Mason County, Washington Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Mason County; 411 N 5th PO Box 340; Shelton, WA 98584; Ph. 360.472.9670 Details: (Formerly Sawamish Co. Name changed to Mason 8 Jan 1864) (Co Aud has m rec from 1892, d rec 1891-1906 &amp; land rec from 1850’s; Co Clk has div, pro &amp; ct rec) www.co.mason.wa.us/

Quick History
3 January 1864: Renamed from Sawamish County.

Parent County
13 March 1854: Mason County was created from Thurston County. County seat: Shelton

Neighboring Counties
Grays Harbor | Jefferson | Kitsap | Pierce | Thurston

Census

 * 1857
 * 1860
 * 1870
 * 1880
 * 1889
 * 1890 Veterans
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Shelton

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

Newspapers

 * Allyn Times - full-text digital issues in Google News Archive; covers 1889-1891

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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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