Platte County, Wyoming Genealogy

United States Wyoming  Platte County

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1890; Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records

Historical Facts

 * Parent County: created 9 February 1911 from Laramie
 * County seat: Wheatland 
 * Neighboring Counties: Albany | Converse | Goshen | Laramie | Niobrara

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for European and African American settlers included:


 * Platte River
 * Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon
 * California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Wheatland Wyoming Family History Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.