Okanogan County, Washington Records

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Okanogan County, Washington Courthouse Records
Okanogan County, Washington Census Records
Okanogan County, Washington Vital Records
Okanogan County, Washington Resources
Okanogan County, Washington External Links

Okanogan County, Washington (Map It) was created on February 02, 1888 from Stevens County. The county was named after a Salish Native American word meaning "rendezvous". The first American post in the state was Fort Okanogan established in 1811 by Astor's Pacific Fur Company. In 1859 the county experienced a gold rush when placer gold was discovered on the Similkameen River. Steamboats reached the town of Okanogan two months of the year in the 1880s, but it was not until 1915 that the county had regular transportation service when the Great Northern Railroad ran a branch line from Wenatchee to Okanogan. Today, mining is an important part of the county's economy along with timber products and agriculture. .

Okanogan County is bordered by Ferry County (east), Lincoln County (southeast), Grant County (south), Douglas County (south), Chelan County (southwest), Skagit County (west), Whatcom County (west).

Okanogan County Cities and Towns include Brewster, Conconully, Coulee Dam (partial), Elmer City, Nespelem, Nespelem Community, North Omak, Okanogan, Omak, Oroville, Pateros, Riverside, Tonasket, Twisp, Winthrop..

A Map of Okanogan County, Washington contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Okanogan County, Washington Courthouse Records

Okanogan County, Washington Courthouse
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Okanogan County, WA Courthouse

The Okanogan County Courthouse is located in Okanogan, Washington. Learn More About State of Washington Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research. Although originally held in the county seat, many county land, probate, and court records have been transferred to the state archive's regional branches.

The Okanogan County record dates below are from the earliest date to present time. They may include records of land, estates, taxes, vital records, divorces, naturalizations, voter registration, court records, and so forth.

  • Okanogan County Auditor has Birth and Death Records from 1891 to 1907, Marriage Records from 1888 and Land Records from 1884 . The County Auditor has many responsibilities which include the recording of real property documents such as deeds and other recorded documents, issuing various licenses such as marriage liscense.
  • Okanogan County Clerk has Court Records from 1888 and Probate Records from 1888 . The County Clerk is the administrator of the Superior Court Clerk's Office. The Clerk's Office is responsible for keeping the permanent records of all cases filed in Superior Court. The type of cases filed are felony criminal cases, civil lawsuits, petitions for protection from domestic violence, family law matters (dissolutions 3rd Party Custody, parenting plans, modifications) probates, guardianships, Last Will & Testaments, paternities, adoptions and mental commitments. For judicial purposes, many of the Washington counties were attached to other counties.
  • Okanogan County Treasurer is the property tax collector for the County. Property Taxes are levied on the property by the various taxing authorities based on the valuation and current property usage as set by the Assessor's Office.
  • The Okanogan County Health Department can issue Birth, Marriage and Death certificates while you wait.

Okanogan County, Washington Census Records

Okanogan County, Washington Vital Records

Okanogan County, Washington Resources

Okanogan County, Washington External Links

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