Cowlitz County WA Genealogy
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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Cowlitz Records by TypeBirth Records (5)Cemetery Records (74) Census Records (95) Church Records (4) City Directories (37) Court Records (1) Death Records (13) Histories and Genealogies (6) Immigration Records (4) Land Records (5) Map Records (39) Marriage Records (11) Military Records (1) Miscellaneous Records (7) Newspapers and Obituaries (37) Probate Records (7) School Records (29) Tax Records (1) 
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Overview of Cowlitz County Records
- Cowlitz County was created in 1854 from Lewis County.
- Birth and death records from 1907 to the present can be obtained from the Washington State Department of Health.
- The Cowlitz County Auditor has marriage records starting in 1867, death records from 1891 to 1907, and land records starting in 1854.
- The Cowlitz County Clerk has divorce records, probate records starting in 1874, court records starting in 1874, and naturalization and adoption records starting in 1869.
- Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.