Whatcom Genealogy (in Whatcom County, WA)
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Whatcom Birth Records
1870-1935 Washington Birth Records (incomplete before 1891) Ancestry 
1907-1919 Washington Births Index Ancestry
Birth registers 1891-1907 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry
Birth returns 1891-1907 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry
Washington, Birth Records, 1907-present Washington State Department of Health
Whatcom Cemetery Records
Burial permits 1941-1971 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry
Goshen Cemetery Billion Graves
Point Roberts Cemetery Billion Graves
Whatcom Census Records
Census rolls 1860-1887 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Whatcom Death Records
1883-1960 Washington Deaths Ancestry
1907-1960 Washington Death Certificates MyHeritage
1907-1960 Washington Select Death Certificates Ancestry
1940-2017 Washington Death Index Ancestry
Obituaries 1889-1995 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry
Washington, Death Records, 1907-present Washington State Department of Health
Whatcom Immigration Records
Citizenship petitions granted 1930-1947 no 1511-3684 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry
Declarations of intention 1872-1947 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry
Final citizenship record 1890-1906 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry
Index to declarations of intention 1884-1945 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry
Index to naturalizations 1884-1945 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry
Index to petition and record 1890-1915 A-L (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry
Naturalization final record 1890-1906 vol 1-4 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry
Whatcom County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1872-1988 Washington State Archives
Whatcom Land Records
Whatcom Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Whatcom, Whatcom County, Washington, October 1888 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Whatcom, Whatcom County, Washington, September 1885 Library of Congress
Whatcom Marriage Records
1855-2008 Washington County Marriages MyHeritage
1855-2008 Washington County Marriages Ancestry
1865-2013 Washington Marriage Records Ancestry
Marriage certificates 1899-2001 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry
Whatcom Newspapers and Obituaries
Obituaries 1889-1995 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry
Offline Newspapers for WhatcomAccording 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. Bellingham Bay Express [Microform]. (Whatcom, Wash.) 1890-1893 Bellingham Bay Express. (Whatcom, Wash.) 1890-1894 Bellingham Bay Mail [Microform]. (Whatcom, Wash. Terr.) 1873-1879 Bellingham Bay Mail. (Whatcom, Wash. Terr.) 1873-1879 Bellingham Bay Reveille. (Whatcom, Wash.) 1888-1890s Bellingham Herald. (Fairhaven and Whatcom, Wash.) 1890-Current Daily Reveille [Microform]. (Whatcom-New Whatcom, Wash.) 1890-1904 Daily Reveille. (Whatcom-New Whatcom, Wash.) 1890-1904 Evening Bulletin. (Whatcom, Wash.) 1889-1890s Weekly Reveille. (Whatcom, Wash.) 1890s-1900s Whatcom County Democrat. (Whatcom, Wash. Terr.) 1887-1889 Whatcom Reveille. (Whatcom, Wash. Terr.) 1883-1888 |
Whatcom Probate Records
1807-1997 Washington Wills and Probate Records Ancestry
Probate claims 1917-1922 (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry
Probate journal 1855-1878 vol C (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry
Probate journal 1855-1878 vol D (in Washington County Records collection) Ancestry
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