Kitsap County, Washington Genealogy: Difference between revisions

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==== Parent County(s)  ====
==== Parent County(s)  ====


Kitsap County, Washington was created 16 January 1847.<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>  
Kitsap County, Washington was created 16 January 1857 as (Slaughter County) from [[King County, Washington|King]] and [[Jefferson County, Washington|Jefferson]]. Renamed Kitsap 13 July 1857.<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:''' Port Orchard <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>. See also [[{{PAGENAME}}#Towns and Communities|Towns and Communities]] in {{PAGENAME}}.  For Courthouse, see [[{{PAGENAME}}#Archives.2C_Libraries.2C_etc.|Archives, libraries, etc.]]  
'''County Seat:''' Port Orchard <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>. See also [[{{PAGENAME}}#Towns and Communities|Towns and Communities]] in {{PAGENAME}}.  For Courthouse, see [[{{PAGENAME}}#Archives.2C_Libraries.2C_etc.|Archives, libraries, etc.]]
 
'''Parent Counties:''' created 16 Jan 1847 as Slaughter County from [[Jefferson County, Washington|Jefferson]] and [[King County, Washington|King]] Counties. Renamed 13 July 1857 from Slaughter County.


==== Neighboring Counties  ====
==== Neighboring Counties  ====
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