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Guide to '''Stevens County, Washington ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
== County Courthouse  ==


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Located in Colville (originally founded at Pinkney City) [http://www.co.stevens.wa.us|Courthouse] at 215 S. Oak, Colville, WA, 99114. Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Information line 509-684-7512.
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|county seat= Colville
|parent county= [[Walla Walla County, Washington Genealogy|Walla Walla]]
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<br>[[Image:Long Lake Dam.jpg |thumb|right|250px|<center>Long Lake Dam, Stevens County, Washington State</center>]]
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== County Information ==


=== Description ===
Auditor Office holds records including military discharges, County Commissioner's minutes, homesteads, land records, mining transactions, etc. (Note: some records were transferred to the [http://www.sos.wa.gov/archives/archives_eastern.aspx|Washington State Regional Archives] at Cheney.) Note: Many of the these records are over on the west side of Washington being digitized. Per staff, they will be back in July 2010.  
Stevens County was named for Isaac Stevens, the first governor of Washington Territory. The county is located in the northeastern area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Stevens County, Washington," in ''https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevens_County,_Washington<nowiki/>.'' accessed 18/07/2019</ref>


=== County Courthouse ===
Court Clerk Office holds records for divorce, naturalization, and court cases.  
{{WA Courthouse Intro|Stevens}}
'''Stevens County Courthouse'''<br>215 S. Oak St<br>Colville, WA 99114<br>Phone: 509-684-7527<br>[https://www.stevenscountywa.gov/ Stevens County Website]<br><br>
County auditor has birth and death records, 1891-1907, marriage records from 1861 and land records from 1883.<br> County clerk has probate, divorce and court records from 1889.<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Spokane County, Washington page 734, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>


=== Stevens County, Washington Record Dates ===
== History ==
{{WA Record Dates Intro|Stevens}}
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| colspan="7" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |<center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Stevens County, Washington . Page 732-735 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 733-734.</ref></center>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Stevens County, Washington Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Stevens County, Washington Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Stevens County, Washington Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Stevens County, Washington Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Stevens County, Washington Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Stevens County, Washington Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Stevens County, Washington Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1891
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1859
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1891
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1882
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1883
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1887
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1850
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| colspan="7" |<center>*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1907. General compliance by 1917.</center>
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=== Record Loss ===
=== Land claimed by British and American governments.  ===
{{WA Record Loss Intro|Stevens}}
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With the signing of the Treaty of 1818, British and American jointly claimed the area which includes Stevens County. The Hudson's Bay Company controlled most of the land in what is now Stevens County. Their records are available through [http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/index.html The Manitoba Archives] and [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk The National Archives (UK). Hudson's Bay Company's Fort Colville existed from 1828 to 1856.  
=== Boundary Changes ===
{{WA Boundary Changes Intro|Stevens}}
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* '''County Seat:''' Colville<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002).{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
* '''Parent County:''' On 29 January 1860, Stevens County originally called Spokane County (listed by the Newberry Library as Spokane Original) and formed from [[Walla Walla County, Washington Genealogy|Walla Walla]] County. <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>
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Washington Individual County Chronologies] - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county
*[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#WA Washington Historical Borders - Map] at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; ''Also at:'' [http://www.mapofus.org/washington/ mapofus.org] - animated maps illustrating Washington county boundary changes
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=== Populated Places ===
=== Parent County  ===
{{WA Populated Places Intro|Stevens}}


For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://Washington.hometownlocator.com/wa/Stevens Hometown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Stevens County, Washington," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevens_County,_Washington,
The Oregon Treaty (Buchanan/Pakenham)was signed June 15, 1846 creating a border between the two countries along the 49th parallel. The US portion was organized as the Oregon Territory in August 14, 1848.  
accessed 26 March 2019.</ref>


{{populated places
The Washington Territory was formed in February 8, 1853.*'''1863'''--Stevens County was created 20 January 1863&nbsp;from [[Walla Walla County, Washington|Walla Walla ]]County.&nbsp; '''County seat''': Colville <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>  
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* Arden
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* Gifford
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* Ryan</div>
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=== History Timeline ===
Washington State was formed November 11, 1889.
{{WA Historical Timeline Intro|Stevens}}


Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wilma, David. ''Stevens County -- Thumbnail History'', [http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=7995 History Link.org] Essay 7995.
==== Boundary Changes ====
*'''1811''' David Thompson, Northwest Company visited the area bringing in seed to the Marcus area.<ref>HistoryLink.org Essay 8677</ref>
*'''1814''' [http://books.google.com/books/download/Adventures_on_the_Columbia_River.pdf?id=ZhYTAAAAYAAJ&output=pdf&sig=ACfU3U1TY0oP4BRkVvGKwdYNRee8N--M3A Ross Cox visits the area and local tribes]
*'''1818''' With the signing of the Treaty of 1818, British and American jointly claimed the area which includes Stevens County.
*'''1825''' Hudson's Bay Company began construction of Fort Colvile.<ref>HistoryLink.org Essay 7993</ref>
*'''1828''' Hudson's Bay Company's Fort Colville existed from 1828 to 1856. A map of the Hudson Bay Company land claims for Fort Colvile and their trappers is available at the [http://www.stevenscountyhistoricalsociety.org/ Stevens County Historical Society].
*'''1838''' Missionaries Walker and Eells established Tshimakain Mission near present day Ford.<ref>HistoryLink.org Essay 7204</ref>
*'''1845''' Catholic missionaries established a mission near Chewelah.<ref>HistoryLink.org Essay 9534</ref>
*'''1846 Aug 5''' Oregon Treaty ended border dispute between US and Great Britain<ref>HistoryLink.org Essay 5247</ref> creating a border between the two countries along the 49th parallel.
*'''1848 Aug 14''' The U.S. portion was organized as the Oregon Territory
*'''1853 Feb 8''' The Washington Territory was formed February 8, 1853.
*'''1854 Apr 25''' Walla Walla County was created 25 April 1854 from Clark County and Skamania County. The area included current Stevens County.<ref>Washington State Archives p. 716-717.</ref>
*'''1856''' Prior to 1856, the Hudson's Bay Company controlled most of the land in what is now Stevens County. Their records are available through [http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/index.html The Manitoba Archives] and [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk The National Archives (UK)]. Map showing [http://crossroadsarchive.net/exhibits/show/b-maps/hbcsec/hbcpg HBC Fort Colvile] holdings at Crossroads on the Columbia.
*'''1858 Jan 29''' Spokane County (including current area of Stevens County) was created from Walla Walla County. <ref>Washington State Achives, P.621.</ref>
*'''1858''' A gold strike in British Columbia brought miners through the area, which triggered unrest with the local Indians and started the Indian War of 1858.
*'''1859''' Harney's Depot, US Army Fort Colville established along with Pinkney City and the first post office; Fort Walla Walla Fort Colville Military (Wagon) Road built by Brevet Major Pinkney Lugenbeel and U.S. Army soldiers.<ref>HistoryLink.org Essay 7992</ref>
*'''1859''' U. S. Northwest Boundary Commission moved to Pinkney City and the British Boundary Commission moved to Marcus for their respective portions of the boundary survey from Port Roberts to the summit of the Rocky Mountains. <ref>Joseph S. Harris and the U. S. Northwest Boundary Commission 1857-61, Streeter, Anne P., Trafford On Demand Publication, 2012.</ref>
*'''1860''' Spokane County seat was located near Pinkney City.<ref>HistoryLink.org Essay 7995</ref>
*'''1863 Jan 20''' Stevens County was created. It covered current Okanogan and Ferry Counties and the portion of current Stevens County between the Kettle River and Columbia River.<ref>Washington State Archives. p. 6.</ref>
*'''1864 Jan 19''' Spokane County was disorganized and placed under Stevens County. County went from summit of Cascade Mountains to the Wenachee River, to the Columbia River, along the Snake River, to the Idaho Territory, then up to the 49th parallel. <ref>Washington State Archives. p. 70.</ref>
*'''1871''' Hudson's Bay Company Fort Colvile ended its occupation<ref>HistoryLink.org Essay 7993</ref>
*'''1879''' Spokane County broken off from Stevens County
*'''1881''' [http://books.google.com/books?id=MU48AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA3&dq=Thomas+Symons+report&ei=rWrvUKrfDqHYyATi64DYAg&cd=4 1st Lt Thomas Symons examinated the Columbia River] and reported on its navigability.
*'''1882''' US Fort Colville disbanded.<ref>HistoryLink.org Essay 7992</ref>
*'''1889 Nov 11''' Washington State was formed November 11, 1889.
*'''1892-1893''' The railroad was completed in 1892-93.<ref>Basic Guide for Genealogy Research in Stevens, Ferry and Pend Oreille Counties by Nancy Wright, Susan DeChant, and Shirley Dodson of NeWGS.</ref>
*'''1899 Feb 21''' Ferry County was created from Stevens County.<ref>Washington State Archives, p. 26-29.</ref>
*'''1909-1910''' Colville River dredged opening up agriculture in the area
*'''1911 Mar 1''' Pend Oreille County was created bringing us to what is Stevens County today.<ref>Washington State Archives. p. 98-106.</ref>


== Resources ==
Juristitions covering the what is now the current&nbsp;Stevens County are a bit confusing.&nbsp;
{{WA Resources Intro|Stevens}}


