Teton County, Wyoming Genealogy

United States Wyoming Teton County

Guide to Teton 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
Teton County Courthouse 200 S Willow PO Box 1727 Jackson, WY 83001 Phone: 307.733.4430 Teton County Website County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, land and court records.

Teton 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" | 1922*
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 * width="13%" align="center" | 1922
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1902
 * width="13%" align="center" | 1923
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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: created 15 February 1921 from Lincoln County.
 * County seat: Jackson

Populated Places

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Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

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.

Church Records
'''LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Grovont
 * Jackson
 * South Park
 * Wilson

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
 * 1861 - 1936 - U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images

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

Military Records
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 For further information see Wyoming Military Records.
 * 1861 -1865 at FamilySearch.— index
 * 1890 at FamilySearch.— index
 * 1917 - 1918 at FamilySearch — Index and images

Newspapers

 * Wyoming Newspaper Project

Marriage

 * Western States Marriage Index - Index, incomplete, list of counties included
 * 1867 - 1941 Wyoming Marriages 1867-1941 at FindMyPast ($), index.
 * 1877 - 1920 at FamilySearch— Index
 * 1877 - 1920 Wyoming, Marriages, 1877-1920 at MyHeritage ($) — index.

Death

 * Wyoming Death Index at Wyoming State Archives — index (currently contains only A-E, it is a work in progress)

Family History Centers

 * Jackson Wyoming Family History Center

Websites

 * Teton County, WY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wyoming Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wyoming Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * - 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.