Charleston Genealogy (in Kitsap County, WA)

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


Charleston 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

Charleston Census Records

1857 (county then called Slaughter), 1860, 1871, 1883, 1885, 1887, 1889 State Census of Kitsap County (included in Washington State and Territorial Censuses) Ancestry 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

Charleston 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

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

Charleston Immigration Records

Kitsap County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1906-1910, 1929-1955 Washington State Archives online

Charleston Land Records

1850-1954 Washington County Land Records Ancestry online

Charleston Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Charleston, Kitsap County, Washington, 1908 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Charleston, Kitsap County, Washington, 1914 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Charleston, Kitsap County, Washington, 1925 Library of Congress online

Charleston Marriage Records

1855-2008 Washington County Marriages MyHeritage online

1855-2008 Washington County Marriages Ancestry online

1865-2013 Washington Marriage Records Ancestry online

Charleston Newspapers and Obituaries

Offline Newspapers for Charleston

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.

Charleston American. (Charleston, Wash.) 1915-1923

Charleston Citizen. (Charleston, Wash.) 1926-1920s

Charleston Record. (Charleston, Wash.) 1904-1912

Kitsap Record. (Charleston, Wash.) 1925-1920s

Charleston Probate Records

1807-1997 Washington Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online


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