Mason County, Washington Genealogy

United States Washington  Mason County

County Courthouse
Mason County Courthouse 411 N 5th PO Box 340 Shelton, WA 98584 Phone 360.472.9670 County Auditor has marriage records from 1892, death records 1891-1906 and land records from 1850’s. County Clerk has divorce, probate and court records.

Quick History
3 January 1864: Renamed from Sawamish County.

Parent County
13 March 1854: Mason County was created from Thurston County. County seat: Shelton

Neighboring Counties
Grays Harbor | Jefferson | Kitsap | Pierce | Thurston

Census

 * 1857
 * 1860
 * 1870
 * 1880
 * 1889
 * 1890 Veterans
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Shelton

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

Newspapers

 * Allyn Times - full-text digital issues in Google News Archive; covers 1889-1891

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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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