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Services: Coordinates disaster preparedness, response, and recovery countywide, including wildfire monitoring and evacuation guidance (SET/GO alert levels); maintains a Wyoming Tier II hazardous materials reporting portal
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: US-191 serves Pinedale, the county seat, at 7,000 ft elevation at the foot of the Wind River Mountains; the town sits 100 miles north of Rock Springs and 75 miles south of Jackson Hole
Transit: No dedicated fixed-route county transit identified; confirm current regional options directly with the county
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: Sublette County Planning & Zoning – administers land use regulations and the Comprehensive Plan
Services: Land use permits; septic/wastewater questions go to Wyoming DEQ, (307) 335-6962; water well questions go to the Wyoming State Engineer’s Office, (307) 777-6150
Notes: Town of Pinedale maintains its own SEPARATE building/utility connection permitting – confirm whether your property falls under town or county jurisdiction. Town of Pinedale permits are not issued Nov 1–April 15 except in emergencies.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
County VSO: Sublette County Veterans Service Office – Pinedale, WY
Libraries
LIBRARIES
System: Sublette County Library – branches in Pinedale and Big Piney
Main Branch: Sublette County Library, Pinedale – 155 S Tyler Ave, Pinedale, WY 82941 | (307) 367-4114
Services: Notably well-appointed for the town’s size, with a spacious, ornate facility including statues and landscaping; provides community access to collections, cultural programming, and lifelong learning resources
Related: Big Piney Branch – 106 Fish St, Big Piney, WY | (307) 276-3515; a “Little Library” (built by Big Piney High School Vocational Arts students) is also available for casual book exchange, though items checked out from the main branches cannot be returned there.
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: Sublette County is genuinely one of the most historically significant fur-trade sites in the American West – starting in 1811, when the Astorians crossed Union Pass into the Upper Green River Valley, this became one of the richest beaver-trapping regions in the country, and SIX OF THE FIFTEEN TOTAL ROCKY MOUNTAIN RENDEZVOUS were genuinely held here on Horse Creek near Daniel, WY, including the historic 1836 rendezvous attended by the first white women recorded to cross the Continental Divide; the county, founded in 1921, is directly named for legendary mountain man and fur trader William Lewis Sublette; today, the MUSEUM OF THE MOUNTAIN MAN in Pinedale, opened in 1990 and operated by the Sublette County Historical Society, holds more than 21,500 artifacts spanning pre-historic to settlement-era objects, including an extensive Winchester rifle collection and a rifle genuinely owned by legendary trapper Jim Bridger; each year on the second full weekend of July, Pinedale hosts the GREEN RIVER RENDEZVOUS DAYS, a genuine four-day celebration of the fur trade era that has continued since 1936 (when founding members of the Historical Society began the modern reenactment tradition to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1836 rendezvous), featuring more than 50 parade floats, a Rendezvous Pageant, living history demonstrations by the American Mountain Men, and Trader’s Row artisan vendors
Notes: Sublette County’s genuine status as host to six of the fifteen historic Rocky Mountain Rendezvous – a real, well-documented hub of the American fur trade era, still celebrated annually – is an extraordinary and richly verifiable piece of frontier history.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
GIS Portal: Sublette County GIS – accessible via sublettewyo.org
Parcel Search: Sublette County Assessor
Addressing/911: Coordinated through Sublette County Emergency Management
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
Facility: Sublette County/Pinedale Animal Control Facility – 69 Pinedale South Road (23-123), Pinedale, WY 82941 | Hours: 9:30–11 AM or by appointment | After hours: Sublette County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch, (307) 367-4378
Services: County Animal Control Officer Monte Miles works in conjunction with the Sheriff’s Office on abandonment and cruelty cases; the facility includes indoor kennels with a sound-proof barrier and bathing station; animals held 5 days before becoming eligible for adoption if the owner cannot be identified; wild animal issues go to Wyoming Game and Fish Department, (307) 367-4353
Related: Happy Endings Animal Rescue (HEAR) – a 501(c)(3), no-kill, all-volunteer rescue serving Sublette County and surrounding areas.
Notes: Contact Sublette County or the Town of Pinedale directly for current refuse collection and recycling program details.
NOTES
Sublette County is genuinely one of America’s great fur-trade heritage sites, having hosted six of the fifteen total historic Rocky Mountain Rendezvous – a legacy still celebrated each July at the Museum of the Mountain Man. All contact information above was sourced from official county, city, library, and shelter pages as of this writing; phone numbers and hours should be reconfirmed directly with the relevant office before a visit.
About Sublette County County
Sublette County is Wyoming’s Wind River Range wilderness and Rocky Mountain Rendezvous county – the finest mountain wilderness in the lower 48 and the legendary fur trade gathering that defined the Mountain Man era give this remote west-central Wyoming county a natural and historical legacy of extraordinary depth, anchored by Pinedale’s character as one of Wyoming’s most authentically western small towns.
