Welcome to Washakie County!

Chief Washakie, Shoots-the-Buffalo-Running, the Shoshoni chief for which Washakie County is named.
From the National Archives

Washakie County was formed in 1911 from Big Horn County. It was named Hanover County for 7 days before it was renamed Washakie County after the Shoshoni Indian, Chief Washakie. Washakie County is small in population with only one town, Ten Sleep, and one city, Worland. There are several census-designated areas.

Worland is the county seat of Washakie County. Worland is named after Charles H. Worland who established a stage stop there in 1900. Ten Sleep was named because it was “ten sleeps” from the Great Sioux Camps near the Platte River and the northern camp near Bridger, Montana.

Hopefully this site will become a hub for genealogical research for Washakie County. If you would like to volunteer to help collect information or just submit your own information or pictures please let me know. I am also accepting look up volunteers, so if you have a book or other resource for the county that could be used for look ups please contact me. Any help is appreciated with this effort!

Come back soon as more information is added and expanded!

Stephanie Ashby, County Coordinator