Stevens County, Washington Genealogy

Guide to Stevens County, Washington ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Isaac Stevens, the first governor of Washington Territory. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Stevens County Courthouse 215 S. Oak St Colville, WA 99114 Phone: 509-684-7527 Stevens County Website County auditor has birth and death records, 1891-1907, marriage records from 1861 and land records from 1883. County clerk has probate, divorce and court records from 1889.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

History Timeline
Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wilma, David. Stevens County -- Thumbnail History, History Link.org Essay 7995.
 * 1811 David Thompson, Northwest Company visited the area bringing in seed to the Marcus area.
 * 1814 Ross Cox visits the area and local tribes
 * 1818 With the signing of the Treaty of 1818, British and American jointly claimed the area which includes Stevens County.
 * 1825 Hudson's Bay Company began construction of Fort Colvile.
 * 1828 Hudson's Bay Company's Fort Colville existed from 1828 to 1856. A map of the Hudson Bay Company land claims for Fort Colvile and their trappers is available at the Stevens County Historical Society.
 * 1838 Missionaries Walker and Eells established Tshimakain Mission near present day Ford.
 * 1845 Catholic missionaries established a mission near Chewelah.
 * 1846 Aug 5 Oregon Treaty ended border dispute between US and Great Britain creating a border between the two countries along the 49th parallel.
 * 1848 Aug 14 The U.S. portion was organized as the Oregon Territory
 * 1853 Feb 8 The Washington Territory was formed February 8, 1853.
 * 1854 Apr 25 Walla Walla County was created 25 April 1854 from Clark County and Skamania County. The area included current Stevens County.
 * 1856 Prior to 1856, the Hudson's Bay Company controlled most of the land in what is now Stevens County. Their records are available through The Manitoba Archives and The National Archives (UK). Map showing HBC Fort Colvile holdings at Crossroads on the Columbia.
 * 1858 Jan 29 Spokane County (including current area of Stevens County) was created from Walla Walla County.
 * 1858 A gold strike in British Columbia brought miners through the area, which triggered unrest with the local Indians and started the Indian War of 1858.
 * 1859 Harney's Depot, US Army Fort Colville established along with Pinkney City and the first post office; Fort Walla Walla Fort Colville Military (Wagon) Road built by Brevet Major Pinkney Lugenbeel and U.S. Army soldiers.
 * 1859 U. S. Northwest Boundary Commission moved to Pinkney City and the British Boundary Commission moved to Marcus for their respective portions of the boundary survey from Port Roberts to the summit of the Rocky Mountains.
 * 1860 Spokane County seat was located near Pinkney City.
 * 1863 Jan 20 Stevens County was created. It covered current Okanogan and Ferry Counties and the portion of current Stevens County between the Kettle River and Columbia River.
 * 1864 Jan 19 Spokane County was disorganized and placed under Stevens County. County went from summit of Cascade Mountains to the Wenachee River, to the Columbia River, along the Snake River, to the Idaho Territory, then up to the 49th parallel.
 * 1871 Hudson's Bay Company Fort Colvile ended its occupation
 * 1879 Spokane County broken off from Stevens County
 * 1881 1st Lt Thomas Symons examinated the Columbia River and reported on its navigability.
 * 1882 US Fort Colville disbanded.
 * 1889 Nov 11 Washington State was formed November 11, 1889.
 * 1892-1893 The railroad was completed in 1892-93.
 * 1899 Feb 21 Ferry County was created from Stevens County.
 * 1909-1910 Colville River dredged opening up agriculture in the area
 * 1911 Mar 1 Pend Oreille County was created bringing us to what is Stevens County today.

Business, Commerce, and Occupations
The University of Idaho holds the Northport Smelting and Refining Company (1898-1936) records. Manuscript Group 234

Census Records

 * 1803-2010 Washington, County Records, 1803-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images only
 * Census indexes at Washington State Digital Archives
 * Federal: 1860,1870,1880,1910
 * Territorial: 1871, 1879,1881,1882,1885,1887,1889
 * State-funded: 1892,1894


 * 1850-1914 Web: Washington, U.S., Various County Census Records, 1850-1914 at Ancestry (Free)
 * 1885-1892 Census Records 1885-1892

Church Records
Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Colville 260 E. Juniper, Colville, WA 99114.

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Court Records
Online Court Indexes and Records
 * 1803-2010 Washington, County Records, 1803-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images only; Includes Appearance docket 1896-1962; District and Superior Court records 1889-1892; District Court records 1882-1889; Miscellaneous court records 1977-1983.

