Washington
Statehood: 11 Nov 1889
42nd state of the United States
Bordering states:
South: Oregon
East: Idaho
Capital: Olympia
Largest city: Seattle
Map: Washington Territory Map, 1865, (click map to enlarge), Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
Institutions, Societies, and Government Websites
Virtual Libraries
State of Washington
An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, Harvey K. Hines, 1893
Maps
Washington Maps, Library of Congress
Washington Landowner Maps, Library of Congress
Interactive Map of Washington County Formation History, Maps of U.S.
Historical Maps Works: Washington
Washington’s 39 Counties,
Washington State Department of Commerce
Manuscripts
Washington Manuscripts, Archive Grid
Additional websites
Record Sets-State Level
Washington Record Sets (Ancestry Collections)
Washington Record Sets (Family Search)
Vital Records
Washington, U.S., County Marriages, 1855-2008
(Ancestry)
Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013
(Ancestry)
Washington, U.S., Marriage Index, 1969-2017 (Ancestry)
Washington, U.S., County Divorce Records, 1852-1950 (Ancestry)
Washington, U.S., Divorce Index, 1969-2017
(Ancestry)
Washington, U.S., County Deaths, 1891-1907
(Ancestry)
Washington, U.S., Select Death Certificates, 1907-1960 (Ancestry)
Washington, Death Index, 1940-2017 (Ancestry)
Washington, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1851-1970 (Ancestry)
Newspapers
Newspapers Archive: Washington
Chronicling America, digitized: Washington
Community History Archive Newspapers: No Washington listings
Small Town Newspapers
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Washington Counties
Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Columbia, Cowlitz, Dougas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Okanogan, Pacific, Pend Oreille, Pierce, San Juan Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, Whatcom, Whitman, Yakima.