Asotin County, Washington Genealogy

United States Washington  Asotin County

County Courthouse
Asotin County Courthouse PO Box 159 Asotin, WA 99402-0159 Phone: (509) 243–4181 County Auditor has birth and marriage records from 1891 and death records 1891-1907. County Clerk has divorce and probate records. County Assessor has land records from 1891.

Historical Facts

 * The name "Asotin" is from the Nez Perce language and means "place of eel" from the abundance of eels caught here.
 * 1883 – Asotin County was created 27 October 1883 from Garfield County.
 * County seat: Asotin

Boundary Changes

 * No counties created from Asotin County.

Populated Places
Cities

Communities

Neighboring Counties

 * Garfield
 * Whitman
 * Nez Perce County, Idaho
 * Wallowa County, Oregon

Cemeteries
Transcriptions of several cemeteries in Asotin County, many with a single burial, are available online at Interment.net. A listing of some additional cemeteries of Asotin County, along with some photographs of headstones, is also available online.

Census

 * 1889
 * 1890 Veterans
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

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 3 Feb 1884 to 6 Jun 1907 are available on the Western States Marriage index website.
 * Washington State Digital Archives has a database of Asotin Marriage Records from 1900 to 2003.
 * 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

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