=== Bible Records ===
Prior to 1848, both Great Britain and the United States had joint ownership of the the area.&nbsp; In 1848, a treaty secured the boundary at the 49th parallel. On.2 March 1853, the Washington Territory was created by President Millard Fillmore.&nbsp; The Washington Territory included current Idaho, parts of Montana and Wyoming.&nbsp; Washington became a state 11 November 1889 under President Benjamin Harrison.
{{WA Bible Intro|Stevens}}


=== Biographies  ===
{{WA Biographies Intro|Stevens}}


=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
{{WA Business Records Intro|Stevens}}


*'''1898-1936''' [https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Manuscripts/dmginv/mg234.htm Manuscript Group 234 Northport Smelting and Refining Company (1898-1936)] at The University of Idaho
Per WPA, Inventory of the County Archives of Washington, No. 39 Yakima County (Yakima), Washington Historical Records Survey&nbsp; Project, July 1940 shows Clark County, Oregon Territory, formed 20 August 1845, (Oregon Archives, pg 151) and remained Clark when the Washington Territory was formed; Walla Walla County was created 25 April 1954 from Clark County (L. 1854-61, I, p. 716); Spokane County (coverning most of the current Stevens County) was created 29 January 1958 (L. 1854-61, I, pg 621) and Stevens County (including Kelly Hill area, was created 20 January 1863); Spokane County was disorganized in 19 January 1864 and Stevens County was enlarged 19 January 1864.


=== Cemeteries ===
In 1864, the Territorial Legislature annexed Spokane county to Stevens county, this vast area included what is now Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and Whitman counties, it encompassed over 25,000 square miles. The breakup of Stevens County began in 1867 with the enlargement of Yakima County 31 January 1867 (L. 1862-68, II pg 448); 1871, with the creation of Whitman County (includes current Adams &amp;&nbsp;Franklin Counties) 29 November 1871 (L. 1869-75, III pg 337), followed by the re-creation of Spokane County 30 October&nbsp;1879 (L. 1877-88, IV pg 953), Okanogan County (Included&nbsp;Chelan) 2 February 1888 (L. 1877-88, IV pg 63), Ferry County in 21 February 1899 (L. 1899, P. 26), and Pend Oreille County in 1 March 1911 (L. 1911, pg 28)&nbsp;What remained was the Stevens County we have today.
{{WA Cemeteries Intro|Stevens}}


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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Stevens County, Washington''' online and in print</center>
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Stevens+County%2C+Washington%2C+United+States+of+America&locationId=county_2985 Find a Grave]
*[http://usgwtombstones.org/washington/stevens.htm WA Tombstone Transcription Project]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Washington&cemetery_county=Stevens&year_range=5&size=15  BillionGraves]
*[http://usgwarchives.net/wa/stevens/stevens.htm  USGenWeb Archives]
*[http://www.wagenweb.org/stevens/cemetery.htm WAGenWeb]
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' [[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |(Often more complete)]]</center>
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*{{FSC|United States, Washington, Stevens - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=621116386|disp=FamilySearch Library}}
*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Stevens+County%2C+Washington%2C+cemeteries&qt=results_page WorldCat]
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
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* [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Stevens+County%2C+Washington%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=county_2985 Find a Grave]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=396100&reqParentsLabel=Stevens%2C%20Washington%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"|<center>See [[Washington Cemeteries|Washington Cemeteries]] for more information.<center>
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=== Census Records ===
{{WA Census Intro|Stevens}}


{{Historical populations
Detailed history available at [http://www.HistoryLink.org www.HistoryLink.org] essay 7995 Stevens County - Thumbnail History.  
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|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevens_County,_Washington#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".]
|1860 |996
|1870 |734
|1880 |1245
|1890 |4341
|1900 |10543
|1910 |25297
|1920 |21605
|1930 |18550
|1940 |19275
|1950 |18580
|1960 |17884
|1970 |17405
|1980 |28979
|1990 |30948
|2000 |40066
|2010 |43531
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*'''1803-2010''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/collections/1910364/waypoints Washington, County Records, 1803-2010] at FamilySearch — [[Washington, County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only
==== Timeline ====
*'''1850-1914''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/70878/ Web: Washington, U.S., Various County Census Records, 1850-1914] at Ancestry (Free)
*'''1885-1892''' {{FSC|2145886|item|disp=FS Library film 7418560}}; images (scroll to Film/Digital Notes section and click on camera icon to open images for only Stevens County).
* Census indexes at [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/ Washington State Archives]
::'''Federal:''' [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/354 1870], [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/135 1910]
::'''Territorial:''' [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/424 1878], [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/149 1885], [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/150 1887], [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/422 1889]
::'''State-funded:''' [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/416 1892]
::'''Special:''' [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/1694 1966]


