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| align="center" style="background: rgb(240, 240, 240) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" | '''Counties Created by Boundary Changes'''
| align="center" style="background: rgb(240, 240, 240) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" | '''Counties Created by Boundary Changes'''
|-
|-
| [[Adams County, Washington|Adams]]  
| [[Adams County, Washington Genealogy|Adams]]  
| 1883  Nov 28  
| 1883  Nov 28  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#ADAMS Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#ADAMS Details]
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| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Asotin County, Washington|Asotin]]  
| [[Asotin County, Washington Genealogy|Asotin]]  
| 1883  Oct 27  
| 1883  Oct 27  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#ASOTIN Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#ASOTIN Details]
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| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Chehalis County, Washington|Chehalis]]  
| [[Chehalis County, Washington Genealogy|Chehalis]]  
| 1854  Apr 14  
| 1854  Apr 14  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#CHEHALIS Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#CHEHALIS Details]
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| renamed Gray’s Harbor 1915
| renamed Gray’s Harbor 1915
|-
|-
| [[Chelan County, Washington|Chelan]]  
| [[Chelan County, Washington Genealogy|Chelan]]  
| 1899  Mar 13  
| 1899  Mar 13  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#CHELAN Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#CHELAN Details]
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| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Clallam County, Washington|Clallam]]  
| [[Clallam County, Washington Genealogy|Clallam]]  
| 1854  Apr 26  
| 1854  Apr 26  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#CLALLAM Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#CLALLAM Details]
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| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Clark County, Washington|Clark]]  
| [[Clark County, Washington Genealogy|Clark]]  
| 1849  Sep 03  
| 1849  Sep 03  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#CLARK Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#CLARK Details]
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| Skamania 1854
| Skamania 1854
|-
|-
| [[Columbia County, Washington|Columbia]]  
| [[Columbia County, Washington Genealogy|Columbia]]  
| 1875  Nov 11  
| 1875  Nov 11  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#COLUMBIA Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#COLUMBIA Details]
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| Garfield 1881
| Garfield 1881
|-
|-
| [[Cowlitz County, Washington|Cowlitz]]  
| [[Cowlitz County, Washington Genealogy|Cowlitz]]  
| 1854  Apr 21  
| 1854  Apr 21  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#COWLITZ Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#COWLITZ Details]
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| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Douglas County, Washington|Douglas]]  
| [[Douglas County, Washington Genealogy|Douglas]]  
| 1883  Nov 28  
| 1883  Nov 28  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#DOUGLAS Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#DOUGLAS Details]
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| Grant 1909
| Grant 1909
|-
|-
| [[Ferry County, Washington|Ferry]]  
| [[Ferry County, Washington Genealogy|Ferry]]  
| 1899  Feb 21  
| 1899  Feb 21  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#FERRY Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#FERRY Details]
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| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Franklin County, Washington|Franklin]]  
| [[Franklin County, Washington Genealogy|Franklin]]  
| 1883  Nov 28  
| 1883  Nov 28  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#FRANKLIN Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#FRANKLIN Details]
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| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Garfield County, Washington|Garfield]]  
| [[Garfield County, Washington Genealogy|Garfield]]  
| 1881  Nov 29  
| 1881  Nov 29  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#GARFIELD Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#GARFIELD Details]
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| Asotin 1883
| Asotin 1883
|-
|-
| [[Grant County, Washington|Grant]]  
| [[Grant County, Washington Genealogy|Grant]]  
| 1909  Feb 24  
| 1909  Feb 24  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#GRANT Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#GRANT Details]
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| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Grays Harbor County, Washington|Grays Harbor]]  
| [[Grays Harbor County, Washington Genealogy|Grays Harbor]]  
| 1915  Mar 15  
| 1915  Mar 15  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#GRAYS%20HARBOR Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#GRAYS%20HARBOR Details]
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| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Island County, Washington|Island]]  
| [[Island County, Washington Genealogy|Island]]  
| 1853  Jan 06  
| 1853  Jan 06  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#ISLAND Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#ISLAND Details]
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| Snohomish 1861
| Snohomish 1861
|-
|-
| [[Jefferson County, Washington|Jefferson]]  
| [[Jefferson County, Washington Genealogy|Jefferson]]  