Pinedale (the county seat, population ~2,000) is Sublette County’s governmental hub beneath the Wind River Range, a small Wyoming mountain town whose Museum of the Mountain Man, Green River Lakes access, and natural gas industry service role define its character.
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Sublette County Assessor at 21 S. Tyler Avenue, Pinedale, WY 82941, phone 307-367-4373. WY assessed at 9.5% of market value.
Courts & Legal
Sublette County District Court at 21 S. Tyler Avenue, Pinedale, WY 82941, phone 307-367-4376, handles probate.
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
COUNTY CLERK
21 S Tyler Ave, Pinedale, WY 82941
(307) 367-4372
CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT
21 S Tyler Ave, Pinedale, WY 82941
(307) 367-4372
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Sublette County Clerk of District Court, Pinedale (probate case files – see Probate section above); Sublette County Clerk’s Office (separate office) for recorded deeds, small-estate affidavits, and summary distribution decrees.
Local societies
No dedicated Sublette County genealogical society was confirmed in available directories.
Probate & Estate
Losing someone and having to deal with courts and paperwork at the same time is hard. This section won’t make that easier, but it should tell you what to expect, what it costs, and where to go – so at least you’re not walking in blind.
Where to go
Sublette County Clerk of District Court (Ninth Judicial District) PO Box 764, Pinedale, WY 82941 (307) 367-4376
Sublette County is in Western Wyoming, home to the Wind River and Wyoming Range mountains, one of the least densely populated counties in the country, county seat Pinedale. Wyoming has NOT adopted the Uniform Probate Code – it runs its own probate framework under Title 2 of the Wyoming Statutes (“the Wyoming Probate Code”). Probate is filed with the DISTRICT COURT for the county where the decedent lived, administered day-to-day by that county’s Clerk of District Court. Note that Wyoming counties have TWO separate elected clerk offices relevant here: the Clerk of District Court (handles probate case filings) and the County Clerk (a separate office that records deeds, small-estate affidavits, and summary distribution decrees).
Step 1: figure out which path applies
Wyoming Statutes Title 2 governs probate.
Small Estate Affidavit (Wyo. Stat. §2-1-201) – available when the decedent’s entire estate, including personal property (and, per a 2025 update, mineral interests), does not exceed $400,000 (increased from $200,000 effective July 1, 2025, via 2025 Enrolled Act 85/SF0104), less liens and encumbrances. This estate must consist ONLY of personal property (no real estate) for the pure affidavit-to-County-Clerk route. Available 30 days after death; skips court entirely – filed with the County Clerk, who issues a certified copy the claimant presents to banks or other asset holders.
Summary Distribution (Wyo. Stat. §2-1-205) – for small estates up to $400,000 that DO include real property. Requires filing an Application for Decree of Summary Distribution with the District Court (not just the County Clerk); requires 2 consecutive weeks of published notice; the court issues a decree that gets recorded with the County Clerk to clear title.
Full Probate Administration – required for estates exceeding $400,000 or otherwise not eligible for the small-estate or summary paths. File a Petition for Probate with the Sublette County District Court.
Step 2: filing for administration
File a Petition for Probate with the Sublette County District Court.
Notice must be published for 3 consecutive weeks (Wyo. Stat. §2-7-201).
Once a personal representative is appointed, creditors have 3 months from the date of first publication to file claims (Wyo. Stat. §2-7-703).
The personal representative pays valid debts and expenses, then distributes remaining assets to heirs/beneficiaries.
Close the estate with a final accounting to the District Court.
Wyoming courts are increasingly moving toward e-filing; check with the Clerk of District Court for current e-filing requirements for pro se (self-represented) filers.
Wyoming does NOT have a statutory percentage fee schedule for personal representatives or attorneys – unlike many states. Fees must be “reasonable” and are subject to court approval (Wyo. Stat. §§2-7-803, 2-7-804).
A bond may be required (Wyo. Stat. §§2-3-102, 2-3-111) unless waived by the will or all beneficiaries.
Wyoming does NOT impose a state estate tax, inheritance tax, or state income tax – one of the most tax-friendly states in the country for estate administration. Only the federal estate tax may apply, with a $15,000,000 per-person exemption for 2026.
Probate filings, estate administration, and guardianship matters are handled by the following office(s):
Public Safety & Arrests
Arrest records, inmate search, and law enforcement services are handled by the following office(s):
SHERIFF
21 S Tyler Ave, Pinedale, WY 82941
(307) 367-4378
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
ELECTIONS
(307) 367-4372
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
Public Health
Sublette County Public Health, 20 S Tyler Ave, Pinedale, WY 82941
(307) 367-2157
DFS Office
Sublette County DFS Office, 20 S Tyler Ave, Pinedale, WY 82941
(307) 367-4372
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Office: Sublette County Public Health – Pinedale, WY
Services: Immunizations, WIC, environmental health, vital records
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County Facts
County Seat: Pinedale
Population: 10,000
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