County Commissioner's Minutes
 * Stevens County Board of Commissioners, Meetings, 1860-1913, 2005-2009 - Full minutes with an extraction of the records to 1900 in the "Finding Aids" section; originals located at Stevens County Commissioner's Office, 230 East Birch St, Colville, phone 509-684-3751

Inventories of Court Records
 * Inventory of the county archives of Washington, no. 33. Stevens County (Colville)
 * Stevens Frontier Justice. Part of "Frontier Justice’’: Guide to the Court Records of Washington Territory, 1853-1889 at Washington State Digital Archives; The court procedure of Frontier Justice touch nearly all pioneers of Washington Territory. The index has many abstracts that provide names and what is happening in disputes, settlements in civil and criminal cases as well as probate, equity and admiralty cases.

Directories

 * Pacific Coast Directory, 1867 is available at Ancestry.com ($).
 * R.L. Polk's Directory of Stevens County, Washington, 1909-1910, at SCHS.
 * R.L. Polk's Directory of Stevens, Pend Oreille and Ferry Counties 1911-1912 at Crossroads on the Columbia
 * R.L. Polk's Directory of Stevens, Pend Oreille and Ferry Counties 1916-17, at SCHS.
 * Telephone Directories for Stevens, Ferry and Pend Oreille Counties for 1929 and 1930
 * Other telephone directories available at Crossroads on the Columbia

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
American Indians Many Indian tribes came to the area to fish at Kettle Falls. Colville Indians oversaw the salmon catch at Kettle Falls. The Spokane Indians and Spokane Indian Reservation is located in southwestern Stevens County. A small group of the Kalispel Indians lived at Indian Ridge south of Chewelah.
 * 1887-1941 Indian Census: Colville Reservation, Columbia Tribe, 1887-1914 at Washington State Archives
 * 1887-1902 Indian Census: Colville Reservation, Couer d'Alene Tribe, 1887-1902 at Washington State Archives
 * 1890-1907 Census: Colville Reservation, Colville Tribe, 1890-1907, 1911-1914 at Washington State Archives
 * 1890-1914 Indian Census: Colville Reservation, Lake Tribe, 1890-1914 at Washington State Archives
 * 1911-1919 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * Washington State University's William P. Winans collection includes an unpublished 1870 census of the Indian tribes in northeastern Washington (Territory), including the Okanagans, Calispels (or Pend’ Oreilles), San Poils and Nespelems, Senijexsees or Lakes, Wenatchees and Isle d'Pierres, Mishouies, Spokanes, and the Swielpees (or Colvilles) which includes detailed verbatim reports on speeches given by chiefs in tribal councils, descriptions of the social and economic situation of the region’s tribes, and notes on how the Indians viewed white people and white society. Guide to the William Parkhurst Winans Papers 1815-1917

Japanese
 * 1942-1946 Public Welfare/Social Security Department, Evacuee (Japanese) Referrals for Resettlement and Assistance, 1945-1946 at Washington State Archives - index and images; Assistance Cases, Evacuee Referrals for Resettlement and Assistance, 1945-1946

Funeral Homes

 * Danekas Funeral Chapel and Crematory. NeWGS and SCHS have extractions of these funeral home records.

Genealogies
Genealogy Research Aids
 * Basic Guide for Genealogy Research in Stevens, Ferry and Pend Oreille Counties by Nancy Wright, Susan DeChant, and Shirley Dodson of NeWGS.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records Original Land Records Stevens County Auditor's Office, Room 106, holds records for homesteads and land records starting in 1862. Digital images of the deeds can be provide upon request but are not available online. Earliest land records were recorded under the Preemption Act of 1841.
 * 1918-1984 at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * Stevens County Map Search
 * Stevens County Property Search


 * Missing Land Records
 * Volume D of the deed books is missing; check the grantor or grantee index to obtain the abbreviated land description, and grantor and grantee names.

Homestead and Patents The first general land office patent listed for Stevens County was granted May 1884. Use the Bureau of Land Management General Land Office website Patent and Homestead Search.
 * Land Status & Cadastral Survey Records - Willamette Meridian - for Oregon and Washington States
 * Description of the Rectangular Survey System - Township/Range:
 * |03_Rectangular_Survey_System BLM Rectangular Survey System
 * Rectangular Survey System Wiki page
 * Wikipedia


 * BLM Spokane Office (Fancher Road) - Have NARA microfilms of the railroad land transactions for their assigned area that includes Stevens County
 * Earthpoint - Convert latitude and longitude of the desired location to township/range
 * Stevens County includes: the northwest corner of the county is in township 40N Range 36E; the northeast corner is township 40N range 42E; the southwest corner is township 28N range 35E; and the southeast corner is in township 27N range 42E.

