Spokane County, Washington Genealogy

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Washington

Spokane County

Guide to Spokane County Washington ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records, since 1879, when the county was formed.

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Spokane County, Washington
Map
Location in the state of Washington (disambiguation)
Location of Washington in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	January 29, 1858
County Seat	Spokane
Courthouse
Address	Spokane County Courthouse 1116 W. Broadway Spokane, WA 99260 Spokane County Website

County Overview

Description

The County was named for the Spokane tribe. The County is located in the west-central area of the state.

Parent County(s)

Parent County: Spokane County, Washington was created 30 October 1879 from Stevens County.

County Seat: Spokane. See also Towns and Communities in Spokane County, Washington Genealogy. For Courthouse, see Archives, libraries, etc.

Boundary Changes

• Historical County Boundaries from Newberry Library

Courthouse

Spokane County Courthouse
1116 W. Broadway
Spokane, WA 99260

The Spokane County Courthouse was completed in 1895, see history of building.

See also Archives, libraries, etc. in Spokane County, Washington Genealogy.

Dates of Major County Records

Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1891	1859	1891	1882	1883	1887	1850
Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1907. General compliance by 1917.

Record Loss

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Topics for Spokane County, Washington Genealogy

The topics or headings on this page describe records that are used for genealogy and family history. They include links to web sites with indexes, images, or information about the county.

 

Biography

Biographical information is often found in state and local histories or genealogies. See also Washington Biography.

• Pioneer interviews 1933-1937 Part of Washington, County Records, 1856-2009 at FamilySearch Historical Collections. (Free, browse images)
  • See what genealogical information may be in these records.

 

Cemeteries

Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Tombstone Transcriptions in Print	List of Cemeteries in the county
FindAGrave	Family History Library	FindAGrave
Tombstone Project	WorldCat	Interment.net
Billion Graves (name)	Washington Periodicals	WA State Digital Archives
WAGenWeb Archives		Linkpendium
Billion Graves		Genealogy Trails
		FamilySearch Places
See Washington Cemeteries for more information.

Cemetery records often reveal birth, death, relationship, military, and religious information. Tombstones, sextons (caretakers) records, and burial records each have slightly different information. See Washington Cemeteries.

Spokane Cemeteries

• Fairmount Memorial Association
• Ewanida Rail Records

Census

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1860	996	—
1870	2,000	100.8%
1880	4,262	113.1%
1890	37,487	779.6%
1900	57,542	53.5%
1910	139,404	142.3%
1920	141,289	1.4%
1930	150,477	6.5%
1940	164,652	9.4%
1950	221,561	34.6%
1960	278,333	25.6%
1970	287,487	3.3%
1980	341,835	18.9%
1990	361,364	5.7%
2000	417,939	15.7%
2010	471,221	12.7%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

Federal Census Contents
Names, ages, birthplaces	1850–1940
Birthplaces of parents	1880–1940
Relationships	1880–1940
Family and Neighbors	All years
Immigration year	1900–1930
Citizenship	1910–1940

Censuses 1) Give names, ages, and more about the family; 2) Pinpoint the area to find other records; and 3) Provide clues for further research.

• Washington online census links to FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Heritage Quest and others.
  • Federal Censuses:
    • 1940 • 1930 • 1920 • 1910 • 1900
    • 1890 Veterans Schedule
    • 1880 • 1870 • 1860 • 1850
  • Territorial and State-funded Censuses:
    • 1847–1898

• Statewide printed indexes of federal censuses

• 1880 census, Spokane County, Washington Territory (If the link does not work, go to ancestry.com ($), click Search, select Card Catalog, paste Title into search box, click Search)

• School Census 1910-1932 Part of: Part of Washington, County Records, 1856-2009 at FamilySearch Historical Collections. (Free, browse images)
  • See what genealogical information may be in these records.

• Census indexes at Washington State Digital Archives: (Free)
  • Federal: 1910
  • Territorial: 1885 • 1887
  • These were indexed by local societies and individuals

Church Records

The information church records provide depends upon the church practices and the record keepers. Records may include names, ages, and dates of events such as baptism, marriage, or burial. See Washington Church Records.

• Church records (microfilmed originals or published transcripts) for Spokane County, Washington Genealogy are listed in the FamilySearch catalog. (Press space bar to select town.)

Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• Dishman
• Spokane
• Spokane Central
• Spokane N.

List of Churches and Church Parishes

• FamilySearch Places
  

Court Records

Your ancestors may be found in court records as defendants, plaintiffs, witnesses, or jurors. Court records can clarify family relationships, places of residence, occupations, and family history. See Washington Court Records for courts used through the years.

For specialized court records, see Divorce  · Guardianship  · Land  · Naturalization · Probate

Spokane County Courthouse has Superior Court Records from 1880 to present. Criminal cases, divorces, probates, and other civil cases. Adoption records sealed by court order.

• Power of Attorney Records 1973 - present at Washington State Digital Archives Collection. (Free)
• Inventory of the county archives of Washington, no. 32. Spokane County (If the link does not work, go to ancestry.com ($), click Search, select Card Catalog, paste Title into search box, click Search)

• Civil court calendar 1888-1889 Part of Washington, County Records, 1856-2009 at FamilySearch Historical Collections. (Free, browse images)
  • See what genealogical information may be in these records.

• Spokane Frontier Justice. Part of "Frontier Justice’’: Guide to the Court Records of Washington Territory, 1853-1889 at Washington State Digital Archives. (Free Index, no images)
  • The court procedure of Frontier Justice touch nearly all pioneers of Washington Territory. The index has many abstracts that provide names and what is happening in disputes, settlements in civil and criminal cases as well as probate, equity and admiralty cases.

Directories

 

• Spokane, Washington Directories, 1889-93 (If the link does not work, go to ancestry.com ($), click Search, select Card Catalog, paste Title into search box, click Search)

 

Ethnic, Political or Religious Groups

 

American Indian

• 1911 - 1919 - Washington, Applications for Enrollment and Adoption of Washington Indians, 1911-1919 at FamilySearch — images

Japanese

World War II Files, 1942-1946

Public Welfare/Social Security Department, (Japanese Internment) Assistance Cases, Evacuee Referrals for Resettlement and Assistance, 1945-1946 from the Washington State Archives – Digital Archives

 

Maps and Gazetteers

 

Click a neighboring county
for more resources

• FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Genealogy

A FamilySearch Community Tree is available for this place.

Many local libraries and societies have collections of family genealogies. County histories or biographies often include brief genealogies of the featured persons.

Guardianship

Guardianship of orphans or adults unable to manage their own affairs were handled by the probate and the District courts. See Washington Court Records.

• Guardianship records 1890-1911

Part of Washington, County Records, 1856-2009 at FamilySearch Historical Collections. (Free, browse images)

• • See what genealogical information may be in these records.
  • Includes Order appointing guardian 1911 Dec-1927; Record of bonds 1880 Apr-1892; Record of bonds and oaths 1890-1895.

History

Local histories for Spokane County, Washington Genealogy may include biographies, history of churches, schools, local government with names of officials, military information, and more. See Washington Local Histories.

• "History Resources" online at SpokaneLibrary.org

• An Illustrated History Of Spokane County, State Of Washington"by Rev. Jonathan Edwards [(San Francisco?) : W. H. Lever, 1900] online at Washington History (Free)
  • Also available at Google Books (Free) and on ancestry.com ($)

• Three Cities Of Washington; Origin Of Their Names... by Edmond Stephen Meany [Seattle: Washington University State Historical Society, 1917?] Online as Washington History (Free)
  • Covers the origins of the city names Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma

History Timeline

Historical County Boundaries from Newberry Library

Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Ann M. Colford. Spokane County -- Thumbnail History, History Link.org Essay 7686.

