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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Laramie (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Laramie. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Laramie is located in Albany County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Wyoming's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Albany County: Jackson (CO), Larimer (CO), Carbon, Converse, Laramie & Platte.

Below are the counties that are near Laramie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laramie:

  • Albany County     (The home county of Laramie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laramie, with the one closest to Laramie listed first.
    • The Buttes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Buttes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Buttes
      • The Buttes is located in Albany County
    • Red Buttes ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Buttes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Buttes
      • Red Buttes is located in Albany County
    • Wyoming Station ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Station
      • Wyoming Station is located in Albany County
      • Wyoming Station has also been known as:
      • Wyoming
    • Hermosa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
      • Hermosa is located in Albany County
    • Tie Siding
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sherman ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Albany County
      • Sherman has also been known as:
      • Old Sherman
    • Harmony
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Albany County
    • Bosler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosler
      • Bosler is located in Albany County
    • Buford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Woods Landing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Landing
      • Woods Landing is located in Albany County
    • Lookout ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lookout have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
      • Lookout is located in Albany County
    • Jelm
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jelm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelm
      • Jelm is located in Albany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jelm <2>
    • Centennial
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Laramie County
  • Larimer County (CO)
    • Virginia Dale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Dale
      • Virginia Dale is located in Larimer County (CO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia Dale <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Laramie, see our County-by-County Page for Laramie.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Laramie ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laramie.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Laramie. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Laramie and those printed in the larger area surrounding Laramie.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Laramie.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Laramie:

Cemeteries Near Laramie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laramie.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laramie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laramie, with the one closest to Laramie listed first.

  • Greenhill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Sherman Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Worster Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Overland Trail Stage Station Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Overland Trail Stage Station Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overland Trail Stage Station Cemetery
  • Boyd Family Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Family Cemetery
  • Murchland Family Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murchland Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murchland Family Cemetery
  • Abbey of St. Walburga Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbey of St. Walburga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbey of St. Walburga Cemetery
  • Virginia Dale Community Church Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Roy Sweetland Grave
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roy Sweetland Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roy Sweetland Grave

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Laramie had a population of 6,388 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Laramie had a population of 32,661 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Laramie, with the one closest to Laramie listed first.

  • Howell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Howell is located in Albany County
  • Red Buttes ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Buttes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Buttes
    • Red Buttes is located in Albany County
  • Wyoming Station ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Station
    • Wyoming Station is located in Albany County
    • Wyoming Station has also been known as:
    • Wyoming
  • Tie Siding
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Sherman ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Sherman is located in Albany County
    • Sherman has also been known as:
    • Old Sherman
  • Dale Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Creek
    • Dale Creek is located in Albany County
  • Buford
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hatton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Hatton is located in Albany County
  • Horse Creek
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Altus
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
    • Altus is located in Laramie County
  • Cooper Lake
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Lake
    • Cooper Lake is located in Albany County
  • Islay
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islay
    • Islay is located in Laramie County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Hecla ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
      • Hecla is located in Laramie County
    • Lookout ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lookout have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
      • Lookout is located in Albany County
    • Virginia Dale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Dale
      • Virginia Dale is located in Larimer County (CO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia Dale <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Laramie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laramie.

The official website for Laramie: www.ci.laramie.wy.us/

The official website for Albany County: www.co.albany.wy.us/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laramie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laramie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3149, Longitude: -105.5933    
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Laramie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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