| 1852  Dec 22  
| 1852  Dec 22  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#JEFFERSON Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#JEFFERSON Details]
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| Clallam 1854
| Clallam 1854
|-
|-
| [[King County, Washington|King]]  
| [[King County, Washington Genealogy|King]]  
| 1852  Dec 22  
| 1852  Dec 22  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#KING Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#KING Details]
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| Kitsap 1857
| Kitsap 1857
|-
|-
| [[Kitsap County, Washington|Kitsap]]  
| [[Kitsap County, Washington Genealogy|Kitsap]]  
| 1857  Jul 13  
| 1857  Jul 13  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#KITSAP Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#KITSAP Details]
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| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Kittitas County, Washington|Kittitas]]  
| [[Kittitas County, Washington Genealogy|Kittitas]]  
| 1883  Nov 24  
| 1883  Nov 24  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#KITTITAS Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#KITTITAS Details]
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| Chelan 1899
| Chelan 1899
|-
|-
| [[Klickitat County, Washington|Klickitat]]  
| [[Klickitat County, Washington Genealogy|Klickitat]]  
| 1859  Dec 20  
| 1859  Dec 20  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#KLICKITAT Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#KLICKITAT Details]
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| Benton 1905
| Benton 1905
|-
|-
| [[Lewis County, Washington|Lewis]]  
| [[Lewis County, Washington Genealogy|Lewis]]  
| 1845  Dec 21  
| 1845  Dec 21  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#LEWIS Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#LEWIS Details]
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| Cowlitz 1854, Wahkiakum 1854
| Cowlitz 1854, Wahkiakum 1854
|-
|-
| [[Lincoln County, Washington|Lincoln]]  
| [[Lincoln County, Washington Genealogy|Lincoln]]  
| 1883  Nov 24  
| 1883  Nov 24  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#LINCOLN Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#LINCOLN Details]
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| Douglas 1883
| Douglas 1883
|-
|-
| [[Mason County, Washington|Mason]]  
| [[Mason County, Washington Genealogy|Mason]]  
| 1864  Jan 08  
| 1864  Jan 08  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#MASON Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#MASON Details]
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| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Okanogan County, Washington|Okanogan]]  
| [[Okanogan County, Washington Genealogy|Okanogan]]  
| 1888  Feb 02  
| 1888  Feb 02  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#OKANOGAN Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#OKANOGAN Details]
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| Chelan 1899
| Chelan 1899
|-
|-
| [[Pacific County, Washington|Pacific]]  
| [[Pacific County, Washington Genealogy|Pacific]]  
| 1851  Feb 04  
| 1851  Feb 04  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#PACIFIC Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#PACIFIC Details]
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| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Pend Oreille County, Washington|Pend Oreille]]  
| [[Pend Oreille County, Washington Genealogy|Pend Oreille]]  
| 1911  Mar 01  
| 1911  Mar 01  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#PEND%20OREILLE Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#PEND%20OREILLE Details]
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| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Pierce County, Washington|Pierce]]  
| [[Pierce County, Washington Genealogy|Pierce]]  
| 1852  Dec 22  
| 1852  Dec 22  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#PIERCE Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#PIERCE Details]
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| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[San Juan County, Washington|San Juan]]  
| [[San Juan County, Washington Genealogy|San Juan]]  
| 1873  Oct 31  
| 1873  Oct 31  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#SAN%20JUAN Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#SAN%20JUAN Details]
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| renamed Mason 1864
| renamed Mason 1864
|-
|-
| [[Skagit County, Washington|Skagit]]  
| [[Skagit County, Washington Genealogy|Skagit]]  
| 1883  Nov 28  
| 1883  Nov 28  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#SKAGIT Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#SKAGIT Details]
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| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Skamania County, Washington|Skamania]]  
| [[Skamania County, Washington Genealogy|Skamania]]  
| 1854  Mar 09  
| 1854  Mar 09  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#SKAMANIA Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#SKAMANIA Details]
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| renamed Kitsap 1857
| renamed Kitsap 1857
|-
|-
| [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish]]  
| [[Snohomish County, Washington Genealogy|Snohomish]]  
| 1861  Jan 14  
| 1861  Jan 14  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#SNOHOMISH Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#SNOHOMISH Details]
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| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Spokane County, Washington|Spokane]]  
| [[Spokane County, Washington Genealogy|Spokane]]  
| 1858  Jan 29  
