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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Washington|Washington]]'' [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Whatcom County''' ''[[Image:{{WAWhatcomUpper}}]]<br><br>Guide to '''Okanogan County, Washington genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records since 1888, when the [[{{PAGENAME}}#County_Overview|county was formed]].<br><br> | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Washington|Washington]]'' [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Whatcom County''' ''[[Image:{{WAWhatcomUpper}}]]<br><br>Guide to '''Okanogan County, Washington genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records since 1888, when the [[{{PAGENAME}}#County_Overview|county was formed]].<br><br> '' | ||
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=== County Overview === | === County Overview === | ||
{{Tip|Before 1888—and perhaps until the newly-formed county was fully operational—search records of the parent county(s).}} | |||
'''County Seat:''' Bellingham <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>. For Courthouse, see [[{{PAGENAME}}#Archives.2C_Libraries.2C_etc.|Archives, libraries, etc.]] | |||
==== Parent County(s) ==== | |||
Whatcom County, Washington was created 9 March 1854.<ref>The Evolution of Washington Counties by Newton Carl Abbott, Fred E. Carver, 1979. Published by the Yakima Valley Genealogical Society and Klickitat County Genealogical Society.</ref> | |||
'''County Seat:''' Bellingham <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>. For Courthouse, see [[{{PAGENAME}}#Archives.2C_Libraries.2C_etc.|Archives, libraries, etc.]] | |||
==== Neighboring Counties ==== | |||
{{PAGENAME}} is surrounded by: [[Okanogan County, Washington|Okanogan]] | [[San Juan County, Washington|San Juan]] | [[Skagit County, Washington|Skagit]] | |||
===== Boundary Changes ===== | ===== Boundary Changes ===== | ||
[http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#OKANOGAN Historical County Boundaries] from Newberry Library<ref>John H. Long, ''Atlas of Historical County Boundaries'' (Chicago: Newberry Library, 2006) [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/ online].</ref><br><br> | *[http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#OKANOGAN Historical County Boundaries] from Newberry Library<ref>John H. Long, ''Atlas of Historical County Boundaries'' (Chicago: Newberry Library, 2006) [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/ online].</ref><br><br> | ||
==== | ==== Dates of Major County Records ==== | ||
'''Note''': The dates you see below have '''not yet''' been adapted to {{PAGENAME}}. | '''Note''': The dates you see below have '''not yet''' been adapted to {{PAGENAME}}. | ||
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