Crook County, Wyoming Genealogy

United States Wyoming Crook County

Guide to Crook County, Wyoming ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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County Courthouse
Crook County Courthouse 309 Cleveland Street PO Box 37 Sundance, WY 82729-0037 Phone: 307.283.1323 Crook County Website

County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1855. Clerk of the court has divorce, probate and court records.

Crook County, Wyoming Record Dates

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 * width="91%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | Beginning Dates for Major County Records
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Birth*
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Marriage
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Death*
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Court
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Land
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Probate
 * width="13%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | Census
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 * width="13%" align="center" | 1885*
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 * width="13%" align="center" | 1886
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1884
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1886
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 * colspan="7" | * For earlier dates, try... Church &#124; Obituaries &#124; Cemeteries
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 * colspan="7" | * For earlier dates, try... Church &#124; Obituaries &#124; Cemeteries
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Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Wyoming - shows boundary changes for Wyoming Counties
 * Wyoming Historical Boundary Changes - list of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

For animated maps illustrating Wyoming County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Wyoming County Boundary Maps" (1848-1965) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
 * Parent County: organized 8 December 1875 from Laramie and Albany counties.
 * County seat: Sundance

Populated Places

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State Census Records

 * 1860 - 1910 Wyoming Compiled Census, 1860-1910 at Ancestry Index ($)

Federal Census Records
Federal Censuses were taken for Wyoming starting in 1850. For links to Federal census indexes, see Wyoming Census.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Wyoming - shows boundary changes for Wyoming Counties
 * Historical Maps and Atlases of wyoming - maps and atlases of Wyoming

Newspapers

 * Wyoming Newspaper Project

Marriage

 * Western States Marriage Index over 401 marriages 28 Jun 1885 to 9 Jan 1905

Websites

 * Crook County, WY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wyoming Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wyoming Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * GenWeb
 * Lookups
 * Wikipedia
 * - 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.