Wyoming Bibliography and Sources
Wyoming Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
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Allen, James B. "Evolution of
County Boundaries in Utah." Utah Historical Quarterly 23
(1955):261–278.
Burkes, Glenn R. "History of
Teton County." Annals of Wyoming 44 (1972):73–106, 241–267.
Dakota Territory. Laws of Dakota
Territory. 1st–8th sess. Yankton [et
al.], 1862–1868. The
early session laws of Dakota Territory. Cited as Dak. Terr. Laws.
Dubester, Henry J. State
Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken after the
Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States. 1948. Reprint.
New York: Burt Franklin, 1969. The standard guide for its subject.
Filby, P. William, comp. American
and British Genealogy and Heraldry: A Selected List of Books. 3d ed.
Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1983.
Filby, P. William, comp. American
and British Genealogy and Heraldry: 1982–1985 Supplement. Boston: New
England Historic Genealogical Society, 1987.
Filby, P. William, comp. Bibliography
of American County Histories. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985.
Gowans, Fred. R., and Eugene E.
Campbell. Fort Bridger, Island in the Wilderness. Provo: Brigham Young
University Press, 1975.
Greer, Deon C.
[et al.]. Atlas of
Utah. Provo:
Brigham Young University Press and Weber State College, 1981.
Haines, Aubrey L. Yellowstone
Story: A History of Our First National Park. 2 vols. Yellowstone National
Park, Wyo.: Yellowstone Library and Museum Association in Cooperation with
Colorado Associated University Press, 1977.
Holman, Frederick V. "Oregon
Counties: Their Creations and the Origins of Their Names." Oregon
Historical Society Quarterly 11 (1910):1–81.
Holt, G.L. Holt's New Map of
Wyoming, Compiled by Permission from Official Records in U.S. Land Office.
Cheyenne, 1883.
Homsher, Lola. "History of
Albany County, Wyoming to 1880." Annals of Wyoming 21
(1949):181–213.
Idaho Territory. Laws of the
Territory of Idaho, First Session. Lewiston, 1864. Laws of Idaho Territory
passed at the first session of the territorial legislature. Cited as Idaho
Terr. Laws.
Kane, Joseph Nathan. American
Counties: Origins of Names, Dates of Creation and Organization, Area,
Population, Historical Data, and Published Sources. 3d ed. Metuchen, N.J.:
Scarecrow Press, 1972.
Lainhart, Ann S. State Census
Records. [Baltimore]: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992.
Larson, Taft Alfred. History of
Wyoming. 2d ed., rev. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1978.
Loy, William G., ed. Atlas of
Oregon. Eugene: University of Oregon Books, 1976.
MacDonald, Grace E., comp. Check-List
of Session Laws. New York: H. W. Wilson Co., 1936. Complemented by Pollack
(below), this guide lists all state session laws through 1935.
MacDonald, Grace E., comp. Check-List
of Statutes of States of the United States of America, Including Revisions,
Compilations, Digests, Codes and Indexes. Providence: Oxford Press, 1937.
The most complete guide to state codes through 1937.
McNealey, Viola. "Seven Days of
Hanover County." Annals of Wyoming 42 (1970):44–46, map following
p. 56. Hanover County was the name first proposed for Washakie County.
Masi, William M. Masi's Itinerary
Map of Wyoming, Showing Reliable Routes to the Black Hills, of Wyoming and
Dacotah, from All Points on the Line of the Union Pacific Railroad, As Well As
Mining Districts. Chicago, [1876?].
Mitchell, Samuel A. Territory of
Wyoming [map]. Philadelphia, 1880.
Morgan, Daniel J. "Settlement
of County Boundary Disputes." Land and Water Law Review 5
(1970):467–480.
Mullen, William E., comp. Wyoming
Compiled Statutes Annotated, 1910. Laramie: Laramie Republican Co.,
1910.
New Handbook of Texas. 6 vols. Ron Tyler et
al., eds. Austin: Texas
State Historical Association, 1996.
[Oregon]. Laws of a General and
Local Nature Passed by the Legislative Committee and Legislative Assembly, At Their
Various Successive Sessions from the Year 1843, Down to and Inclusive of the
Session of the Territorial Legislature, Held in the Year 1849; Except Such Laws
of Said Session As Were Published in the Bound Volume of Oregon Statutes, Dated
Oregon City, 1851. Salem, Ore., 1853. Cited as Ore. Laws, 1843–1849.
Oregon Territory. Laws of the
Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Oregon. Oregon City [et al.],
1849–1858. Title varies. The session laws of Oregon Territory. Cited as Ore.
Terr. Laws.
Parry, Clive, ed. Consolidated
Treaty Series. 231 vols. Dobbs Ferry, N. Y.: Oceana Publications,
1969–1981.
Parson, Robert E. History of Rich
County [Utah]. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historical Society, 1996.
Paullin, Charles O. Atlas of the
Historical Geography of the United States. Edited by John K. Wright.
Washington, D.C., and New York: Carnegie Institution of Washington and American
Geographical Society of New York, 1932. Excellent section on international and
interstate boundary disputes.
Pollack, Ervin H., comp. Supplement
with Bibliographical Notes, Emendations, and Additions to the Check List of
Session Laws, Complied by Grace E. MacDonald. Preliminary ed. Boston:
National Association of State Libraries, 1941. Fills gap in MacDonald’s 1936
compilation (above) to produce the most complete list of state session laws
through 1935.
