Skamania County, Washington Genealogy

United States Washington  Skamania County

Guide to Skamania County Washington genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Quick start:


 * Census
 * Birth
 * Marriage
 * Death
 * Church

Historical Facts

 * Parent County: created 9 March 1854 from Clark
 * County Seat: Stevenson
 * Neighboring Counties: Clark | Cowlitz | Klickitat | Lewis | Multnomah | Yakima | Hood River County, Oregon

Census

 * 1860
 * 1870
 * 1880
 * 1885
 * 1890 Veterans
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930
 * 1940

Japanese
World War II Files, 1942-1946

Public Welfare/Social Security Department, (Japanese Internment) Assistance Cases, Evacuee Referrals for Resettlement and Assistance, 1945-1946 from the Washington State Archives – Digital Archives

Courthouse
Skamania County Courthouse 240 Vancouver Avenue Stevenson, WA 98648-0790 Phone: 509.427.9431 County Auditor has land records County Clerk has marriage records. Divorce probate and court records from 1856.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Marriage

 * Marriages from 1 Jan 1893 to 1 Jul 1900 are available on the Western States Marriage Index website.

Death

 * Washington Death Certificates 1907-1960 A free internet index to the 1907-1960 death certificates can befound 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.

Websites

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