Our Genealogy Helper

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 Shoshoni (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 Shoshoni. 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.

Name Variations for Shoshoni ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Shoshone.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Shoshoni is located in Fremont County.

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 Fremont County: Carbon, Hot Springs, Natrona, Park, Sublette, Sweetwater, Teton & Washakie.

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

• Fremont County     (The home county of Shoshoni)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Shoshoni, with the one closest to Shoshoni listed first.
  • Riverton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Riverton is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,819 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <1>
  • Lysite
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysite
    • Lysite is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lysite <1>
  • Saint Stephens
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
    • Saint Stephens is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Stephens <1>
  • Lost Cabin
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Cabin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Cabin
    • Lost Cabin is located in Fremont County
  • Arapahoe
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapahoe
    • Arapahoe is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arapahoe <1>
  • Kinnear
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnear
    • Kinnear is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinnear <1>
  • Pavillion
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion
    • Pavillion is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pavillion <1>
  • Johnstown
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Johnstown is located in Fremont County
• Hot Springs County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Shoshoni, with the one closest to Shoshoni listed first.
  • East Thermopolis
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Thermopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thermopolis
    • East Thermopolis is located in Hot Springs County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Thermopolis
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermopolis
    • Thermopolis is located in Hot Springs County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thermopolis <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Shoshoni ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shoshoni.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

• A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Shoshoni. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Shoshoni and those printed in the larger area surrounding Shoshoni.
• An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Shoshoni.

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 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 Shoshoni:

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

• Pages specific to Fremont County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Hot Springs County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

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

Cemeteries Near Shoshoni ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shoshoni.

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 Shoshoni covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Lake View Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Shoshoni Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84060 <4>
• Burnaugh Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnaugh Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84000 <4>
• Mountain View Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84090 <4>
• Odd Fellows Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84094 <4>
• David Schoening Gravesite
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the David Schoening Gravesite is located outside and to the east of Lysite.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the David Schoening Gravesite
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149914 <4>
• Arapahoe Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arapahoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arapahoe Cemetery
• Arapahoe Catholic Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arapahoe Catholic Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83982 <4>
• Lost Cabin Cemetery
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lost Cabin Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84069 <4>
• Collins Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84009 <4>
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Le Clair Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Le Clair Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84062 <4>
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84111 <4>
  • Monument Hill Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monument Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84080 <4>
  • Milek Family Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Milek Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Thermopolis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milek Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157658 <4>
  • Smoky Row Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smoky Row Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Thermopolis.
    • The Smoky Row Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Smokey Row Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smoky Row Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157660 <4>

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>

While we didn't find Shoshoni in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shoshoni.

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

• Saint Stephens
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
  • Saint Stephens is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Stephens <1>
• Lost Cabin
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Cabin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Cabin
  • Lost Cabin is located in Fremont County

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shoshoni. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fremont County: www.fremontcounty.org/

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