Cowlitz County, Washington Genealogy

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Parent County
1854--Cowlitz County was formed 21 April 1854 from Lewis County. County seat: Kelso

Neighboring Counties
Clark | Lewis | Skamania | Wahkiakum | Columbia County, Oregon

Census

 * 1860
 * 1870
 * 1880
 * 1883
 * 1885
 * 1890 Veterans
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Kelso

Naturalization
Washington State Digital Archives has digitized various types of naturalization-related records, including declarations of intentions, delayed birth files, naturalization affidavits, notifications of application for admission to US citizenship, orders fixing naturalization terms, petitions and records, petitions, receipts for certificates of citizenship, record of final decrees of citizenship and record of petitions dockets. Depending on the county, records range from 1854-1988.

Vital Records

 * Marriages from 9 Nov 1854 to 18 Sep 1887 are available on the Western States Marriage Index website.
 * 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
 * Cowlitz County, Washington Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)