Clallam County, Washington Genealogy

United States Washington Clallam County

History

 * Originally spelled Clalm. Named for the lands of the Klallam (Makah and Quileute tribes.)
 * The county contains the Olympia peninsula, home of the Olympic National Park, the northwest's Rain Forest.
 * The permament settlement by the non-Indians occurred after 1850.
 * Port Angeles has been the county seat since 1890 when it was incorporated as a city.
 * Additional history of Clallam County at Washington's HistoryLink.org

Parent County
1854--Clallam County was created 26 April 1854 from Jefferson County. County seat: Port Angeles

Boundary Changes

 * 29 January 1868, Quillehute County was created, but it was reverted back to Clallam and Jefferson counties in 1870. Records in both counties.

Neighboring Counties

 * Jefferson

Census

 * 1860
 * 1870
 * 1880
 * 1889
 * 1890 Veterans
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930
 * 1940

Courthouse
Clallam County Courthouse 223 E 4th Street PO Box 863 Port Angeles, WA 98362-3025 Phone: 360.417.2508 County Auditor has marriage and land records. County Clerk has probate records.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Forks Washington Family History Center
 * Port Angeles Washington Family History Center

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.

Web Sites

 * The Clallam County WAGenWeb Project, a member of The WAGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Clallam County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Clallam County. (Mirror site)
 * Family History Library Catalog for Clallam County.
 * Clallam County, Washington Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)