Asotin County, Washington Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Courthouse Annex 095 2nd St. Asotin, WA 99402

History

 * The name "Asotin" is from the Nez Perce language and means "place of eel" from the abundance of eels caught here.

Parent County
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

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
Washington State Digital Archives has a database of Asotin Marriage Records from 1900 to 2003.

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)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library Catalog for Asotin County.