Pend Oreille County, Washington Genealogy

United States Washington  Pend Oreille County

County Courthouse
Pend Oreille County Courthouse 625 W 4th PO Box 5020 Newport, WA 99156-5000 Phone: 509.447.2435 County Auditor has birth, marriage and land records from 1911. County Clerk has divorce, probate and court records from 1911.

Parent County
1911--Pend Oreille County was created 1 March 1911 from Stevens County. County seat: Newport

Boundary Changes
No changes to county's boundaries.

Populated Places

 * Cusick, zip code 99119, population 207
 * Ione, zip code 99139, population 479
 * Metaline, zip code 99152, population 173
 * Metaline Falls, zip code 99153, population 238
 * Newport, zip code 99156, population 2126
 * Usk, zip code 99180

Indian Reservation
The Kalispel Indian Reservation is located in Pend Oreille County.

Neighboring Counties
Spokane | Stevens | Idaho counties: Bonner | Boundary | British Columbia (to the north)

Cemeteries
US GenWeb Pend Oreille list of cemeteries and available extractions.

Internment.net listing of cemeteries

Census
The 1910 Population Census is available at Washington State Digital Archives, FamilySearch, and Ancestry.com$ and at Heritage Quest.

The 1920 Population Census is available at Family Search and Ancestry.com$ and at Heritage Quest.

The 1930 Population Census is available at Family Search and Ancestry.com$

The 1940 Population Census is available at Family Search and Ancestry.com$

Church
Washington State Archives, Cheney holds many county court records from 1911 to the 1970s and later years.

Land
Land records prior to 1911 held by the Stevens County Auditor. Records have been digitized and are available upon request.

Washington State Archives, Cheney holds the 1912-1919 plat books and description.and the list of forest lands and Indian lands acquired by the Federal government, 1913-1939 Board of Equalization correspondence and assessment review.

Local Histories
Steele, Richard F. Illustrated history of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties, State of Washington, published 1904.

Pend Oreille County history on HistoryLink.org article 7618.

Numerous local history books are available at the Pend Oreille County Museum store.

Maps
Cram's 1909 map of Washington cropped to show Stevens County, which included Pend Oreille County.

Current Pend Oreille County map.

Naturalization
Washington State Digital Archives has digitized various types of naturalization-related records, including declarations of intentions, delayed birth files, naturalization affidavits, notifications of application for admission to US citizenship, orders fixing naturalization terms, petitions and records, petitions, receipts for certificates of citizenship, record of final decrees of citizenship and record of petitions dockets. Depending on the county, records range from 1854-1988.

Newspapers
The Miner (Newport)

Northeast Washington Genealogical Society listing of available historic newspapers. Scroll to bottom of page for Pend Oreille County newspapers.

Washington State Library has online historic newspapers. Search for Colville Mines for 1850s references to Pend Oreille mines and mining activities.

Colville Stateman-Examiner newspapers prior to creation of the county will have references to Pend Oreille people and towns.

Crossroads on the Columbia has 1890s newspapers from the Colville area, which cover the Pend Oreille area on occasion.

Taxation
The SCHS has the Stevens County Assessor's personal property tax assessment ledgers for 1898 to 1906. Images of the 1898 ledger are viewable on the Crossroads on the Columbia project.

Vital Records

 * Marriages from 12 Jul 1911 to 22 Sep 1915 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index website.
 * 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.
 * Washington State Archives, Cheney holds the 1914-1980 birth records, 1911 -1947 Marriage Register, 2 vols.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Pend Oreille County, Washington Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Stevens County Historical Society
 * Pend Oreille County Museum
 * Northeast Washington Genealogical Society
 * US GenWeb Pend Oreille County
 * Pend Oreille River Tourism Alliance
 * Cutter Theatre, Metaline Falls
 * Crossroads on the Columbia Preserve America project
 * Crossroads on the Columbia Preserve America project