Garfield County, Washington Genealogy

United States Washington  Garfield County

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent County: created 29 November 1881 from Columbia
 * County Seat: Pomeroy
 * Neighboring Counties: Asotin | Columbia | Whitman | Wallowa County, Oregon

Census

 * 1890 Veterans
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930
 * 1940

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

Courthouse
Garfield County Courthouse PO Box 915; Pomeroy, Washington 99347 Phone: 509.843.3731 County Auditor has birth and death records 1891-1907 marriage and land records from 1891 and burial records 1891-1918. County Clerk has divorce, probate and court records from 1882.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Marriage

 * Marriages from 16 Feb 1882 to 12 May 1889 are available on the Western States Marriage Index website.

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

 * Garfield County, Washington Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Garfield County, Washington Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)