Columbia County, Washington Genealogy

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Parent County
1875--Columbia County was created 11 November 1875 from Walla Walla County. County seat: Dayton

Neighboring Counties
Franklin | Garfield | Walla Walla | Whitman | Oregon counties: Umatilla | Wallowa

Census

 * 1880
 * 1889
 * 1890 Veterans
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

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.

Vital Records

 * Marriages from 4 Jan 1876 to 2 Nov 1912 are available from 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.

Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

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