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Wahkiakum County, Washington
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Facts
Founded April 24, 1854
County Seat Cathlamet
Courthouse
Address Wahkiakum County Courthouse
64 Main Street PO Box 116;
Cathlamet, WA 98612
Phone: 360.795.3558
Wahkiakum County Website

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County Courthouse

Wahkiakum County Courthouse
64 Main Street PO Box 116;
Cathlamet, WA 98612
Phone: 360.795.3558

County Auditor has birth records 1891-1907
and marriage records from from 1891.
County Clerk has burial, divorce, probate, court
and land records from 1868. [1]

History

Originally spelled Wakiacum.

Parent County

  • 1854--Wahkiakum County was created 24 April 1854 from Pacific County.  County seat: Cathlamet [2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Cowlitz | Lewis | Pacific | Oregon counties: Clatsop | Columbia

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

  • 1854
  • 1857
  • 1860
  • 1870
  • 1880
  • 1885
  • 1887
  • 1890 Veterans
  • 1892
  • 1900
  • 1910
  • 1920
  • 1930

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

  • 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.

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

Web Sites

References

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