Walla Walla County, Washington Genealogy

United States Washington  Walla Walla County



County Courthouse
Walla Walla County Courthouse 315 West Main Street PO Box 836; Walla Walla, WA 99362-0259 Phone: 509.527.3221 County Clerk has divorce, probate and court records from 1860

Parent County
1854--Walla Walla County was created 25 April 1854 from Clark County. County seat: Walla Walla

Neighboring Counties
Benton | Columbia | Franklin | Whitman | Umatilla County, Oregon

Census

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

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Walla Walla

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for European and African American settlers included:


 * Columbia River
 * York Factory Express 1824 from Fort Vancouver to York Factory, Manitoba, Canada
 * Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon

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

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 22 Feb 1862 to 4 Oct 1910 are listed 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

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