Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Sheridan County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Court records
See the repository's descriptions and search options
Repository access note: Collection-level court records described by Wyoming State Library guides to State Archives holdings. Date spans may contain gaps and are not inventories of every case or series. Links lead to the verified guide; its external finding-aid host was not accessible during this review. Confirm case numbers, restrictions and custody with the Archives or court.
Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.
Where to find the records
- Sheridan County official website
Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the county clerk and the clerk of the district court, and any online record search the county offers.
- The county clerk
Deeds and other land records, and marriage licenses.
- The clerk of the district court
Probate (wills and estates), divorces and court cases.
- The Wyoming State Archives
In Cheyenne: county and territorial records and newspapers.
- Wyoming State Archivesfree
The state archives in Cheyenne, with county and territorial records, newspapers and photographs.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Wyoming, Sheridan" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Johnson County
Check the parent county for earlier records: Johnson County
Later formed partly from Sheridan County: Big Horn County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1888, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Wyoming began statewide registration of births and deaths in 1909. Before 1868 its land was part of Dakota, Idaho, Utah and other territories.