Albany County, Wyoming Genealogy

Guide to Albany County, Wyoming ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. Disambiguation - ''This article is about a southeastern Wyoming county. For other uses, see Albany''.

Description
The County was named for Albany, New York. It is located in the south eastern part of the state.

County Courthouse
Albany County Courthouse County Courthouse Rm 202 Laramie, WY 82070 Phone: 307.721.2541 Albany County Website

County Clerk has marriage records from 1869, burial records from 1885, land records from 1868 and military records from 1919; Clerk District Court has divorce, probate, court and naturalization records


 * The present Albany County courthouse was designed by Wilbur Hitchcock and constructed 1931 - 1932. (photo)

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cemeteries
The following web site has additional information on Albany county cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Wyoming cemetery records by county.

Territory and State Census Records

 * 1850 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; North Dakota was included in the 1850 Utah Territory Census - How to Use this Collection.
 * 1860 - 1910 - Wyoming Compiled Census at Ancestry.com — ($), index and images
 * 1860 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; Wyoming was included in the 1860 Nebraska Territory Census - How to Use this Collection
 * 1870 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; Wyoming Territory Census - How to Use this Collection
 * 1880 - at FamilySearch Historical Records — index and images; Wyoming Territory Census - How to Use this Collection

Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for the state of Wyoming starting in 1890, although no records survived. The 1900 Census is the next Federal Census available. For links to Federal Census indexes, see Wyoming Census.

Church Records
Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Laramie

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Directories
Many directories for Laramie/Albany County are available at the University of Wyoming Library Special Collections, starting from 1875.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Records
 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
 * 1796 - 1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
 * 1863 - 1908 - U.S. Homestead Records 1863-1908 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Wyoming - shows boundary changes for Wyoming Counties
 * Historical Maps and Atlases of wyoming - maps and atlases of Wyoming

Military Records
These collections are unique to Wyoming. You will find nationwide databases for military records on U.S. Military Online Genealogy Records and Wyoming Military Records.

General Civil War No known military units were raised specifically from Wyoming as it did not become a state until 1890. However, men from the territories that became Wyoming fought in other units during the Civil War. World War I World War II For further information see Wyoming Military Records.
 * 1914-1946 Wyoming, U.S., Military Service and Veterans Records, 1914-1946 at Ancestry - index and images ($)
 * 1861 -1865 at FamilySearch.— index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1883 List of Civil War Pensioners, Wyoming, 1883 - Index only
 * 1890 at FamilySearch.— index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1917 - 1918 at FamilySearch — Index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * WWII Army and Army Air Force Casualties for Wyoming - Index only

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records

Newspapers
 Wyoming Newspapers Online Wyoming Newspaper Catalogs
 * Wyoming Newspapers.
 * GenealogyBank - ($), contains images of Wyoming newspapers
 * Newspaper Archive - ($), contains images of Wyoming newspapers
 * Chronicling America - contains images of some Wyoming newspapers; searching tips
 * Elephind - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites
 * U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present on Chronicling America - contains a list of all known newspapers and the dates they cover; once you locate a newspaper name, contact the local library to see if they have copies of the newspaper

Other Records
Public Records


 * University of Wyoming Yearbooks - misc. volumes digitzed and online at Internet Archive

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Vital Records

 * 1908-1966 - at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Marriage

 * 1839-1957 - Wyoming, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * Western States Marriage Index - Index, incomplete, list of counties included
 * 1867-1941 - Wyoming Marriages 1867-1941 at findmypast ($), index.
 * 1869-1923 - at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1877-1920 - at FamilySearch— Index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1877-1920 - Wyoming, Marriages, 1877-1920 at MyHeritage ($) — index.
 * 1941-1966 Reclaim the Records: Wyoming Marriage Index at Archive.org - images of index
 * 1941-1969 Wyoming, U.S., Marriage Records, 1941-1969 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Death

 * Wyoming Death Index at Wyoming State Archives — index (currently contains only A-E, it is a work in progress)
 * 1909-1969 Wyoming, Death Records, 1909-1969 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * Pre 1939-1952 Reclaim the Records: Wyoming Death Index at Archive.org - images of index

Divorce

 * Pre 1941-1952 Reclaim the Records: Wyoming Divorce Index at Archive.org - images of index
 * 1941-1969 Wyoming, U.S., Divorce Records, 1941-1969 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Archives
Wyoming State Archives 2301 Central Ave, 1st Floor Cheyenne, WY 82002 Phone: 307-777-7826 Fax: 307-777-7044 Email: [mailto:wyarchive@wyo.gov wyarchive@wyo.gov]  Website Facebook

Family History Centers

 * Laramie Wyoming Family History Center

Libraries
American Heritage Center University of Wyoming 1000 East University Ave, Dept. 3924 Laramie, WY 82061 Phone: 307-766-4114 Website Facebook Albany County Library System Central Library 310 S. 8th St Laramie, WY 82070 Phone: 307-721-2580 Fax: 307-721-2584 Email: [mailto:info@albanycountylibrary.org info@albanycountylibrary.org] Website Facebook

Societies
Albany County Genealogical Society 1721 Boswell Drive Laramie, WY 82070 Meets monthly at: 3311 Hayford Ave. Laramie, WY Website

County Historical Society 1409 Downey St Laramie, WY 82070 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 247 Wheatland, WY 82201 Phone: 307-322-3014 Email: [mailto:linda@wyshs.org linda@wyshs.org] Website

Websites

 * Albany County at Cyndi's List — a comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online
 * Albany County at WyoHistory.org; a project of the Wyoming State Historical Society - contains history, pictures, resources and economical information
 * Albany County at Wyoming USGenWeb — free online resources for genealogical research
 * Genealogy Trails, Albany County — transcribed genealogical and historical data
 * USGenWeb Wyoming Archives, Albany County — free online data for genealogical research
 * - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.