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

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Thurston County, Washington
Map
Location in the state of Washington
Location of Washington in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	12 January, 1852
County Seat	Olympia
Courthouse
Address	Thurston County Courthouse 2000 Lakeridge Dr SW; Olympia, WA 98502 Phone: 360.786.5438 Thurston County Website

Historical Facts

• Parent County: created 12 January 1852 from Lewis
• County Seat: Olympia ^[1]
• Neighboring Counties: Grays Harbor | Lewis | Mason | Pierce

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Resources

Bible Records

Biography

Cemeteries

• Thurston County, Washington Cemeteries.
• Thurston County, Washington Cemeteries.
• Ruddel Cemetery, Lacey, Thurston County, Washington.

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

• Olympia
• Tenino

Court Records

Directories

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic, Political or Religious Groups

Japanese

World War II Files, 1942-1946

Public Welfare/Social Security Department, (Japanese Internment) Assistance Cases, Evacuee Referrals for Resettlement and Assistance, 1945-1946 from the Washington State Archives – Digital Archives

Gazetteers

Genealogy

History

Land and Property

Maps

Area map and other information from 1895: http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/WA/

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

Thurston County Courthouse
2000 Lakeridge Dr SW;
Olympia, WA 98502
Phone: 360.786.5438

County Auditor has birth and death records 1891-1907
and marriage records from 1891.
County Clerk has divorce probate and court records. ^[2]

Many civil records have been digitized and are available through the Thurston County Clerk's Office: http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/clerk/citizens%20guide.html

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Olympia Washington Family History Center

Libraries

• Olympia Timberland Library

Museums

Societies

• Olympia Genealogical Society: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~waogs/

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 Record Search, 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.

Websites

• Family History Library Catalog
• Thurston County, Washington Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

Places

• Thurston County, Washington. Geographic features, communities, populated places.

Thurston County Washington Genealogy References

1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Thurston County, Washington page 734, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.

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