Local Histories

 * 1918-1984 Washington, Stevens County, chattel mortgage index, 1918-1984 at FamilySearch - images. See Washington Land and Property for genealogical information that may be in these records.
 * Stevens County Assessor property search.

Land claimed by British and American governments
 * "Illustrated history of the Big Bend country" by Western Historical Publishing Company [(Spokane, Wash.): Western Historical Pub. Co., 1904]
 * Some Pertinent Facts and Information Concerning Stevens County, Washington: For the Homeseeker and the Investor by C. H. Pierce [S L.: s.m., 1908?]
 * Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan Counties, State of Washington by Richard F. Steele [(Spokane, Wash.): Western Historical Pub. Co., 1904] Commonly known by title History of North Washington. Online at Washington Secretary of State site (Free). *This book has numerous errors and its facts should viewed with circumspection.
 * History Of The City of Spokane and Spokane County, Washington, From Its Earliest Settlement To The Present Time, volume 1 by Nelson Wayne Durham [Spokane-Chicago-Philadelphia: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1912] (Online from Google Books) First 13 chapters cover Stevens County and is well researched.
 * The Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History (History Link)
 * The Heritage Network volunteer, non-profit organization formed to assist heritage groups discover and preserve historical resources within their respective communities in Northeast Washington and British Columbia Canada
 * The Westerner Spokane Corral
 * "Stevens County GenWeb" online
 * "Stevens County Washington American History and Genealogy Project" online
 * "NeWGS" online
 * WorldCat.org - list of Stevens County (Wash.) history books and availability in libraries.

Maps and Gazetteers
Atlases, Gazetteers, Maps held by Stevens County Historical Society
 * Stevens County GIS Mapbook - Downloadable current maps in PDF
 * Department of Geography University of Alabama Map Library - An extensive collection of Oregon Territory, Washington Territory, and Washington State maps
 * 1883 Map of the Colville agricultural area from the Washington State Library
 * Historic USGS topographical maps. The 1941 maps along the Columbia River show the river and towns prior to Lake Roosevelt forming as well as the lake after it forms.
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
 * 1880 map of Oregon & Washington Territory, issued by the Oregon Railway and Navigation Co. is available at Ancestry.com($)
 * 1890 map of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company including Eastern Washington is available at Ancestry.com($)
 * 1910 Map of the Spokane Indian Reservation is available at Ancestry.com($)
 * Two early County Engineer's maps
 * Undated early partly platted lower British Columbia, Columbia River
 * 1810-1871 coast to coast territory covered by artist Paul Kane for Hudson Bay
 * 1863 state map showing which areas have been surveyed
 * 1863 county map showing place names
 * 1870 Colville and north end
 * 1870-1883 Colville area, shows cemeteries, etc.
 * 1887 survey of military Fort Colville
 * 1890 two sections of Meyers Falls
 * 1903 Colville area, shows cemeteries, etc
 * 1910 railroad map, Stevens and Bonner County, Idaho
 * 1911 section map
 * 1912 Original Triplicate Copy of the Northwestern Mutual Fire Association, Seattle Washington (Sanborn Maps) for Colville with viewable corrections.
 * 1929 Original Triplicate Copy of the Northwestern Mutual Fire Association, Seattle Washington (Sanborn Maps) Northport with viewable corrections.
 * 1952 county topography map
 * 1963 Metsker's book of maps
 * Original Stevens County plat maps (complete collection)
 * Colville region topography
 * Old Colville City map
 * City of Colville
 * Map of Kettle Falls
 * Sanborn Insurance Maps (shows buildings)
 * State Highway Map

Military Records

 * 1803-2010 Washington, County Records, 1803-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images only; Includes Certificates of adjustment for veterans 1925-1928; Military register 1892-1893.
 * 1885-1907 Military Department, National Guard Enlistment Register, 1885-1907 at Washington State Archives - index and images

Indian Wars
 * 1855-1856 Military Department, Indian War Muster Rolls, 1855-1856 at Washington State Archives - index and images

World War I
 * 1921-1925 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1917-1919 Veterans Affairs, Department of, World War I Service Statement Cards, 1917-1919 at Washington State Archives - images and index.

