Burien Genealogy (in King County, WA)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Burien are also found through the King County and Washington pages.


Burien Birth Records

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

1907-1919 Washington Births Index Ancestry online

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

Burien Cemetery Records

Saint Elizabeth Episcopal Church Columbarium Find a Grave online

Burien Census Records

1856, 1871, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1883, 1885, 1887, 1889, 1892 State Census of King County (included in Washington State and Territorial Censuses) Ancestry online

Federal Census of 1940, Burien, 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

Burien City Directories

Burien (King County, Wash.) city directory FamilySearch Library

Burien 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

Obituaries, 1944-1956 FamilySearch Library

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

Burien Immigration Records

Indexes to Naturalization Records of King County Territorial and Superior Courts, 1864-1889 and 1906-1928 Ancestry online

King County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1906-1928 Washington State Archives online

Burien Land Records

1850-1954 Washington County Land Records Ancestry online

Burien Marriage Records

1855-2008 Washington County Marriages MyHeritage online

1855-2008 Washington County Marriages Ancestry online

1865-2013 Washington Marriage Records Ancestry online

King County marriages, 1866-1883 (included in Washington, Compiled Marriage Index) Ancestry online

Marriage records of King County, Washington, 1853-1884 FamilySearch Library

Burien Newspapers and Obituaries

B-Town Blog 12/14/2009 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Obituaries, 1944-1956 FamilySearch Library

West Seattle Herald 1923, 1926-1927, 1929-1931, 1934, 1936-1943, 1945-1947, 1950, 1952, 1962, 1969, 1996-1997, 2000, 2005-2020 Small Town Papers online

Offline Newspapers for Burien

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.

Highline News [Microform]. (Burien, Wa) 1996-1998

Burien Probate Records

1807-1997 Washington Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Washington, King County Probate Records, 1854-1927 Family Search online

Burien School Records

Highline High School - Pirates Log Yearbook (Burien, WA), 1928, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1976, 1977, 1978 E Yearbook online

Highline High School yearbook, 1928, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1996, 1961-1962 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

John F Kennedy Memorial High School yearbooks, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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