Rabenhorst, Thomas D., and Carville
V. Earle, eds. Historical U.S. County Outline Map Collection, 1840–1980.
Baltimore: Department of Geography, University of Maryland (Baltimore County),
1984. A portfolio of redrawn federal maps; no supporting text or documentation.
Republic of Texas. Laws of the
Republic of Texas. Houston [et al.], 1838–1845. Title varies. Session laws of the
Republic of Texas. Cited as Texas Repub. Laws.
Resources of Wyoming, 1889. An
Official Publication Compiled by the Secretary of the Territory, Under
Authority Granted by the Territorial Legislature, Containing Descriptive
Statements and General Information Relating to the Soil, Climate, Productions;
Advantages and Development—Agricultural, Manufacturing, Commercial and
Mineral—Geography and Topography of the Territory. The Vacant Public Lands and
How to Obtain Them; Together with a Map of Wyoming, Illustrations, the Mining
Laws of the Territory and Descriptions of Each County Separately. Cheyenne, 1889.
Ricks, Joel E., ed. History of a
Valley: Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho. Logan, Utah: Cache Valley Centennial
Commission, 1956.
Rohrbough, Malcolm J. Land Office
Business: Settlement and Administration of American Public Lands, 1789–1837.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1968.
Royce, Charles
C., comp. “Indian
Land Cessions in the United States.” Part 2 of Eighteenth Annual Report of
the Bureau of American Ethnology, 1896–1897. Washington, D.C., 1899. The
standard authority in its field; state maps detail all Indian land-cession
treaties with the federal government.
Sealock, Richard B., Margaret M.
Sealock, and Margaret S. Powell. Bibliography of Place-Name Literature:
United States and Canada. 3d ed. Chicago: American Library Association,
1982.
Sinko, Peggy Tuck. Guide to Local
and Family History at the Newberry Library. Salt Lake City: Ancestry
Publishing, 1987.
Stewart, Lowell O. Public Land
Survey: History, Instructions, Methods. 1935. Reprint. Minneapolis: Meyers
Printing Co., 1976.
Stone, Elizabeth Arnold. Uinta
County: Its Place in History. [Laramie: Laramie Printing Co., 1924].
Swindler, William F., ed. Sources
and Documents of United States Constitutions. 10 vols. Dobbs Ferry, N. Y.:
Oceana Publications, 1973–1979. The most complete and up-to-date compilation
for the states.
Territorial Papers of the United
States. Vols. 1–26
edited by Clarence E. Carter; vols. 27–28 edited by John P. Bloom. Washington,
D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1934–1975. Cited as Terr. Papers U.S.
Texas. Laws of the State of Texas.
Austin [et al.], 1846–. Title varies. The session laws of the state of Texas. Cited as Texas
Laws.
Texas Repub. Laws. See Republic of
Texas.
Thorndale, William, and William
Dollarhide. Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790–1920.
Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987. An atlas of well-designed county
outline maps for each state, accompanied by a bibliography and an explanation
of methodology.
Trenholm, Virginia Cole, ed., Wyoming
Blue Book. 3 vols. Cheyenne: Wyoming State Archives and Historical
Department, 1974.
United States. Statutes at Large
of the United States of America, 1789–1873. 17 vols. Boston: Little, Brown,
1845–1874. Vols. 18–. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1875–.
Cited as U.S. Stat.
United States. Secretary of the
Interior. Laws and Regulations Relating To the Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming. Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 1908.
U.S. Census Bureau. “Significant Changes to Counties and County
Equivalent Entities: 1970–Present.” http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/ctychng.html
Utah Territory. Acts and
Resolutions of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah. 1st–17th
sess. Salt Lake City, 1851–1868. Title varies. The early session laws of Utah
Territory. Cited as Utah Terr. Laws.
Van Zandt, Franklin K. Boundaries
of the United States and the Several States. Geological Survey Professional
Paper 909. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1976. The standard
compilation for its subject.
Washington Territory. Laws of the
Territory of Washington. 6th–11th sess. Olympia,
1858–1863. Title varies. The early session laws of Washington Territory. Cited
as Wash. Terr. Laws.
Whitehead, J.R., comp. Compiled
Laws of Wyoming. Cheyenne, 1876. Covers laws in force through the fourth
session of the territorial legislature meeting in 1875.
Woods, L. Milton. Wyoming Country
Before Statehood: Four Hundred Years Under Six Flags. N.p.: Published in
Cooperation with the Wyoming State Archives and Historical Department, 1971.
Wyoming. Laws of Wyoming.
Cheyenne, 1890–. Cited as Wyo. Laws.
Wyoming Statutes Annotated: 2001
Edition. Vol. 4. N.p.:
LexisNexis, 2001.
Wyoming Supreme Court. Reports of
Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of Wyoming. 80 vols. 1870–1959.
Reports of cases heard before the Supreme Court of Wyoming. Cited as Wyoming
Rpts.
Wyoming Territory. General Laws,
Resolutions and Memorials of the Territory of Wyoming. 1st–11th
legislative assemblies. Cheyenne, 1869–1890. Title varies. Cited as Wyo. Terr.
Laws.