Converse (WY): Profile

Welcome to Converse County ...

Time Zone: Converse County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Douglas is the Seat for Converse County.

Converse County was founded in 1888. Converse was created by taking area from Albany and Laramie Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Converse had a population of 13,865 people. This is an increase of 0.23% since the last Census (which gave a population of 13,833 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Converse represented 2.45% of the total population of Wyoming.

Below are some of the communities located in Converse County:

Douglas
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,375 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Douglas
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglas<2>
Glenrock
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenrock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,567 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Glenrock
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenrock<2>
Lost Springs
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Lost Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost Springs<2>
Rolling Hills
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Rolling Hills

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Wyoming
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Wyoming State Archives

Websites specific to Converse County
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- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Websites for nearby counties
- Campbell County
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- Weston County
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- Niobrara County
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- Platte County
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  - Jump to Family Search
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- Albany County
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- Carbon County
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- Natrona County
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- Johnson County
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  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wyoming
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wyoming
- Cemeteries of Converse County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wyoming
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wyoming

Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.