King County, Washington Genealogy

United States Washington  King County

County Courthouse
King County Courthouse 516 3rd Avenue Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: 206.296.1020 Records and Elections Division, Records Section has birth, marriage, death and land records from 1853. Clerk of the Superior Court has divorce, probate and county records.

Parent County
1852--King County was created 22 December 1852 from Thurston County. County seat: Seattle

Populated Places
 Incorporated Cities 

Algona - 2,775

Auburn - 68,270 (Orig. Slaughter)

Beaux Arts Village - 320 Bellevue - 122,900 Black Diamond - 4,190 Bothell - 33,430

Burien - 31,730 Carnation - 1,915 Clyde Hill - 2,845 Covington - 17,640 Des Moines - 29,290 Duvall - 5,990 Enumclaw - 11,490 Federal Way - 88,760 Hunts Point - 470 Issaquah - 27,160 (Orig. Gilman) Kenmore - 20,650 Kent - 88,760 Kirkland - 84,830 Lake Forest Park - 12,840 Maple Valley - 21,130 Medina 2,980 Mercer Island - 22,280 New Castle - 9,955 Normandy Park - 6,540 North Bend - 5,665 Pacific - 6,305

Redmond - 53,680 Renton - 86,230 Sammamish - 41,070 SeaTac - 25,890 Seattle - 612,000 (Largest City and County Seat) Shoreline - 54,580 Skykomish - 225 Snoqualmie 9,850 Tukwila - 18,190 (Orig. Foster) Woodinville - 11,350 Yarrow Point - 995

Neighboring Counties
Chelan | Kitsap | Kittitas | Pierce | Snohomish | Yakima

Cemeteries

 * Lake View Cemetery main site
 * Lake View Cemetery Burial Search
 * Fort Lawn Cemetery -- Burial Index

BillionGraves:


 * Carnation Cemetery, Carnation
 * Forest Lawn Cemetery, Seattle
 * Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Seattle
 * Greenwood Cemetery, Renton
 * Hills of Eternity Cemetery, Seattle
 * Holy Cross Cemetery, Enunclaw
 * Mount Olivet Cemetery, Renton
 * Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle
 * Suise Creek Cemetery, Kent
 * Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent
 * White Lake Cemetery, Auburn

Federal

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

State

 * 1889
 * 1907

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Queen Anne (Seattle)
 * Renton
 * Seattle S.
 * Seattle W.
 * University (Seattle)

Local Histories

 * History and Progress of King County, Washington... 1916, by Henry C. Pigott. Digitalized book online from archive.org.

Naturalization and Citizenship
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.

Probate
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Washington, King County Probate Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Births
Washington State Digital Archives has a database of King County Birth Records. This database contains the names of people who were born in King County from 1891-1907.

Marriages
To obtain copies of marriage records from King County, go to the following website: www.kingcounty.gov/courts/marriage/Licensecopies.aspx. The website offers a link to an online search for marriage records 1855-1989, which includes images.

Societies and Libraries

 * Eastside Genealogical Society - Library holdings are located at the Bellevue Regional Library, a part of the King County Library System. Meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the 2nd Thursday of the month at the Bellevue Regional Library at 1111 110th Ave. N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004. Check the website for more information on the various interest groups that meet as a part of EGS.
 * Fiske Genealogical Foundation and Library - Located at 1644 43rd Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98112. Hours: Monday &amp; Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Wednesday 12:00 - 8:00 p.m.; Thursday 3:00 - 8:00 p.m.; Friday by appt; 2nd Sunday from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Phone: 206-328-2716.
 * Seattle Genealogical Society - Library located at 6200 Sand Point Way N.E., #101, Seattle, WA 98115. Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. and Wednesday until 8:00 p.m. Check the website for the society meeting schedule and a listing of the various interest groups that meet as a part of SGS.
 * South King County Genealogical Society - Library holdings are located at the Auburn branch of the King County Library System. Meetings are held from 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. on the 3rd Saturday of the month at the First Baptist Church of Kent, 11420 S.E. 248th St., Kent, WA 98030.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Auburn Washington Family History Center
 * Bellevue Washington Family History Center
 * Bellevue Washington South Family History Center
 * Federal Way Washington Family History Center
 * Kirkland Washington Family History Center
 * Maple Valley Washington Family History Center
 * North Bend Washington Family History Center
 * Redmond Washington Family History Center

Web Sites

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