World War II
 * WWII Army Casualties: Washington at National Archives

Japanese
 * 1945-1946 Public Welfare/Social Security Department, Evacuee (Japanese) Referrals for Resettlement and Assistance, 1945-1946 at Washington State Archives

Vietnam War
 * Stevens County Vietnam War Casualties at Northeast Washington Genealogical Society

Fort Colville Fort Colville, located three miles northeast of the current City of Colville, was established June 20, 1859. Initial troops were from the Company A and Company E of the Ninth Infantry under command of Capt. Pinkney Lugenbeel. U.S. Fort Colville was ordered closed September 20, 1882.

Published Books:
 * Civil War Veterans Buried in Stevens County By Roger W. May; Colville, WA: Northeast Washington Genealogical Society, 2007. Information on almost 300 veterans who are buried in or have lived in Stevens County
 * Colville Collection Book Two: Military Fort Colville by Patrick J. Graham. Colville, WA: P.J. Graham, 1989-2009. ; A history of Military Fort Colville (1859-1882) includes officers, and historical manuscripts of events of that period in Colville and northeastern Washington.
 * Northwest Boundary Commission: Message from the President of the United States Concerning the Northwest Boundary Commission by Archibald Campbell. Washington, D.C.,: Government Printing Office, 1869; https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcbooks/items/1.0222181 ; Online at: University of British Columbia

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1803-2010 Washington, County Records, 1803-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images only; Includes Affidavits of petitioner and witnesses 1868-1906; Declarations of intention 1886-1946; Declarations of intention, petition evidence 1885-1946; Naturalization index 1882-1907; Petition evidence, special naturalizations, orders of the court 1914-1950; Petitions for naturalization 1888-1951; Petitions for naturalization and petition evidence 1890-1929.
 * 1886-1973 Registers of Declarations of Intention, 1886-1973 at Washington State Digital Archives Collection.
 * 1888-1906 Registers of Applications and Orders of Naturalization, 1888-1906 at Washington State Digital Archives Collection.
 * 1906-1974 Naturalization Records, 1906-1974 at Washington State Digital Archives Collection.
 * 1929-1951 Register of Petitions for Naturalization, 1929-1951 at Washington State Digital Archives Collection.

Newspapers

 * Stevens County, Washington Newspapers (Sortable by towns, years, and titles)
 * 1855-2009 Washington Newspapers, 1855-2009 at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)
 * 1907-1922 Colville Examiner 1907-1922 and the Newport Miner (1899-1912) are available online thanks to the Washington State Library, Library of Congress, and the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities.
 * An extensive collection of local newspapers on microfilm is available at the Kettle Falls Public Library and some others at the Colville Public Library and Stevens County Historical Society. The NeWGS maintains a listing of these papers.
 * The Chewelah Independent has been published weekly since 1903. Microfilms of the newspaper up to 1960 are available at the Kettle Falls Public Library. The Chewelah Public Library has digital copies of the newspaper from 2010 to current.
 * 1911-1913 The Loon Lake Times 1911 to 1913 editions. Query Loon Lake Historical Society Collection and keyword of newspaper.
 * The Spokane Public Library Downtown Branch has a large microfilm collection of Spokane papers, which has some coverage of Stevens County.
 * 1892-1897 The Statesman-Examiner is published weekly in Colville. Precursors to this newspaper, the Colville Republican, Stevens County Standard, the Colville Index, and the Stevens County Statesman-Index for the 1892 to 1897 time frame are available in pdf format at Crossroads on the Columbia items 12945 to 13949.
 * The WA National Digital Newspaper Program wiki part of the National Digital Newspaper Project provides the digitization status of state newspapers.
 * Washington Digital Newspaper at Washington State Library
 * Early Washington newspapers covered the Colville area, particularly the Walla Walla Statesman. Query "Colville" in the Washington State Library's online historical newspaper collection.

Obituaries

 * Stevens County Historical Society - newspaper obituary lists for deaths
 * Northeast Washington Genealogical Society - newspaper obituary lists for deaths
 * Loon Lake Historical Society - maintains obituary listings for the Loon Lake and Deer Lake area residents

Other Records
City Council Meeting Records
 * 1890-2006 City of Colville council minutes from 1890 to 2006.
 * 1903-2009 City of Chewelah council minutes from 1903 to 2009.
 * 1910-1940; 1968-2010 Marcus Town council minutes from 1910 to 1940, 1968 to 2010.

