Washington, Yakima County Cemetery Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States WashingtonYakima County

What Is in the Collection?
The collection consists of cemetery records and local obituaries from Yakima County, Washington for the years 1900 to 1930. The first 10 pages of the collection provide valuable information about the contents and organization of the collection.

What Can This Collection Tell Me?
Cemetery records may contain any of the following:


 * Full name of deceased
 * Place of birth
 * Last residence
 * Age (Days, Months, Years)
 * Gender
 * Date of death
 * Cause of death
 * Date of interment (burial)
 * Place of interment, including section, lot and space of grave
 * Name of undertaker
 * Nearest relative or friend

How Do I Search the Collection?
To search the collection it is helpful to know:


 * The name of you ancestor.
 * The date of death.
 * The date of burial.

Compare the information on the image to what you already know about your ancestor to determine if it is the correct family or person. You may need to compare several images before you find your ancestor.

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What Do I Do Next?
If these are indexes, the original records may contain additional information than was not indexed, or the information might have been indexed incorrectly. You may want to search for the original record at the National Archives.

I Found Who I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Copy the citation below, in case you need to find this record again later.
 * Use the age or estimated birth date to find other county or Washington Vital Records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records.
 * Search for death or burial information in Washington Cemeteries and Washington Newspapers.
 * Use the information found in the record to find Washington Land and Property records.
 * Use the information found in the record to find Washington Probate Records.
 * Use the information found in the record to find Washington Emigration and Immigration records.
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in the Washington Census records. Witnesses were usually family members.
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family.
 * Church Records often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.

I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives.
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching a nearby locality Oregon Vital Records.
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name.
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.
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Citing This Collection
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