Welcome to Washakie County!

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.

So What's New?

Transcription of Washakie County deaths pre-1939 are now in the works! Surnames A-Hz are now currently available.

Do Neiber, Colter, and Reirden sound familiar to you? There used to be a bunch of independent little communities here in Washakie County. Check out our Maps and Places page to see where they were.

 

AVAILABLE! County Coordinator

Colleen Pustola, State Coordinator
Rebecca Maloney, Assistant State Coordinator