Okanogan County, Washington Genealogy

United States Washington  Okanogan County

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

Historical Facts

 * Parent County: created 2 February 1888 from Stevens County.
 * County Seat: Okanogan
 * Neighboring Counties: Chelan | Douglas | Ferry | Grant | Lincoln | Skagit | Whatcom

Census

 * 1890 Veterans
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930
 * 1940

American Indian
The Colville Indian Reservation is located in southern Ferry and southern Okanogan Counties.

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
Okanogan County Courthouse 149 3rd N; PO Box 72 Okanogan, WA 98840 Phone 509–422–7275 County Auditor has birth and death records 1891-1908, marriage and land records from 1891 and patents from 1892. County Clerk has divorce, probate and court records from 1896.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Brewster Washington Family History Center
 * Coulee Dam Washington Family History Center
 * Omak Washington Family History Center
 * Oroville Washington Family History Center

Birth

 * Washington State Digital Archives has a database of Okanogan County Birth Records. This database contains the names of people who were born in Okanogan County from June 1891 – August 1913. The names were taken from the Okanogan County Register of Births.

Death

 * 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.

Websites

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

Places
Indian Reservation

The Colville Indian Reservation is located in southern Ferry and southern Okanogan Counties.