Kelso Genealogy (in Cowlitz County, WA)

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Kelso 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

Kelso Cemetery Records

Catlin Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cowlitz View Memorial Gardens Find a Grave online

Cowlitz View Memorial Gardens Billion Graves online

Green Hills Memorial Gardens Find a Grave online

Mount Pleasant Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mount Pleasant Cemetery Billion Graves online

Rose Valley Cemetery Find a Grave online

Rose Valley Cemetery Billion Graves online

Shoe String Cemetery Billion Graves online

Stockport Cemetery Billion Graves online

Kelso Census Records

1871, 1883, 1885, 1887 State Census of Cowlitz County (included in Washington State and Territorial Censuses) Ancestry online

Federal Census of 1940, Kelso, 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

Kelso Church Records

Record of members, 1935-1941; annual genealogical report, Form E, 1938- 1948 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Kelso Branch (Washington)) FamilySearch Library

Rose Valley Friends Community Church records, 1938-1972 FamilySearch Library

Kelso City Directories

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Kelso City Directory 1953 MyHeritage online

Kelso and Longview City Directory 1960 MyHeritage online

Kelso, Longview, Woodland and Cowlitz County (Washington) directories FamilySearch Library

Kelso, Washington, City Directory, 1926 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kelso, Washington, City Directory, 1931 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kelso, Washington, City Directory, 1940 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kelso, Washington, City Directory, 1942 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kelso, Washington, City Directory, 1946 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kelso, Washington, City Directory, 1948 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kelso, Washington, City Directory, 1949 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kelso, Washington, City Directory, 1951 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kelso, Washington, City Directory, 1953 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kelso, Washington, City Directory, 1955 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kelso, Washington, City Directory, 1957 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kelso, Washington, City Directory, 1958 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kelso, Washington, City Directory, 1959 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kelso, Washington, City Directory, 1960 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Kelso-Longview,Cowlitz and Wahkiakum counties, Washington : January 1926 FamilySearch Library

Kelso/Longview, WA; 1940, 1942, 1946, 1948 - 1951, 1953 - 1955, 1957 - 1960 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Polk's Kelso-Longview (Cowlitz County, Washington) city directory FamilySearch Library

Vancouver (Washington) city directories FamilySearch Library

Kelso Death Records

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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

Obituary Index for Kelso Courier, March 1889 to Sept. 1889 Longview Public Library online

Obituary Index for Kelso Tribune, July 1924 to June 1928 Longview Public Library online

Obituary Index for Kelsonian Newspaper, 1888 to Sept. 1926 Longview Public Library online

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

Kelso Immigration Records

Cowlitz County, Naturalization Records, 1856-1980 Washington State Archives online

Kelso Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington, 1908 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington, 1912 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington, 1923 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington, 1927 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington, 1927-1949 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington, February 1891 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington, July 1896 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington, October 1893 Library of Congress online

Kelso Marriage Records

1855-2008 Washington County Marriages MyHeritage online

1865-2013 Washington Marriage Records Ancestry online

Cowlitz County marriages, 1866-1900 (included in Washington, Compiled Marriage Index) Ancestry online

Cowlitz County, Washington, marriage records, 1854-1900 FamilySearch Library

Marriage licenses 1933-1966 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Kelso Newspapers and Obituaries

Obituary Index for Kelso Courier, March 1889 to Sept. 1889 Longview Public Library online

Obituary Index for Kelso Tribune, July 1924 to June 1928 Longview Public Library online

Obituary Index for Kelsonian Newspaper, 1888 to Sept. 1926 Longview Public Library online

Offline Newspapers for Kelso

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.

Choice News Tribune. (Kelso, Wash.) 1984-1985

Daily Kelsonian-Tribune [Microform]. (Kelso, Wash.) 1927-1929

Daily Kelsonian-Tribune [Microform]. (Kelso, Wash.) 1934-1939

Daily Kelsonian-Tribune. (Kelso, Wash.) 1934-1939

Daily Tribune and Kelsonian [Microform]. (Kelso, Wash.) 1929-1934

Daily Tribune and Kelsonian. (Kelso, Wash.) 1929-1934

Kelso Journal. (Kelso, Wash.) 1906-1912

Kelsonian-Tribune [Microform]. (Kelso, Wash.) 1924-1927

Kelsonian-Tribune [Microform]. (Kelso, Wash.) 1939-1954

Kelsonian-Tribune. (Kelso, Wash.) 1939-1954

People's Weekly Courier. (Kelso, Wash.) 1892-1893

Twice A Week Kelsonian. (Kelso, Wash.) 1906-1924

Weekly Courier. (Kelso, Wash.) 1889-1890

Kelso Probate Records

1807-1997 Washington Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Will index 1882-1914 vol 1 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry online

Kelso School Records

Kelso High School - Bagpipe Yearbook (Kelso, WA), 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1947, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1963, 1987, 1988 E Yearbook online

Kelso High School yearbook, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1947, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Kelso High School yearbook, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1947, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988 Classmates online

Kelso High School yearbooks, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1947, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Kelso High School, Kelso, Washington yearbook, 1963 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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