Pend Oreille County, Washington Genealogy

United States Washington  Pend Oreille County



County Courthouse
Pend Oreille County Courthouse 625 W 4th PO Box 5020 Newport, WA 99156-5000 Phone: 509.447.2435 County Auditor has birth, marriage and land records from 1911; County Clerk has divorce, probate and court records from 1911

Parent County
1911--Pend Oreille County was created 1 March 1911 from Stevens County. County seat: Newport

Populated Places

 * Cusick, zip code 99119, population 207
 * Ione, zip code 99139, population 479
 * Metaline, zip code 99152, population 173
 * Metaline Falls, zip code 99153, population 238
 * Newport, zip code 99156, population 2126
 * Usk, zip code 99180

Indian Reservation
The Kalispel Indian Reservation is located in Pend Oreille County.

Neighboring Counties
Spokane | Stevens | Idaho counties: Bonner | Boundary | British Columbia (to the north)

Census
The 1910 Population Census is available at Washington State Digital Archives, FamilySearch, and Ancestry.com$ and at Heritage Quest.

The 1920 Population Census is available at Family Search and Ancestry.com$ and at Heritage Quest.

The 1930 Population Census is available at Family Search and Ancestry.com$

The 1940 Population Census is available at Family Search and Ancestry.com$

Naturalization
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.

Taxation
The SCHS has the Stevens County Assessor's personal property tax assessment ledgers for 1898 to 1906. Images of the 1898 ledger are viewable on the Crossroads on the Columbia project.

Vital Records

 * Marriages from 12 Jul 1911 to 22 Sep 1915 are listed on the Western States Marriage Index website.
 * 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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Pend Oreille County, Washington Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Stevens County Historical Society
 * Northeast Washington Genealogical Society
 * Northeast Washington Genealogical Society