Public Records
 * Prior to 1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images only
 * 1860-1917, 2005-2009 Stevens County Board of Commissioners, Meetings, 1860-1913, 2005-2009 at Washington State Digital Archives; includes early tax assessment lists and equalization changes, jury duty lists, roads and school districts creation, contacts awarded and bills, elected and appointed officials, incorporation of towns in Stevens, Ferry, and Pend Oreille towns and other information. Images at

Voting Records
 * 1876-1940 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Periodicals
The Northeast Washington Genealogical Society (NeWGS) publication, Pioneer Branches is available at the Colville Public Library (part of the Libraries of Stevens County) and through the society. Indexes are available on Persi from 1986 to 2007.
 * Washington Periodicals

Probate Records
Probate records are available at the Stevens County Courthouse.

Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1803-2010 Washington, County Records, 1803-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images only

School Records
All schools in Stevens County are under the Northeast Washington Educational Service District 101 located at Regal Center 4202 S. Regal Street, Spokane, WA 99223-7738, phone number (p.) 509-789-3800

Online School Indexes and Records
 * 1803-2010 Washington, County Records, 1803-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images only
 * ESD 101 records at the Washington State Archives at Cheney include item EA801-36-14 Pioneer Interviews (Stevens County) for 1933-47; item EA801-36-1 School Census (Stevens County) school census records for 1915-32, and other early school records. The Digital Archives also has a 1927 Spokane County School District map.
 * The Last Bell by Alpha Naff (reprinted 2005 by NeWGS) A history of the rural schools in Stevens County ….152 pages, indexed. Available at at NeWGS and the Libraries of Stevens County.
 * The Crossroads on the Columbia project has school records for Chewelah, Hunters, and Loon Lake.
 * The Stevens County Historical Society (SCHS) has the October 1897 to June 1904 bound ledger record of teachers' contracts.
 * SCHS has the August 1891 to 1901 School District No. 32, Pleasant Valley Pupil Attendence Binder.
 * SCHS has the School District No. 2 Colville Schools Board of Director Minutes, May 15, 1903 – April 8, 1920
 * The Internet Archives has an article about Washington State Teacher's Cottages in 1915 by Josephine Corliss Preston

Online Catalogs
 * Whitworth University Catalog

Digital Collections
 * Eastern Washington University Digital Collection
 * Gonzaga University Digital Collection
 * University of Washington Digital Collection
 * Washington State University Digital Collection

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records The SCHS has the county assessor's personal property tax ledgers for 1898 to 1906, 1912 to 1935, and 1931 to 1935. Images of the 1898 to 1906 ledgers are viewable on the Crossroads on the Columbia project.

Vital Records
The Auditor's Office can provide copies of marriage licenses although the actual records were transferred to the State Archives at Cheney.

Birth

 * 1803-2010 Washington, County Records, 1803-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images only; Includes Birth register 1891-1907; Births 1891-1907.
 * 1852-1963 Washington, Births at MyHeritage — index & images, ($)
 * 1871-1921 Department of Health, Delayed Birth Records at Washington State Archives - index and images; includes some earlier and later dates
 * 1873-1965 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1900-1907 Stevens County Auditor, Register of Births, 1900-1907 at Washington State Archives - index and images

Marriage

 * 1801-1962 Washington, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1803-2010 Washington, County Records, 1803-2010 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; images only; Includes Marriage affidavits 1886-1939; applications index 1939-2002; certificates &amp; index 1889-1944; certificates 1912-1947; Marriage index-direct 1911-1922; Marriage licenses index-direct Marriage statistics 1911-1939; Marriage records index-direct 1885-1947; Marriage statistics 1891-1939.
 * 1855-2008 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1859-1891 Western States Marriage Index - Index
 * 1859-2008 Stevens County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1859-2008 at Washington State Archives - index and images
 * 1968-1997 Department of Health, Marriage Certificates, 1968-1997 at Washington State Archives - index and images
 * 1969-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1969-2022 Department of Health, Marriage Index, 1969-2022 at Washington State Archives - index and images

Death
In the early days, travel was difficult and there were almost no roads. During the winter it was impossible to go very far, so people often did their "marrying" and "burying" in Lincoln County if they lived along the River at the south end of the county. They also went to Spokane County for supplies or to get married.


