Yakima County, Washington Genealogy

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Parent County

 * 1865--Yakima County was created 21 January 1865 from Walla Walla. County seat: Yakima

Indian Reservation
The Yakama Indian Reservation is located primarily in Yakima County, with a small portion in Klickitat County.

Neighboring Counties
Benton | Grant | King | Kittitas | Klickitat | Lewis | Pierce | Skamania

Census

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

Military
Some military records for this county have been digitized at the Washington State Digital Archives.

Vital Records

 * 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.

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Yakima County, Washington Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)