Clallam County, Washington Genealogy

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County Courthouse
223 East Fourth Street Port Angeles, WA 98362

History

 * Originally spelled Clalm. Named for the lands of the Klallam (Makah and Quileute tribes.)
 * The county contains the Olympia peninsula, home of the Olympic National Park, the northwest's Rain Forest.
 * The permament settlement by the non-Indians occurred after 1850.
 * Port Angeles has been the county seat since 1890 when it was incorporated as a city.
 * Additional history of Clallam County at Washington's HistoryLink.org

Parent County
1854--Clallam County was created 26 April 1854 from Jefferson County. County seat: Port Angeles

Boundary Changes

 * 29 January 1868, Quillehute County was created, but it was reverted back to Clallam and Jefferson counties in 1870. Records in both counties.

Web Sites

 * The Clallam County WAGenWeb Project, a member of The WAGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Clallam County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Clallam County. (Mirror site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library Catalog for Clallam County.