+| building address = Fremont County Courthouse<br>450 N 2nd Street<br>Lander, WY 82520<br>Phone: 307.332.2405<br>[http://fremontcountywy.org/ '''Fremont County Website'''] }}
-== History  ==
+[[Image:Fremont County Wyoming.png|thumb|right]]
-==== Parent County  ====
+=== Historical Facts  ===
-'''1884--''''''Fremont '''County was created 5 March 1884&nbsp;from [[Sweetwater County, Wyoming|Sweetwater]] County.&nbsp; '''County seat:''' Lander <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0,43,184); text-decoration: underline"> </span>
+{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="2"
-==== Boundary Changes  ====
-==== Record Loss  ====
-== Places/Localities  ==
-==== Populated Places  ====
-{| width="800" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" align="left" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
 |-
-| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arapahoe,_Wyoming Arapahoe]
+| width="100%" bgcolor="#cccc99" align="center" colspan="6" | '''Beginning dates for major county records'''
-| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethete,_Wyoming Ethete]
-| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysite,_Wyoming Lysite]
-| {{FHL|Wyoming%2C+Fremont%2C+Riverton|subject|disp=Riverton}}
 |-
-| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_City,_Wyoming Atlantic City]
+| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Fremont County, Wyoming#Birth|Birth]]'''</center>
-| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Washakie,_Wyoming Fort Washakie]
+| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Fremont County, Wyoming#Marriage|Marriage]]'''</center>
-| Madden
+| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Fremont County, Wyoming#Death|Death]]'''</center>
-| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephens,_Wyoming Saint Stephens]
+| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Fremont County, Wyoming#Land_and_Property|Land]]'''</center>
+| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Fremont County, Wyoming#Probate|Probate]]'''</center>
+| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Fremont County, Wyoming#Court_Records|Court]]'''</center>
 |-
-| Bonneville
+| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center>----*</center>
-| {{FHL|Wyoming%2C+Fremont%2C+Hudson|subject|disp=Hudson}}
+| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center>1884*</center>
-| Midvale
+| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center>----*</center>
-| Sand Draw
+| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center>1882</center>
-|-
+| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center>1884</center>
-| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulder_Flats,_Wyoming Boulder Flats]
+| width="16.6%" valign="middle" style="height: 25px;" | <center>1884</center>
-| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_City,_Wyoming Jeffrey City]
-| Milford
-| {{FHL|Wyoming%2C+Fremont%2C+Shoshoni|subject|disp=Shoshoni}}
 |-
-| Boysen
+| width="100%" bgcolor="#99d6ff" colspan="6" | '''* For earlier dates, try...''' '''[[Fremont County, Wyoming#Church_Records|Church]] &#124; [[Fremont County, Wyoming#Obituaries|Obituaries]] &#124; [[Fremont County, Wyoming#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]'''
-| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnstown,_Wyoming Johnstown]
-| Moneta
-| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pass_City,_Wyoming South Pass City]
-|-
-| Burris
-| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinnear,_Wyoming Kinnear]
-| Morton
-| Sweetwater Station
-|-
-| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowheart,_Wyoming Crowheart]
-| {{FHL|Wyoming%2C+Fremont%2C+Lander|subject|disp=Lander}}
-| Myersville (hist.)
-| Wind River
-|-
-| {{FHL|Wyoming%2C+Fremont%2C+Dubois|subject|disp=Dubois}}
-| Lost Cabin
-| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavillion,_Wyoming Pavillion]
-|
 |}
-<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
+*'''Parent County:''' created 5 March 1884 from [[Sweetwater County, Wyoming|Sweetwater]] county
+*'''County seat:''' Lander <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
+*'''Neighboring Counties:''' [[Carbon County, Wyoming|Carbon]] | [[[Hot Springs County, Wyoming|Hot Springs]] | [[Natrona County, Wyoming|Natrona]] | [[Park County, Wyoming|Park]] | [[Sublette County, Wyoming|Sublette]] | [[Sweetwater County, Wyoming|Sweetwater]] | [[Teton County, Wyoming|Teton]] | [[Washakie County, Wyoming|Washakie]]
+==== Boundary Changes  ====
+Boundaries have been not changed since 1921.
