Kitsap County, Washington Genealogy

United States Washington  Kitsap County

County Courthouse
Kitsap County Courthouse 614 Division Street Port Orchard, WA 98366 Phone 360.337.7164 County Auditor has birth records 1891-1907, death record 1892-1907 and marriage records from 1892. County Clerk has divorce and court records from 1888, probate and adoption records from 1861 and land records from 1857.

Quick History
13 July 1857: Renamed from Slaughter County.

Parent Counties
16 Jan 1847: Kitsap County was created as Slaughter County from Jefferson and King Counties. County seat: Port Orchard

Neighboring Counties
Island | Jefferson | King | Mason | Pierce | Snohomish

Cemeteries

 * K P Cemetery, Port Orchard BillionGraves
 * Poulsbo Cemetery, Poulsbo BillionGraves

Census

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

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Bremerton
 * Port Orchard

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.

Newspapers
Port Orchard Independent

The Kitsap Sun

The Bainbridge Review

Societies and Libraries
Puget Sound Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 1931

Port Orchard, WA 98366-0805

(360)874-8813

www.pusogensoc.org

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Bremerton Washington Family History Center
 * Poulsbo Washington Family History Center

Web Sites

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