Washington, County Land Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States Washington

What Is in the Collection?
This collection includes land and property records with indexes for the years 1850 to 1954. The following counties are included:


 * Clark
 * Grays Harbor
 * King
 * Kitsap
 * Lewis
 * Mason
 * Pacific
 * Pierce
 * Thurston
 * Wahkiakum

Some of the Lewis County deed indexes include deed records.

Pierce and Thurston county deed indexes are not found in this collection. They may be found in "Washington, County Records, 1856-2009."

After the county's creation, a county land office was formed. Land transactions among private owners were then recorded by the registrar of deeds in the county office.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The Washington State, County Land Records may include the following information:


 * Name of Grantor
 * Name of Grantee
 * Nature of Instrument
 * Date of Transaction
 * Legal description of the Property
 * Amount of Money exchanged
 * Details of the Transaction

How Do I Search the Collection?
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 * The location of property or date of the transaction

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What Do I Do Next?
If these are indexes, the original records may contain additional information than was not indexed, or the information might have been indexed incorrectly. You may want to search for the original record at the State Archives in Bellevue.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

 * In case you need to find this record again later, copy the citation below in the Citing This Collection section.
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