-==== Neighboring Counties  ====
+==== Record Loss ====
-*[[Carbon County, Wyoming|Carbon]]
+=== Resources  ===
-*[[Hot Springs County, Wyoming|Hot Springs]]
-*[[Natrona County, Wyoming|Natrona]]
-*[[Park County, Wyoming|Park]]
-*[[Sublette County, Wyoming|Sublette]]
-*[[Sweetwater County, Wyoming|Sweetwater]]
-*[[Teton County, Wyoming|Teton]]
-*[[Washakie County, Wyoming|Washakie]]
-== Resources  ==
+==== Biography  ====
 ==== Cemeteries  ====
-==== Census ====
+==== Census  ====
 {{Census|Wyoming}}
-==== Church  ====
+==== Church Records  ====
-LDS Ward and Branch Records
+'''LDS Ward and Branch Records'''
-*Riverton
+:*Riverton
-==== Court  ====
+==== Court Records  ====
-==== Land  ====
+==== Emigration and Immigration  ====
+==== Ethnic, Political or Religious Groups  ====
+==== Genealogy  ====
+==== History  ====
+==== Land and Property  ====
 ==== Local Histories  ====
@@ Line 111: / Line 97: @@
 ==== Military  ====
-==== Newspapers  ====
+==== Naturalization and Citizenship  ====
+==== Newspapers ====
+:*[http://wyonewspapers.org/ Wyoming Newspaper Project]
+==== Obituaries  ====
 ==== Probate  ====
 The bulk of the probate case files from the 1880's to the 1940's have been transferred to the Wyoming State Archives in Cheyenne. Check their website for additional details.
+==== Public Records  ====
+==== Repositories  ====
+===== Courthouse  =====
+County clerk has marriage and land records from 1884, burial and military records.<br>Clerk of the District Court has divorce, probate and court records.<ref name="HB">''The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America'', 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), p. 766. Fremont County, Wyoming</ref>
+===== Family History Centers  =====
+[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
+:*[[Dubois Wyoming Family History Center]]
+:*[[Lander Wyoming Family History Center]]
+:*[[Riverton Wyoming Family History Center]]
+:*[[Shoshoni Wyoming Family History Center]]
+===== Libraries  =====
+===== Museums  =====
+===== Societies  =====
 ==== Taxation  ====
@@ Line 121: / Line 135: @@
 ==== Vital Records  ====
-marriages from 23 Jul 1867 to 31 Jan 1904 are listed on the [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index].
+===== Birth  =====
-== Societies and Libraries  ==
+Fremont County has birth records beginning 1884.<br>The State of Wyoming did not begin gathering birth records until 1909.
-==== Family History Centers <br>  ====
+===== Marriage  =====
-*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
+:*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm Western States Marriage Index] over 477 marriages 23 Jul 1867 to 31 Jan 1904
-*[[Dubois Wyoming Family History Center]]
-*[[Lander Wyoming Family History Center]]
-*[[Riverton Wyoming Family History Center]]
-*[[Shoshoni Wyoming Family History Center]]
-== Web Sites  ==
+===== Death  =====
+==== Websites  ====
 *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wyfremon/ County Clerk]
@@ Line 141: / Line 153: @@
 *{{FHL|Wyoming%2C+Fremont|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}
-== References  ==
+=== Places  ===
+{| width="800" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" align="left" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
+|-
+| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arapahoe,_Wyoming Arapahoe]
+| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethete,_Wyoming Ethete]
+| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysite,_Wyoming Lysite]
+| Riverton
+|-
+| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_City,_Wyoming Atlantic City]
+| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Washakie,_Wyoming Fort Washakie]
+| Madden
+| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephens,_Wyoming Saint Stephens]
+|-
+| Bonneville
+| Hudson
+| Midvale
+| Sand Draw
+|-
+| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulder_Flats,_Wyoming Boulder Flats]
+| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_City,_Wyoming Jeffrey City]
+| Milford
+| Shoshoni
+|-
+| Boysen
+| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnstown,_Wyoming Johnstown]
+| Moneta
+| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pass_City,_Wyoming South Pass City]
+|-
+| Burris
+| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinnear,_Wyoming Kinnear]
+| Morton
+| Sweetwater Station
+|-
+| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowheart,_Wyoming Crowheart]
+| Lander
+| Myersville (hist.)
+| Wind River
+|-
+| Dubois
+| Lost Cabin
+| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavillion,_Wyoming Pavillion]
+|
+|}
+=== References  ===
 <references />
 {{Wyoming|Wyoming}}
-{{Wyoming-stub}}
 [[Category:Fremont_County,_Wyoming]]