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Guide to Converse County Wyoming genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Converse County, Wyoming | |
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| Founded | March 9, 1888 |
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| County Seat | Douglas |
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| Address | Converse County Courthouse 107 N 5th Street PO Box 990 Douglas, WY 82633 Phone: 307.358.2244 Converse County Website |
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- Parent County: created 9 March 1888 from Laramie and Albany counties
- County Seat: Douglas [1]
- Neighboring Counties: Albany | Campbell | Carbon | Johnson | Natrona | Niobrara | Platte Weston
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Resources
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Converse County, Wyoming census records online, see: Wyoming Census.
Church Records
Court Records
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic, Political or Religious Groups
Genealogy
History
Land and Property
Maps
Migration
Early migration routes to and from Converse County, Wyoming for European and African American settlers included:
- Platte River
- Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon[2]
- California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California[3]
- Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah[4]
- Bozeman Trail 1863 from Fort Fetterman near Douglas, Wyoming to Virginia City, Montana[5]
Military
Naturalization and Citizenship
Newspapers
Obituaries
Probate
Public Records
Repositories
Courthouse
County Courthouse Converse County
County Clerk has marriage, land, military discharge and tax records from 1888 and poll records from 1930; Clerk Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1888[6]
Family History Centers
Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
Libraries
Museums
Societies
Taxation
Vital Records
Birth
Marriage
Death
Websites
Places
| Ammon | Clayton | Glenrock | Parkerton |
| Bill | Douglas | Lost Springs | Rolling Hills |
| Birkner Hill | Esterbrook | Orin | Shawnee |
| Boxelder | Fetterman | Orpha |
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Jim Tompkins, "The Oregon Trail 1841-1848 Map III" in Oregon Trail Landmarks at http://www.oregonpioneers.com/OTMap3.jpg (accessed 18 July 2011).
- ↑ "Oregon California Trails Association" at http://octatrails.micromaps.com/ (accessed 18 July 2011).
- ↑ "The Pioneer Story: The Mormon Pioneer Trail" in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at http://lds.org/gospellibrary/pioneer/pioneerstory.htm (accessed 18 July 2011).
- ↑ "Bozeman Trail" in Legends of America at http://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-armyindianwars3.html (accessed 18 July 2011).
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), p. 766. Converse County, Wyoming
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