Thurston County, Washington Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Many civil records have been digitized and are available through the Thurston County Clerk's Office:

http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/clerk/citizens%20guide.html

Parent County

 * 1852--Thurston County was created 12 January 1852 from Lewis county. County seat: Olympia

Populated Places

 * Thurston County, Washington. Geographic features, communities, populated places.

Neighboring Counties
Grays Harbor | Lewis | Mason | Pierce

Cemeteries

 * Thurston County, Washington Cemeteries.
 * Thurston County, Washington Cemeteries.
 * Ruddel Cemetery, Lacey, Thurston County, Washington.

Census

 * United States Census 1860
 * United States Census 1870
 * United States Census 1880
 * 1889
 * United States Cenus 1890 Veterans
 * United States Cenus 1900
 * United States Cenus 1910
 * United States Census 1920
 * United States Cenus 1930

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Olympia
 * Tenino

Maps
Area map and other information from 1895:

http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/WA/

Military
Some military records for this county have been digitized at the Washington State Digital Archives.

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
Olympia Genealogical Society:


 * http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~waogs/
 * Olympia Washington Family History Center
 * Olympia Timberland Library

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Olympia Washington Family History Center

Web Sites

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