 * 1881-1979 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1891-1907 Stevens County Auditor, Register of Deaths, 1891-1907 at Washington State Archives - index and images
 * 1907-1960 Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960 at MyHeritage — index, ($)
 * 1907-1960 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1907-1997 Department of Health, Death Certificates, July 1, 1907-1997 at Washington State Archives - index and images
 * 1907-2020 Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2020 at Washington State Archives - index and images
 * 1915-1928 Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, Fatal Accident Cards, 1915-1928 at Washington State Archives - index and images
 * 1919-1921 Department of Health, Fetal Death Records, 1919-1921 at Washington State Archives - index and images

Divorce

 * 1968-1997 Department of Health, Divorce Certificates, 1968-1997 at Washington State Archives - index and images
 * 1969-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1969-2017 Department of Health, Divorce Index, 1969-2017 at Washington State Archives - index and images

Archives

 * Stevens County Auditor's Office 215 S Oak St., Room 106 Colville, WA 99114 Telephone: 866-513-2741
 * holds records including military discharges (restricted to family only), homesteads, land records from 1862 to now. Land deed records have been digitized, but they are NOT available online. The auditor staff does have digital images of the deeds and can provide them promptly upon request. Land Deed volume D is missing. For Volume D, the indexes may provide basic data like the surname plus initial of the grantor or grantee and an abbreviated land description, but some only direct the person to the actual record. The Auditor's Office can provide copies of marriage licenses although the actual records were transferred to the State Archives at Cheney.


 * Stevens County Clerk Office 215 S. Oak Colville, Washington 99114 Telephone: 509-684-7575
 * holds records for divorce, naturalization, and court cases from 1889. The NeWGS volunteers have permission to access the probate microfilms and can make copies of these records upon request.


 * Stevens County Commissioner's Office 230 East Birch St Colville, Washington Telephone: 509-684-3751
 * holds the County Commissioner's minutes. Stevens County Board of County Commissioners, Meetings, 1860-1917 are available online with an extraction of the records to 1900 in the finding aids.


 * Washington State Archives-Eastern Washington Region 960 Washington Street Cheney, Washington 99004 Email: [mailto:EABranchArchives@sos.wa.gov EABranchArchives@sos.wa.gov] Telephone: (509)235-7508 FAX: (509)235-7505
 * Check the inventory collection for the Eastern Washington Region of the State Regional Archives at Cheney for many of the older records births and deaths from 1886 on, marriage records, mining patents, mortgage recordings, as these have been moved to the archives for safekeeping.

FamilySearch Centers

 * Colville Washington FamilySearch Center
 * Coulee Dam Washington FamilySearch Center
 * Priest River Idaho FamilySearch Center
 * Republic Washington FamilySearch Center
 * Riverside Washington FamilySearch Center
 * Northwest African American Museum - an affiliate library

Libraries

 * Wellpinit Library Station Stevens County Rural Library District Spokane Tribal Library Wellpinit, WA 99040 Phone: 877-231-5500


 * Libraries of Stevens County


 * Chewelah Public Library
 * Digital copies of recent Chewelah Independent newspapers.


 * Colville Public Library
 * Home for the Northeast Washington Genealogical Society books, many local history books, microfilms of Colville Examiner newspapers, U. S. Fort Colville military records, and Washington State Death Index.


 * Kettle Falls Public Library
 * Microfilms of local newspapers and large collection of local history books.


 * Washington Rural Heritage
 * has maps, photographs, and early history.


 * Stevens County Heritage
 * on Washington Rural Heritage has digital copies of ledgers and photographs of the Kettle Falls area, other parts of Stevens County and neighboring counties.

Resources for Stevens County are available in libraries, archives, and other repositories at all levels: the town, the county, the state (including universities), and the nation.

Societies

 * Stevens County Historical Society 700 North Wynne St Colville, Washington 99114 (509) 684-5968 E-mail: [mailto:emailofsociety schswa1903@gmail.com] Website
 * Northeast Washington Genealogical Society c/o Colville Public Library, 195 S Oak Colville, WA 99114 Website Facebook
 * Clayton/Deer Park Historical Society Box 293 Clayton, WA 99110 Website
 * Loon Lake Historical Society 4000 Colville Road Loon Lake, Washington, 99148 Website
 * Eastern Washington Genealogical Society PO Box 1826 Spokane, WA 99210-1826 Website Facebook

Websites

 * WAGenWeb for Stevens County
 * Northeast Washington Genealogical Society includes Stevens County.
 * USGW Archives
 * Washington State Digital Archives
 * Websites at RootsWeb - Stevens WA


 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides

 * Basic Guide for Genealogy Research in Stevens, Ferry and Pend Oreille Counties by Nancy Wright, Susan DeChant, and Shirley Dodson of NeWGS.