• Three bands of Spokane Indians -- Upper, Middle and Lower -- called the Spokane River watershed home at the time of first contact with European and American explorers.
• 1810 - British fur trader and explorer David Thompson of the North West Company sent two men, Jaco Finlay and Finan McDonald, to establish a trading house in the territory of the Spokanes.
• 1840s–1850s - the trickle of white settlers into the area became more persistent, ultimately leading to increased conflict with the indigenous population.
• 1853 - March 2, U.S. President Millard Fillmore establishes Washington Territory.
• 1858 - A group of Spokanes and Coeur d’Alenes surprised U.S. troops under the command of Colonel Edward Steptoe.
• 1858 - In retaliation, the Army dispatched Colonel George Wright, who came north from Fort Walla Walla.
• 1858 - Wright met with tribal representatives under the pretense of seeking peace but instead captured the warrior Qualchan.
• 1858 - Wright’s campaign effectively ended resistance among the Plateau tribes and opened the region to further American settlement and development.
• 1858 - January 29, Spokane County (extinct) was created by legislative act four times. Twice it was not organized by the agents appointed for that purpose.
• 1859 - January 18, An act named new commissioners for the proposed new county all to hold office till the next election. No location for a county seat was specified.
• 1860 - January, The geopolitical entity known as Spokane County came into existence. County seat was temporarily located “on the land claim of Dr. Bates.” in the Colville valley.
• 1864 - January 19, Spokane County (extinct) dissolved, lost all territory to Stevens County.
• 1870s - Spokane became the hub for the mining, timber, and railroad industries of the Inland Northwest.
• 1881 - Spokane County boomed during the 1880s with the arrival of the Northern Pacific Railroad.

Land and Property

Land Records reveal
Yes or Maybe ⇒	Y	M
Seller (Grantor)
Seller's Spouse
Buyer (Grantee)
Heirs
Witnesses
Land Description and Dates
Tips -or- Land Contents

Land records (especially deeds) may give the name of a spouse, heirs, and witnesses, who may be relatives or in-laws.

County deeds, mortgages, and leases show transfers from person to person. See also Court Records for actions involving real estate. See Washington Land for government-to-person records.

• Land Records 1960 - present at Washington State Digital Archives Collection. (Free)
• Plats and Surveys Records 1890 - present at Washington State Digital Archives Collection. (Free)
• Recorded Agreements and Contracts 1993 - 2013 at Washington State Digital Archives Collection. (Free)

• Land Records 1886-1890 Part of Washington, County Records, 1856-2009 at FamilySearch Historical Collections. (Free, browse images)
  • See what genealogical information may be in these records.
  • Includes Assessment rolls 1886; Assessment tax rolls 1886; Delinquent tax rolls 1881-1890.
  • The Spokane County Auditor has indexed all the land records for Spokane County and the index is online . The index also contains other records recorded in the auditors office. The original records are at the Eastern Washington State Archives at Cheney. Computer copies are available at the courthouse for a dollar a page.

Maps

 

This map highlights the county within the state of Washington. The map soon will have inter-active links.

• Family Maps of Spokane County, Washington (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Migration

Most residents came to Washington from other states or crossed the border from Canada. (See Seattle Passenger Lists for those who came from other countries.) Although few other migration records exist, try:

• Censuses (use birthdates and places of children as clues)

• Land (1st deed may reveal previous residence)

• Death-related records of children may give town or county of birth

• Records of relatives and neighbors

Military

 

• 1921-1925 - Washington, World War I Veteran's Compensation Fund Application Records, 1921-1925 at FamilySearch — index
• Military Records at Washington State Digital Archives Collection. (Free)
• "Spokane County WWI Soldiers"
• Discharge papers recorded at Spokane County Auditors Office These are indexed in with the land records in the auditors office. They told me no charge to relatives for copies.

Naturalization and Citizenship

Declarations of Intent before 1906 often include the nation of origin, his* foreign and "Americanized" names, residence, and date of arrival. See Washington Naturalization and Citizenship for more information.     *Women were not naturalized until 1922 in the United States.

• Naturalization and Citizenship records 1850-1990 Part of Washington, County Records, 1856-2009 at FamilySearch Historical Collections. (Free, browse images)
  • See what genealogical information may be in these records.
  • Includes Declaration of intention index 1880-1909; Naturalization index 1850-1907; Petitions for naturalization 1885-1906.

• Certificates of Naturalization, 1885-1906 at Washington State Digital Archives Collection. (Free)
• Naturalization Records, 1879-1909, 1912 at Washington State Digital Archives Collection. (Free)
• Register of Declarations of Intent, 1890-1907 at Washington State Digital Archives Collection. (Free)

Declarations of Intent before 1906 often include the nation of origin, his* foreign and "Americanized" names, residence, and date of arrival. See Washington Naturalization and Citizenship for more information.    (*Women were not naturalized until 1922 in the United States.)

