Colfax Genealogy (in Whitman County, WA)

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


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Colfax 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

Colfax Cemetery Records

Bethel Cemetery Billion Graves online

Colfax Cemetery Billion Graves online

Colfax Cemetery Interment online

Mount Olivet Cemetery Billion Graves online

Steptoe Cemetery Find a Grave online

Colfax Census Records

1883, 1885, 1887, 1889 State Census of Whitman County (included in Washington State and Territorial Censuses) Ancestry online

Federal Census of 1940, Colfax, 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

Colfax Church Records

St. Patrick Combination Register, 1800-1901 (included in Washington, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Spokane collection) Ancestry online

St. Patrick Combination Register, 1893-1948 (included in Washington, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Spokane collection) Ancestry online

St. Patrick Combination Register, 1936-2002 (included in Washington, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Spokane collection) Ancestry online

Washington, Episcopal Diocese of Spokane Church Records, 1870-1947 (includes records from Colfax) Ancestry online

Colfax City Directories

Whitman County (Washington) directories FamilySearch Library

Colfax 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

Colfax Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Colfax, Whitman County, Washington, 1902 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Colfax, Whitman County, Washington, 1908 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Colfax, Whitman County, Washington, 1912 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Colfax, Whitman County, Washington, 1922 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Colfax, Whitman County, Washington, 1922-1939 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Colfax, Whitman County, Washington, August 1884 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Colfax, Whitman County, Washington, December 1890 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Colfax, Whitman County, Washington, February 1893 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Colfax, Whitman County, Washington, February 1899 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Colfax, Whitman County, Washington, May 1888 Library of Congress online

Colfax Marriage Records

1855-2008 Washington County Marriages MyHeritage online

1865-2013 Washington Marriage Records Ancestry online

Marriage affidavits 1917-1934 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Marriage records index 1873-1947 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Marriage registers 1891-1943 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Colfax Newspapers and Obituaries

Colfax Gazette 1900-1912 Newspapers.com online

Colfax Gazette, The (Washington/United States) [Colfax, Wash.] 5 January 1900 to 16 February 1912 Elephind online

Colfax gazette (Colfax, Wash.) (from Jan. 5, 1900 to Feb. 16, 1912) MyHeritage online

Colfax gazette 01/05/1900 to 02/16/1912 Genealogy Bank online

Commoner 11/22/1889 to 10/31/1890 Genealogy Bank online

The Colfax Gazette, 5 January 1900 - 16 February 1912 Washington Digital Newspapers online

The Colfax gazette. (Colfax, Wash.) (from Jan. 5, 1900 to Feb. 16, 1912) Chronicling America online

Offline Newspapers for Colfax

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.

Colfax Commoner. (Colfax, Wash.) 1911-1932

Colfax Gazette. (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932

Colfax Gazette. (Colfax, Wash.) 1958-1989

Commoner. (Colfax, Wash. Ter.) 1885-1892

Gazette-Commoner. (Colfax, Wash.) 1932-1958

Palouse Gazette [Microform]. (Colfax, Wash. Territory) 1877-1893

Palouse Gazette. (Colfax, Wash.) 1877-1893

People's Advocate. (Colfax, Wash.) 1892-1898

Washington Democrat. (Colfax, Wash. Ter.) 1881-1882

Weekly Commoner. (Colfax, Wash.) 1892-1911

Weekly Vidette. (Colfax, Wash. Ter.) 1883-1884

Whitman County Gazette. (Colfax, Wash.) 1989-Current

Colfax Probate Records

1807-1997 Washington Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Probate bonds 1877-1967 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Probate minute book 1885-1954 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Wills 1892-1937 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Wills and bonds 1876-1878 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Colfax School Records

Cofax High School yearbook, 1939 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Colfax High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Colfax, WA), 1924, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1978, 1979, 1980 E Yearbook online

Colfax High School yearbook, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Colfax High School yearbook, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1976, 1977, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Colfax High School yearbook, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983 Classmates online



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