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Guide to Big Horn County Wyoming genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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| Founded | March 12, 1890 |
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| County Seat | Basin |
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| Address | Big Horn County Courthouse 420 W C Street Basin, WY 82410 Phone: 307.568.2357 Big Horn County Website |
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- Parent County: created 12 March 1890 from Fremont, Johnson and Sheridan counties
- County Seat: Basin [1]
- Neighboring Counties: Big Horn County, Montana | Carbon County, Montana | Johnson | Park | Sheridan | Washakie
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Resources
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Big Horn County, Wyoming census records online, see: Wyoming Census.
Church Records
Church records vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Wyoming denominations, view the Wyoming Church Records wiki page.
LDS Ward and Branch Records
- Basin, Belfry, Burlington, Byron, Cody, Cowley, Greybull, Ionia, Lovell, Lovell West, Otto
Court Records
Directories
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic, Political or Religious Groups
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land and Property
Maps
Migration
Military
Newspapers
Obituaries
Probate
The bulk of the probate case files from the 1890'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 1896.
Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1896.[2]
Family History Centers
Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
Libraries
Museums
Societies
Taxation
Vital Records
Birth
Marriage
- Western States Marriage Index over 1,936 marriages 20 Jan 1897 to 13 Nov 1922
Death
Websites
- The Big Horn WY GenWeb Project, a member of The WYGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
- County Clerk
- Lookups (GenWeb)
- Wikipedia
- Family History Library Catalog
Places
| Basin | Deaver | Greybull | Lovell | Penrose |
| Burlington | Emblem | Hyattville | Manderson | Quality (hist.) |
| Byron | Flitners Corner | Ionia | Meadow Lark Lake | Shell |
| Cowley | Frannie | Kane | Otto |
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), p. 766. Big Horn County, Wyoming
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