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

Small town newspapers provide historical content and contain obituaries, birth or death notices, legal notices, and community news, such as visits to or from out-of-town relatives. See Washington Newspapers for tips, resources, and details. Finding More Washington Newspapers

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Spokane County, Washington Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:

• WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
• Do a search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog. To select a county in Washington, add a comma, slide way down to the county list, then click Search. (Almost every state seems to have a Washington County)

• Spokesman Review
• Spokane Daily Chronicle
• Spokane Valley Herald

Obituaries

Obituaries may mention birth, marriage, spouse, parents, living family members, education, occupation, and more. See Washington Obituaries for state level collections and United States Obituaries for tips and insights.

See also: Newspapers • Libraries • Societies • Funeral Homes • Obituaries of neighboring counties or of the person's previous residence • Family records.

Also check:

• Newspapers of Spokane County, Washington Genealogy
• Local Funeral Homes, Libraries, or family records.
• Obituaries of neighboring counties

• Spokesman Review – obituaries 2005 to present

• Obituaries from the Spokesman Review newspaper have been indexed by the Spokane Public Library. Search by name. Results include name/date/newspaper/page number needed to obtain the obituary. Contact the library at telref@spokanelibrary.org for an image of the actual obituary. The obituaries are complete from January 1, 2008, with additional obituaries added from requests. To find date of death search the Washington State Digital Archives.

 

Probate Records

Probate records identify heirs of the decedents, give the (approximate) death dates, and provide specifics about property holdings. The records were kept by the county judge.

These include wills, inheritance records, dockets, and other documents regarding property and estates of individuals who have died. See also Court Records for civil actions involving estates. Also see Washington Probate Records.

Courthouse has probate files from 1880 to present.

• Probate Records 1880-1944

Part of Washington, County Records, 1856-2009 at FamilySearch Historical Collections. (Free, browse images)

• • See what genealogical information may be in these records.
  • Includes Certificate of will 1912-1928 Probate bonds 1933-1951; Probate records 1911-1951Real property rolls 1893-1897; and Record of probate claims 1917-1920.

Public Records

Public records are documents created by civil authorities that either don't fit comfortably in another topic, or that could fit in several topics.

• The Stevens County Commissioner Minutes, 1860-1913 (includes period when called Spokane County) available at Washington State Digital Archives with PDF extractions for Book A, Book B, and partial for Book C.
• Spokane Postmaster Index. Part of Washington, Postmaster Indexes, Prior to 1965, FamilySearch Historical Collections for Washington. (Free, browse images)

• Public Records 1891-1981

Part of Washington, County Records, 1856-2009 at FamilySearch Historical Collections. (Free, browse images)

• • See what genealogical information may be in these records.
  • Includes Attorney's register 1920-1934; Medical Register 1891-1981.

School Records

 

• School Census 1910-1932

Part of: Part of Washington, County Records, 1856-2009 at FamilySearch Historical Collections. (Free, browse images)

• • See what genealogical information may be in these records.

Taxation

Washington tax records complement land records and can supplement the years between censuses. There may be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. For more information, see the wiki page Washington Taxation.

• Taxation Records 1888-1892

Part of Washington, County Records, 1856-2009 at FamilySearch Historical Collections. (Free, browse images)

• • See what genealogical information may be in these records.
  • Includes Personal property assessment rolls 1893; Personal tax rolls 1892 and Tax rolls 1888.

Vital Records

The county auditors in Washington kept records of birth, marriage, and death. The county clerk has the divorce records - the earliest dates to the present.

Visit the Washington State Department of Health website to order a Washington Birth, Death, Marriage or Divorce Certificate. See Washington Vital Records for details and history of the records. .

Birth

Birth Records reveal
Yes or Maybe ⇒	Y	M
Name of Child
Birth Date and Place
Parent's Names
Mother's Maiden Name
Parent's Ages
Parents' State or Country of Birth
Name of Doctor or Midwife

In 1891, coroners, physicians, and midwives were to "return" births and deaths to the county auditor. Many went unrecorded. In 1907, the State Center for Health Statistics assumed this responsibility.

See Washington Online Genealogy Records for indexes.
Also see Washington Birth Records.

• Washington State Digital Archives has a database of Spokane County Birth Records. This database contains the names of people who were born in Spokane County 1890-1907. The names were taken from the Spokane County Birth returns.

• Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965 — index and images

• Birth returns and Births 1890-1907

Part of Washington, County Records, 1856-2009 at FamilySearch Historical Collections. (Free, browse images)

• Register of Births, 1890-1907 at Washington State Digital Archives Collection (Free)

For earlier or unrecorded births, search:

• Delayed Birth Certificates often include statements of witnesses to the birth.
• Death Records to learn birth date, place, parents
• Census to learn age, family members, location, etc.
• School Censuses give date of birth and name of parent or guardian
• Cemeteries for birth date or age, maybe birth place
• Obituaries for any of the above and more
• See also Neighboring and Parent counties and How to Find Washington Birth Records.

Marriage

Marriage Records reveal
Yes or Maybe ⇒	Y	M
Date of Marriage or License
Names of Bride and Groom
Ages
Birth Places
Residences
Names of Parents
Husband's Occupation
Witnesses
Minister or Officiator

Marriage records include certificates, marriage returns, license applications or affidavits. Counties kept the records until 1968, when the state took over.

See Washington Online Genealogy Records for indexes.
Also see Washington Marriage Records.

• 1801-1962 - Washington, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
• 1855–2008 - Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008 at FamilySearch — index and images
  

• 1880-2009 - Marriage Records 1880-2009 Part of Washington, County Records, 1856-2009 at FamilySearch Historical Collections. (Free, browse images)
  • See what genealogical information may be in these records.
  • Includes Marriage applications 1939-2009; Applications and certificates 1930-1939; Certificate index 1880-1889; Certificates 1880-2000; Index 1890-1905; License index 1891-1911; Licenses 1899-1924; Marriage returns (new series) 1927-1947 & 1891-1916; Marriages 1882-1897; Record of marriage licenses 1897-1906.

• At Washington State Digital Archives Collections (Free):
  • 1939-2010 - Marriage Applications, 1939-2010
  • 1880-2013 - Marriage Records, 1880-2013
  • '1882-1897 - Marriage Licenses, 1882-1897

• 1880-1910 - Marriages from 9 Jan 1880 to 10 Dec 1910 are available on the Western States Marriage Index website.

• 1969-2014 - Washington Marriage Index, 1969-2014 at FamilySearch — index

Divorce

Divorce records give the names of the parties and may give the date and place of their marriage. See Washington Vital Records for excellent information.

• 1969-2014 - Washington Divorce Index, 1969-2014 at FamilySearch — index

• Divorce decrees 1896-1951 Part of Washington, County Records, 1856-2009 at FamilySearch Historical Collections. (Free, browse images)
  • See what genealogical information may be in these records.

Death

Death Records reveal
Yes or Maybe ⇒	Y	M
Name of Deceased
Death Date and Place
Age or Birth Date and Place
Parent's Names
Mother's Maiden Name
Name of Spouse
Residence
Occupation

In 1891, coroners, physicians and midwives were to report (or return) all births and deaths under their supervision to County Auditors. On July 1, 1907, the State took over....

See Washington Online Genealogy Records for indexes.
Also see Washington Death Records.

• Washington, County Death Registers, 1881-1922 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection, index
• Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960 at FamilySearch Historical Collections. (Free, some images) To find the death certificate you need to search for the person you are looking for and it will give you the film number and image number. Go to to the Death Certificate film number index find the film number and if there is a camera by the film number click on the camera it will take yo to that film. Then input the image number in search box and hit enter, your death certificate will come up. If it has a film that film is not online yet, but check back often as it may be filmed soon.
  • See what FamilySearch Historical Records)#Record_Content_genealogical_information may be in these records.

• The Family History Library has Washington State Death Certificates on microfilm 1907-1961.

• At Washington State Digital Archives Collection (Free)
  • Register of Deaths, 1890-1907 at Washington State Digital Archives Collection. (Indexes and images)
  • Death Returns 1888-1907 at Washington State Digital Archives Collection (Indexes and images)

• Death Records 1888-1907

Part of Washington, County Records, 1856-2009 at FamilySearch Historical Collections. (Free, browse images)

• • See what genealogical information may be in these records.
  • Includes Death returns 1888-1907 and Deaths 1891-1907 A-Z.

