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County Courthouse

Thurston County Courthouse
2000 Lakeridge Dr SW;
Olympia, WA 98502
Phone: 360.786.5438

County Auditor has birth and death records 1891-1907
and marriage records from 1891.
County Clerk has divorce probate and court records. ^[1]

Many civil records have been digitized and are available through the Thurston County Clerk's Office:

http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/clerk/citizens%20guide.html

History

Parent County

• 1852--Thurston County was created 12 January 1852 from Lewis county.  County seat: Olympia ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

• Thurston County, Washington. Geographic features, communities, populated places.

Neighboring Counties

Grays Harbor | Lewis | Mason | Pierce

Resources

Cemeteries

• Thurston County, Washington Cemeteries.
• Thurston County, Washington Cemeteries.
• Ruddel Cemetery, Lacey, Thurston County, Washington.

Census

• United States Census 1860
• United States Census 1870
• United States Census 1880
• 1889
• United States Cenus 1890 Veterans
• United States Cenus 1900
• United States Cenus 1910
• United States Census 1920
• United States Cenus 1930

Church

LDS Ward and Branch Records

• Olympia
• Tenino

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Area map and other information from 1895:

http://www.livgenmi.com/1895/WA/

Military

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

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

• 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, occupation and certificate numbers.

Societies and Libraries

Olympia Genealogical Society:

• http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~waogs/
• Olympia Washington Family History Center
• Olympia Timberland Library

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Olympia Washington Family History Center

Web Sites

• Family History Library Catalog
• Thurston County, Washington Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Thurston County, Washington page 734, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

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