Cheney Genealogy (in Spokane County, WA)

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Cheney Birth Records

1870-1935 Washington Birth Records (incomplete before 1891) Ancestry online

1907-1919 Washington Births Index Ancestry online

Birth returns 1890-1912 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Birth returns index 1890-1907 vol A (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Births 1890-1905 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

St. Rose of Lima Baptism Register, 1898-1962 (included in Washington, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Spokane collection) Ancestry online

Washington, Birth Records, 1907-present Washington State Department of Health

Cheney Cemetery Records

Fairview Cemetery Billion Graves online

Fairview Cemetery Find a Grave online

Fairview Cemetery : Salnave Rd. Cheney, Wa. FamilySearch Library

Green Mound Cemetery Find a Grave online

Green Mound Cemetery Billion Graves online

Green Mound Cemetery : Murphy Rd. Cheney, (Spokane Co.) Washington FamilySearch Library

Lance Hill Cemetery Find a Grave online

Marshall Cemetery Find a Grave online

Marshall Cemetery Billion Graves online

Marshall Cemetery Interment online

New England Cemetery Find a Grave online

New England Cemetery : First St. Cheney, WA 99004 FamilySearch Library

Cheney Census Records

1885, 1887 State Census of Spokane County (included in Washington State and Territorial Censuses) Ancestry online

Federal Census of 1940, Cheney, Washington LDS Genealogy online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Cheney Church Records

Emmanuel Lutheran Church records, 1951-1992, Emmanuel Lutheran Church (Cheney, Wash.). Archive Grid

St. Rose of Lima Baptism Register, 1898-1962 (included in Washington, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Spokane collection) Ancestry online

St. Rose of Lima Confirmation Register, 1925-1936 (included in Washington, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Spokane collection) Ancestry online

St. Rose of Lima Death Register, 1898-2019 (included in Washington, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Spokane collection) Ancestry online

St. Rose of Lima Marriage Register, 1899-1954 (included in Washington, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Spokane collection) Ancestry online

Cheney City Directories

Spokane County (Washington) directories FamilySearch Library

Cheney Death Records

1883-1960 Washington Deaths Ancestry online

1907-1960 Washington Death Certificates MyHeritage online

1907-1960 Washington Select Death Certificates Ancestry online

1940-2017 Washington Death Index Ancestry online

St. Rose of Lima Death Register, 1898-2019 (included in Washington, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Spokane collection) Ancestry online

Washington, Death Records, 1907-present Washington State Department of Health

Cheney Immigration Records

Declaration of intention index 1880-1909 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Declarations of intention 1876-1909 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Naturalization index 1850-1909 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Petitions for naturalization 1885-1906 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Spokane County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1906-1909, 1912 Washington State Archives online

Cheney Map Records

Bird's eye view map of Cheney, Wash. Ter., county seat of Spokane County, 1884. Library of Congress online

Cheney 1884 Bird's Eye View Map Historic Map Works online

Cheney 1884 Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Cheney 1884 Bird's Eye View Map (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Map of the City of Cheney, Washington, 1916 FamilySearch Library

Map of the city of Cheney, Washington, 1946 FamilySearch Library

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cheney, Spokane County, Washington, 1905 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cheney, Spokane County, Washington, 1908 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cheney, Spokane County, Washington, 1916 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cheney, Spokane County, Washington, 1916-1939 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cheney, Spokane County, Washington, August 1884 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cheney, Spokane County, Washington, February 1890 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cheney, Spokane County, Washington, July 1891 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cheney, Spokane County, Washington, May 1888 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cheney, Spokane County, Washington, May 1897 Library of Congress online

Cheney Marriage Records

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1855-2008 Washington County Marriages MyHeritage online

1865-2013 Washington Marriage Records Ancestry online

Divorce decrees 1896-1951 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Early marriages of Spokane County, Washington Territory, 1880-1891 FamilySearch Library

Marriage applications 1939-2009 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Marriage certificates 1880-2000 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Marriage license index 1891-1911 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Marriage licenses 1899-1924 Unnumber-34638 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Marriage returns (new series) 1927-1947 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Marriage returns 1891-1916 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Marriages 1882-1897 vol 1 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

St. Rose of Lima Marriage Register, 1899-1954 (included in Washington, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Spokane collection) Ancestry online

Cheney Newspapers and Obituaries

Cheney Free Press 1953, 1955, 1962, 1964-1965, 1971-1972, 1977-1978, 1982, 1985, 1996, 2001, 2005-2017, 2019-2020 Small Town Papers online

Cheney Free Press, 1971, 1985, 1994, 1998-1999, 2003-2009 Google News Archive online

Offline Newspapers for Cheney

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Cheney Free Press. (Cheney, Wash.) 1896-Current

Cheney Sentinel. (Cheney, Wash.) 1882-1880s

North-West Tribune [Microform]. (Cheney, W.T.) 1880-1892

North-West Tribune. (Cheney, W.T. [Wash.]) 1880-1892

Sentinel. (Cheney, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1882-1902

Cheney Probate Records

1807-1997 Washington Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Order appointing guardian 1911 Dec-1927 Jul vol 1 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Probate bonds 1933-1951 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Record of probate claims 1917 Sep-1920 Nov vol 1 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Wills 1878 Jan-1886 Jun vol A (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Cheney School Records

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Cheney High School - Pine Cone Yearbook (Cheney, WA), 1931, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1959, 1966 E Yearbook online

Cheney High School yearbook, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1994, 2002 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Cheney High School yearbook, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1976 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Cheney High School yearbook, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1994, 2002 Classmates online

Cheney Junior High School yearbook, 1950 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Cheney Middle School - Viking Yearbook (Cheney, WA), 1950 E Yearbook online

Cheney Middle School yearbook, 1950 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Eastern Washington College of Education yearbooks, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Eastern Washington State College yearbook, 1964, 1968, 1969 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Eastern Washington State College yearbook, 1970 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Eastern Washington University - Kinnikinick Yearbook (Cheney, WA), 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970 E Yearbook online

Eastern Washington University yearbook, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1959, 1968, 1969, 1970 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

State Normal School 1925 Yearbook US Gen Web online

State Normal School yearbook, 1928, 1929, 1930 Classmates online

State Normal School yearbook, 1928, 1929, 1930 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

State Normal School yearbook, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Students & Faculty, State Normal School, Cheney, WA 1925 US Gen Web Archives online



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