Kitsap County, Washington Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Kitsap County; 614 Division St; Port Orchard, WA 98366; Ph. 360.337.7164 Details: (Formerly Slaughter Co. Name changed to Kitsap 13 Jul 1857) (Co Aud has b rec 1891-1907, d rec 1892-19097 &amp; m rec from 1892; Co Clk has div &amp; ct rec from 1888, pro &amp; adoption rec from 1861 &amp; land rec from 1857) www.kitsapgov.com/

Quick History
13 July 1857: Renamed from Slaughter County.

Parent Counties
16 Jan 1847: Kitsap County was created as Slaughter County from Jefferson and King Counties. County seat: Port Orchard

Neighboring Counties
Island | Jefferson | King | Mason | Pierce | Snohomish

Cemeteries

 * K P Cemetery, Port Orchard BillionGraves
 * Poulsbo Cemetery, Poulsbo BillionGraves

Census

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

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Bremerton
 * Port Orchard

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.

Newspapers
Port Orchard Independent

The Sun

Societies and Libraries
Puget Sound Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 1931

Port Orchard, WA 98366-0805

(360)874-8813

www.pusogensoc.org

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Bremerton Washington Family History Center
 * Poulsbo Washington Family History Center

Web Sites

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