Chelan County, Washington Genealogy

United States &gt; Washington &gt; Chelan County

County Courthouse
350 Orondo St Wenatachee, WA 98801

History

 * "Chelan" derives from a Chelan Indian word meaning "deep water,"
 * 14 Dec 1872, a very powerful earthquake centered near Lake Chelan was felt over 300,000 square miles, extending from Victoria, British Columbia south past Baker City, Oregon, southwest past Portland, Oregon. There are many small accounts of the quake in historical books and historical newspapers. It triggered additional quakes at the Yellowstone National Park. Aftershocks were observed for next 2 years. Additional information

Parent County
1899-- Chelan County was created 13 March 1899 from Kittitas and Okanogan Counties. County seat: Wenatchee

Boundary Changes
No new counties created from this county.

Populated Places
Cities

Communities

Neighboring Counties
Douglas | King | Kittitas | Okanogan | Skagit | Snohomish

Census

 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Vital Records

 * Washington State Digital Archives has a database for Marriage Records.This database is an index to marriage records filed with the Auditor in Chelan County, Washington, from 1900 to 1920. The records contained within this index include Marriage Returns (1900-1910) and Marriage Certificates (1911-1920).
 * 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
 * Chelan Washington Family History Center

Web Sites

 * The Chelan County WAGenWeb Project, a member of The WAGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Chelan County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Chelan County. (Mirror site)
 * Family History Library Catalog for Chelan County.
 * Chelan County, Washington Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)