 

Websites

Sites with online indexes or images of records
WAGenWeb for Spokane County	Free	Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
USGenWeb	Free	Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
Washington State Digital Archives	Free	Includes indexes, some linked to images. Type county name, click Search, then select a collection. Collections were posted to the appropriate headings for this Wiki page in December, 2013.
FamilySearch Historical Collections	Free	Search indexes or browse images at FamilySearch.org. Click "Last Updated." Collections through December 2013 have been posted to the appropriate topics for this Wiki page.

Sites that search for links pertaining to Spokane County, Washington Genealogy
Websites at RootsWeb - Spokane WA	Free	Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
Linkpendium	Free	Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
CyndisList	Free	Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
StateofUS.com	Free	"Spokane County, Washington Facts" (mis-labeled "Spokane County, Alabama Facts")

Major catalogs for hard copy collections of Spokane County, Washington Genealogy Books, microfilm, or manuscripts of genealogical records
FamilySearch catalog	Select topics. To select towns, add a comma to the search box.
WorldCat	To find nearby libraries that have specific items, see WorldCat Online Catalog.
Allen County Public Library (Indiana)
See also local libraries and Washington Archives and Libraries

Archives, Libraries, etc.

See also a List of Washington Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies  

Resources for Spokane County, Washington Genealogy are available in libraries, archives, and other repositories at all levels: the town, the county, the state (including universities), and the nation.

• Check websites and catalogs, such as items in FamilySearch Library (Utah) or Allen County Public Library (Indiana) for Spokane County, Washington Genealogy. When you find items you'd like to access, see Get a Copy

Family History Centers

Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.

• Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator

Local Centers and Libraries

• Riverside Washington Family History Center
• Spokane Washington East Family History Center
• Spokane Washington Family History Center
• Spokane Washington North Family History Center
• Spokane Washington West Family History Center

Libraries

Local public libraries—even smaller ones—often have Unique Genealogical Collections that are not online for the area they serve. Many libraries in Washington have an area dedicated to local history and genealogy.

• Liberty Lake Municipal Library
  23123 East Mission Avenue
  Liberty Lake, WA 99019
  Phone: 509-232-2510
  Website
• Spokane Public Library (Downtown Branch)
  906 W. Main Avenue
  Spokane, WA 99201
  Phone: 509-444-5300
  Website
  Genealogy area
  Ned M. Barnes Northwest Room
  

Branches:

• East Side Branch Library
  524 S. Stone
  Spokane, WA 99202
  Phone: 509-444-5375
  Website
• South Hill Branch Library
  3324 S. Perry
  Spokane, WA 99203
  Phone: 509-444-5385
  Website
• Shadle Branch Library
  2111 W. Wellesley
  Spokane, WA 99205
  Phone: 509-444-5390
  Website
• Hillyard Branch Library
  4005 N. Cook
  Spokane, WA 99207
  Phone: 509-444-5380
  Website
• Indian Trail Branch Library
  4909 W. Barnes Road
  Spokane, WA 99208
  Phone: 509-444-5395
  Website
• Spokane County Library District
  Website
  Branch locations, hours, links

 

Societies

 

• Eastern Washington Genealogical Society celebrated its 80th birthday in 2015. The Society meets the first Saturday of the month in February, March, April, May, June, October, November and December. Meetings for January are usually luncheon meetings, held in different locations. There are no meetings held in July and August, and the September meeting can sometimes be the second Saturday, depending on how Labor Day falls. (We don't meet on Labor Day weekend.) The regular meetings officially begin at 1:00pm, but the "Coffee, Cookies & Conversation" part of the meeting begins at 12:30.

Populated Places

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cities
Airway Heights Cheney Deer Park	Liberty Lake Medical Lake Millwood	Spangle Spokane (county seat) Spokane Valley
Towns
Fairfield Latah	Rockford	Waverly
Unincorporated communities
Amber Buckeye Chattaroy Colbert Dartford Denison Dynamite Elk	Espanola Greenacres Hazard Marshall Mica Milan Newman Lake	Nine Mile Falls Orchard Prairie Peone Plaza Spokane Bridge Tyler Valleyford
Census-designated places
Country Homes Fairchild AFB Fairwood	Four Lakes Green Bluff Mead	Otis Orchards-East Farms Town and Country
Ghost towns
Mock	Rodna

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