| 1858  Jan 29  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#SPOKANE Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#SPOKANE Details]
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| Lincoln 1883
| Lincoln 1883
|-
|-
| [[Stevens County, Washington|Stevens]]  
| [[Stevens County, Washington Genealogy|Stevens]]  
| 1863  Jan 20  
| 1863  Jan 20  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#STEVENS Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#STEVENS Details]
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| Ferry 1899, Okanogan 1888, Pend Oreille 1911, Whitman 1871
| Ferry 1899, Okanogan 1888, Pend Oreille 1911, Whitman 1871
|-
|-
| [[Thurston County, Washington|Thurston]]  
| [[Thurston County, Washington Genealogy|Thurston]]  
| 1852  Jan 12  
| 1852  Jan 12  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#THURSTON Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#THURSTON Details]
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| renamed Clark 1849
| renamed Clark 1849
|-
|-
| [[Wahkiakum County, Washington|Wahkiakum]]  
| [[Wahkiakum County, Washington Genealogy|Wahkiakum]]  
| 1854  Apr 26  
| 1854  Apr 26  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#WAHKIAKUM Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#WAHKIAKUM Details]
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| none
| none
|-
|-
| [[Walla Walla County, Washington|Walla Walla]]  
| [[Walla Walla County, Washington Genealogy|Walla Walla]]  
| 1854  Apr 25  
| 1854  Apr 25  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#WALLA%20WALLA Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#WALLA%20WALLA Details]
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| Columbia 1875, Klickitat 1859, Spokane 1859, Stevens 1863, Yakima 1865
| Columbia 1875, Klickitat 1859, Spokane 1859, Stevens 1863, Yakima 1865
|-
|-
| [[Whatcom County, Washington|Whatcom]]  
| [[Whatcom County, Washington Genealogy|Whatcom]]  
| 1854  Mar 09  
| 1854  Mar 09  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#WHATCOM Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#WHATCOM Details]
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| San Juan 1873, Skagit 1883
| San Juan 1873, Skagit 1883
|-
|-
| [[Whitman County, Washington|Whitman]]  
| [[Whitman County, Washington Genealogy|Whitman]]  
| 1871  Nov 29  
| 1871  Nov 29  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#WHITMAN Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#WHITMAN Details]
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| Adams 1883, Franklin 1883
| Adams 1883, Franklin 1883
|-
|-
| [[Yakima County, Washington|Yakima]]  
| [[Yakima County, Washington Genealogy|Yakima]]  
| 1865  Jan 21  
| 1865  Jan 21  
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#YAKIMA Details]
| [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#YAKIMA Details]

Revision as of 21:08, 5 February 2015


Name of County Date Formed Boundary
Changes
Parent County Counties Created by Boundary Changes
Adams 1883 Nov 28 Details Whitman none
Asotin 1883 Oct 27 Details Garfield none
Benton 1905 Mar 08 Details Yakima, Klickitat none
Chehalis 1854 Apr 14 Details Washington Territory renamed Gray’s Harbor 1915
Chelan 1899 Mar 13 Details Kittitas, Okanogan none
Clallam 1854 Apr 26 Details Jefferson none
Clark 1849 Sep 03 Details renamed from Vancouver Skamania 1854
Columbia 1875 Nov 11 Details Walla Walla Garfield 1881
Cowlitz 1854 Apr 21 Details Lewis none
Douglas 1883 Nov 28 Details Lincoln Grant 1909
Ferry 1899 Feb 21 Details Stevens none
Franklin 1883 Nov 28 Details Whitman none
Garfield 1881 Nov 29 Details Columbia Asotin 1883
Grant 1909 Feb 24 Details Grant none
Grays Harbor 1915 Mar 15 Details renamed from Chehalis none
Island 1853 Jan 06 Details Washington Territory Snohomish 1861
Jefferson 1852 Dec 22 Details Washington Territory Clallam 1854
King 1852 Dec 22 Details Washington Territory Kitsap 1857
Kitsap 1857 Jul 13 Details renamed from Slaughter 1857 none
Kittitas 1883 Nov 24 Details Yakima Chelan 1899
Klickitat 1859 Dec 20 Details Walla walla Benton 1905
Lewis 1845 Dec 21 Details Oregon Territory Cowlitz 1854, Wahkiakum 1854
Lincoln 1883 Nov 24 Details Spokane Douglas 1883
Mason 1864 Jan 08 Details renamed from Sawamish none
Okanogan 1888 Feb 02 Details Stevens Chelan 1899
Pacific 1851 Feb 04 Details Washington Territory none
Pend Oreille 1911 Mar 01 Details Stevens none
Pierce 1852 Dec 22 Details Washington Territory none
San Juan 1873 Oct 31 Details Whatcom none
Sawamish 1852 Dec 22 Details Thurston renamed Mason 1864
Skagit 1883 Nov 28 Details Whatcom none
Skamania 1854 Mar 09 Details Clark none
Slaughter 1857 Jan 16 Details King renamed Kitsap 1857
Snohomish 1861 Jan 14 Details Island none
Spokane 1858 Jan 29 Details Walla Walla Lincoln 1883
Stevens 1863 Jan 20 Details Walla Walla Ferry 1899, Okanogan 1888, Pend Oreille 1911, Whitman 1871
Thurston 1852 Jan 12 Details Washington Territory Sawamish 1852
Vancouver 1845 Dec 21 Details Oregon Territory renamed Clark 1849
Wahkiakum 1854 Apr 26 Details Lewis none
Walla Walla 1854 Apr 25 Details Washington Territory Columbia 1875, Klickitat 1859, Spokane 1859, Stevens 1863, Yakima 1865
Whatcom 1854 Mar 09 Details Washington Territory San Juan 1873, Skagit 1883
Whitman 1871 Nov 29 Details Stevens Adams 1883, Franklin 1883
Yakima 1865 Jan 21 Details Walla Walla Benton 1905, Kittitas 1883
  1. [http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Washington/viewer.htm Washington Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, John H. Long, Editor; Peggy Tuck Sinko, Associate Editor; Gordon DenBoer, Historical Compiler; Douglas Knox, Book Digitizing Director and Digital Compiler; Emily Kelley, Research Associate; Laura Rico-Beck, GIS Specialist; Peter Siczewicz, ArcIMS Interactive Map Designer; Robert Will, Cartographic Assistant. Copyright The Newberry Library 2008.