Adams County, Washington Genealogy


 * This article is about a southwestern Washington county. For other uses, see Adams.

United States Washington  Adams County

Historical Facts

 * 1883 – Adams County was created 28 November 1883 from Whitman County.
 * County seat: Ritzville
 * Named for John Adams, 2nd President of the United States.
 * Originally mostly cattle ranching, the big wheat crop shifted the agriculture from cattle to wheat farming in 1897.

Boundary Changes

 * No counties created from Adams County.

Cemeteries
Listings for Adam's County Cemeteries can be found at the following websites:

Interment.net

Findagrave.com

USGenWeb Archives

Individual Cemeteries

BillionGraves:


 * Bess Hampton Memorial Gardens, Othello
 * Adams Cemetery, Othello
 * Lind Cemetery, Lind

Census

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

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

Naturalization and Citizenship
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.

Courthouse
Adams County Courthouse 210 W Broadway Avenue Ritzville, WA 99169-1860 Phone: (509) 659–3257 County Auditor has birth and death records to 1907 and marriage records. County Clerk has divorce and probate records. County assessor has land records

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Othello Washington Family History Center

Birth

 * Washington State Digital Archives has a database of Adams County Birth Records. This database contains the names of people who were born in Adams County from 1893-1907, 1910-1915, (several delayed birth returns: 1942). Their names were transcribed from the Adams County Birth Returns. For FHL entries, 1892-1907, click

Marriage

 * Marriages from 12 Jun 1884 to 12 May 1892 are available on the Western States Marriage Index website.
 * Washington State Digital Archives has a database of Adams County Marriage Records.

Death

 * Washington State Digital Archives has a database of Adams County Death Returns. This database contains names of people who died in Adams County from 1893-1907; 1910, 1913.  For FHL entries, 1891-1907, 1929, click.
 * 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 and occupation.

Web Sites

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

Community

 * Benge

Neighboring Counties
Franklin | Grant | Lincoln | Whitman