Kitsap County, Washington Genealogy: Difference between revisions

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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).}}  
{{Tip|Before 1857—and perhaps until the newly-formed county was fully operational—search records of the parent county(s).}}  


==== Parent County(s)  ====
==== Parent County(s)  ====
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'''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.]]
===== Boundary Changes  =====
*[http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#KITSAP 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>


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


{{PAGENAME}} is surrounded by: [[Island County, Washington|Island]] | [[Jefferson County, Washington|Jefferson]] | [[King County, Washington|King]] | [[Mason County, Washington|Mason]] | [[Pierce County, Washington|Pierce]] | [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish]] <center>{{WAKitsap County Clickable Neighbors}}</center>
{{PAGENAME}} is surrounded by: [[Island County, Washington|Island]] | [[Jefferson County, Washington|Jefferson]] | [[King County, Washington|King]] | [[Mason County, Washington|Mason]] | [[Pierce County, Washington|Pierce]] | [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish]] <center>{{WAKitsap County Clickable Neighbors}}</center>
==== 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>


==== Dates of Major County Records  ====
==== Dates of Major County Records  ====
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