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Guide to Grays Harbor County Washington genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Grays Harbor County, Washington
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Location in the state of Washington
Location of Washington in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	february 27, 1907
County Seat	Montesanno
Courthouse
Address	Grays Harbor County Courthouse 102 West Broadway Room 203 Montesano, WA 98563 Phone 360.249.3842 Grays Harbor County Website

Historical Facts

• Parent County: created 15 March 1915 and renamed from Chehalis. Chehalis County was created from ThurstonCounty 14 April 1854.^[1] Grays Harbor County was created from Chehalis County February 27, 1907.^[2]
• Neighboring Counties: Jefferson | Mason | Pacific | Thurston

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Resources

Bible Records

Biography

Cemeteries

Census

• United States Census 1860
• United States Census 1870
• United States Census 1880
• 1889
• United States Cenus 1890 Veterans
• United States Cenus 1900
• United States Cenus 1910
• United States Census 1920
• United States Cenus 1930

Church Records

LDS Ward and Branch Records

• Montesano

Court Records

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic, Political or Religious Groups

Gazetteers

Genealogy

History

Land and Property

Maps

Area map and other information from 1895:

http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/WA/

The BLM also has Cadastral and other survey information at Oregon and Washington Land Status and Cadastral Record, please note this is separate from the survey dropdown on the main glorecords.blm.gov page.

Migration

Military

Some military records for this county have been digitized at the Washington State Digital Archives.

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

Obituaries

Periodicals

Probate

Public Records

Repositories

Courthouse

Grays Harbor County Courthouse
102 West Broadway Room 203
Montesano, WA 98563
Phone 360.249.3842

County Clerk has probate, divorce and court records from 1860.
County Auditor has marriage records from 1891.
County Assessor has land records from 1855.
County Health Department has birth and death records. ^[3]

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Elma Washington Family History Center
• Ocean Shores Washington Family History Center
• Westport Washington Family History Center

Libraries

• Grays Harbor County Libraries

Museums

• Aberdeen Museum of History
• Chehalis Valley Historical Museum
• Museum of North Beach
• Polson Museum

Societies

• Chehalis Valley Historical Society
• Grays Harbor Genealogical Society

Taxation

Vital Records

Birth

Marriage

Death

• Washington Death Certificates 1907-1960 A free internet index to the 1907-1960 death certificates can be found at FamilySearch, no images are available. A transcribed death certificate may contain such information as name of the deceased, date and place of death, age, gender, birth date and birth place, mother’s maiden name and name of spouse, place of residence, occupation and certificate numbers.

Web Sites

• Family History Library Catalog
• Grays Harbor County, Washington Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• USGenWeb Archives 

Places

• Grays Harbor County, Washington. Geographic features, communities, populated places.

Grays Harbor County Washington Genealogy References

1. ↑ The Evolution of Washington Counties by Newton Carl Abbott, pg 41.
2. ↑ The Evolution of Washington Counties by Newton Carl Abbott, pg 41.
3. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Grays Harbor County, Washington page 733, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.

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