Vital Records Birth
Marriage
- Washington State Digital Archives Marriage Records See here for specific date range for each county included in the collection.
- Washington Marriages, 1802-1902 Index ($)
- U.S., Washington, County Records, 1803-2010 Browse images, records vary by county.
- Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008 Index and images. Also at Ancestry.com, ($), and FindMyPast, ($), index, and MyHeritage, ($), index
- Washington, Marriage Records, 1865-2004 ($)
Death
- Online Washington Death Records & Indexes
- U.S., Washington, County Records, 1803-2010 Browse images, records vary by county.
- Washington, Deaths, 1883-1960 Index and images ($)
- Washington, County Deaths, 1891-1907 Index and images. Also at Ancestry.com, ($), and FindMyPast, ($), index , and MyHeritage, ($)
- Washington State Digital Archives Death Records, 1907-1960 Also on *Ancestry.com($) See here for specific date range for each county included in the collection.
- Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960 Index only.
- Washington Death Index, 1940-1996 ($)
- United States Social Security Death Index
- U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 ($)
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, incomplete, ($).
Divorce
Archives and Libraries
Biographies
- Who's Who on the Pacific Coast, 1913, ($), index/images
- County and Town Histories with biographies
- Women in Washington biographies
- Eastern Washington Biographical Sketches
- Washington, west of the Cascades; historical and descriptive; the explorers, the Indians, the pioneers, the modern; Vol. 1, e-book, Vol. 2, Vol. 3,
- A history of the Puget Sound country,... v.1, e-book, Vol. 2
- History of Washington, the evergreen state, from early dawn to daylight; With portraits and biographies. Vol. 1, e-book, Vol. 2
- An illustrated history of the state of Washington, containing biographical mention of its pioneers and prominent citizens, e-book
Cemetery Records
Census
- United States Online Census, 1790-1940
- Washington State Digital Archives, Census, 1847-1910
- Washington State Digital Archives, Colville Reservation Census
- Washington, Compiled Census Index, 1850-90, ($), index
- Washington State and Territorial Censuses, 1857-1892 Index and images ($)
- Oregon Territory Census, 1850 Index and images ($)
- U.S., Schedules of Special Census of Indians, 1880 ($)
Compiled Genealogies
Courts and Criminals
Directories
- Washington Online Historical Directories - listed by county
- Pacific Coast Directory, 1867 ($)
- Tacoma, Washington Directories, 1889-91 ($)
- Seattle, Washington City Directories, 1888-90 ($)
- Spokane, Washington Directories, 1889-93 ($)
- Oregon, Washington and Alaska gazetteer and business directory: 1901-1902 ($) Index/images.
- Washington, Postmaster Indexes, Prior to 1965 Images. Also on *Ancestry.com, ($), index
- Bancroft's Hand-Book Almanac for the Pacific States 1862
- Bancroft's Hand-Book Almanac for the Pacific States 1864
Ethnic Groups
- North Dakota and Washington, Chinese Passenger Arrivals, 1903-1944, Index/images.
- Washington, Enrollment and Allotment Applications of Washington Indians, 1911-1919, ($), index/images
- Public Welfare/Social Security Department, (Japanese Internment) Assistance Cases, Evacuee Referrals for Resettlement and Assistance, 1945-1946, index
- African American Women of Washington
- Native American Women of Washington
- Washington State Digital Archives, Colville Reservation Census
- Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files
History
Immigration Records
- Washington, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1961 Index and images ($)
- Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, Passenger and Crew Lists of Airplane Departures, 1947-1957 Index and images ($)
- Washington, Seattle, Passenger Lists, 1890-1957 Index and images, also at FindMyPast, ($), index
- North Dakota and Washington, Chinese Passenger Arrivals, 1903-1944, Index/images.
- Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, Passenger and Crew Lists of Airplane Departures, 1947-1957 Index and images ($)
- Washington, Seattle, Passenger and Crew Lists of Airplanes, 1947-1954 Images.
- Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports, 1904-1944 Index and images ($)
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Land and Property
- Washington State Digital Archives, Land Records, Plats and Surveys,
- U.S., Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908 Images only
- Bureau of Land Management Land Patents, index
- Washington, County Land Records, 1850-1954 Images.Also at Ancestry.com, ($), images.
- U.S., Indexed Early Land Ownership and Township Plats, 1785-1898, ($)
Maps
Military Records General Records
- United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783 — images
- Washington State Digital Archives, Military Records
- U.S., Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914 Index and images
- U.S., Old War Pension Index, 1815-1926 Index Only
- U.S., General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 Images
- U.S., National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 Partial index and images
- U.S., Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942 Index only
- U.S., Index to General Correspondence of the Pension Office, 1889-1904 Index only
- U.S., Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933 Index and images
- Washington, Soldier Home Records, 1891-1945 Images only/no index
National Guard
Indian Wars, dates vary
War of 1812, 1812-1815
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Civil War, 1861-1865
Spanish-American War, 1898
World War I, 1917-1918
World War II, 1941-1945
Korean War, 1950-1954
Vietnam War, 1964-1972
Naturalization Records
- Washington State Digital Archives On the right side of the page, select Naturalizations in the Digital Collection box under Detailed Search heading.
- U.S., Washington, County Records, 1803-2010 Browsable records, incomplete for all counties.
- Washington, Western District, Naturalization Records, 1853-1957 Browsable records, incomplete for all counties.
- Washington, County Naturalization Records, 1850-1982 Images . Also at Ancestry.com, index/images.
- Selected U.S. Naturalization Records - Original Documents for Washington - Superior Court for King, Pierce, Thurston, and Snohomish Counties, Washington, 1850-1974 ($)
- Washington, Naturalizations, 1853-1980 Index and images
- U.S., Naturalization Records for Washington - Eastern District - U.S.District Court - Original Documents, 1890-1972 (World Archives Project) ($)
- U.S., Naturalization Records for Washington - Western District - U.S.District Court - Original Documents, 1890-1957 (World Archives Project) ($)
- Washington, Petitions for Naturalization, 1904-1991 Index and images ($)
Newspapers
Obituaries
Probate Records
- Washington, Wills and Probate Records, 1807-1997, ($), index and images, incomplete.
- Washington, D.C., Wills and Probate Records, 1737-1952, ($), index and images, incomplete.
- U.S., Washington, County Records, 1803-2010 Browsable records, incomplete for all counties.
- Washington, County Probate Case Files, 1832-1950 Index and images
- Washington, County Probate Records, 1853-1929 Images
- Washington, County Records, 1856-2009, ($), images/no index.
School Records
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