=== Church Records ===
*1789s - European diseases decreased the native indian populations.
{{WA Church Intro|Stevens}}
*1811 - David Thompson, Northwest Company visited the area.
*1816 - Northwest Company operated a fur trading station near Kettle Falls.<ref>An Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan Counties, author Richard S. Steele, pub. Western Historical Publishing Company, 1904</ref>
*1881 - First grist mill built at Marcus Flats.
*1825 - Hudson's Bay Company begins construction of Fort Colvile 1838 - Missionaries Walker and Eells established Tshimakain Mission near present day Ford. 1846 - Oregon Treaty ended border dispute between US and Great Britain 1847 - Catholic Priests built St. Paul's Mission near Kettle Falls. 1848 - Tshimakain Mission abandoned after murder of Whitman's at the Walla Walla mission 1850s - Antoine Plante established first commercial crossing, Plante's Ferry. See Plante's Ferry County Park in Spokane County. 1854 - Area under Walla Walla County in the Washington Territory. 1855 - Gold strike in the area. 1858 - A gold strike in British Columbia brought miners through the area, triggering unrest with the local indians and the Indian War of 1858.
*1925 Legislature created Spokane County to include this area, but no action was taken to establish a county government.
*1859 - Harney's Depot, US Army Fort Colville established along with Pinkney City and the first post office.
*1859 - Bill Nix established ferry at later became LaPray Bridge.
*1860 - On the third try for a county government, the Spokane County seat was located near Pinkney City.
*1863 - Legislators created Stevens County
*1865 - LaPray Bridge constructed
*1867 - Construction of Cottonwood Creek Road from Chewelah to Plante's Ferry.
*1868 - Pinkney City became Fort Colville.
*1871 - Hudson's Bay Company Fort Colvile ended its occupation
*1871 - Whitman County broken off from Stevens County
*1879 - Spokane County broken off from Stevens County
*1882 - US Fort Colville disbanded.
*1883 - Most of Pinkney City, to include the courthouse, moved to present day Colville.
*1883 - Kittitas, Lincoln, Adams, Franklin, and Douglas Counties broken off from Stevens County.
*1888 - Okanogan County broken off from Stevens County.
*1889 - Washington State created and Idaho and Montana portions broken off from Stevens County.
*1890 - Spokane Falls and Northern Railroad reached Marcus.
*1892 - Spokane Falls and Northern Railroad reached Northport.
*1896 - North half of the Spokane Reservation opened to miners.
*1897 - South half of the Spokane Reservation opened to miners.
*1899 - Ferry County broken off from Stevens County.
*1908 - 1909 - Colville River dredged opening up agriculture in the area.
*1910 - Pend Orielle County broken off from Stevens County.
*1910 - Old Hudson's Bay Company buildings destroyed by fire.
*1929 - 1939 - Great Depression
*1941 - Grand Coulee Dam completed and Lake Roosevelt was formed.
 
== Places / Localities  ==
 
==== Populated Places  ====
 
<u>Incorporated communities</u>:
 
*[http://www.cityofchewelah.org Chewelah]&nbsp;99109 population 2,200.
*[http://www.colville.wa.us/default.htm Colville]&nbsp;99114 population 5,000.
*[http://www.kettlefalls.com Kettle Falls]&nbsp;99141 population 1,500.
*[http://www.example.com Marcus]&nbsp;99151 population 117.
*[http://www.northportwa.us Northport]&nbsp;99157 population 336.
*[http://www.example.com Springdale]&nbsp;99173 population 283.
 
<u>Unincorporated communities with Post Office</u>:
 
*Addy 99109
*Clayton 99110
*Evans 99126
*Ford 99013
*Fruitland 99129
*Gifford 99131
*Hunters 99137
*Loon Lake 99148
*Rice 99167
*Tumtum 99034
*Valley 99181
*Wellpinit 99040
 
<u>Communities without a Post Office</u>:
 
*Arden
*Cedonia
*Deer Lake
*Echo
*Lakeside
*Onion Creek
*Suncrest
 
<u>Historical communities that no longer exist</u>:
 
==== Indian Reservation  ====
 
The [[Spokane Indian Reservation (Washington)|Spokane Indian Reservation]] is located in southwestern Stevens County.
 
==== Neighboring Counties  ====
 
*[[Ferry County, Washington|Ferry]] (to the west)
*[[Ferry County, Washington|Lincoln]] (to the southwest)
*[[Pend Oreille County, Washington|Pend Oreille]] (to the east)
*[[Spokane County, Washington|Spokane]] (to the south)
*[[British Columbia, Canada]] (to the north)
 
== Resources  ==
 
==== Cemeteries  ====
 
Addy Cemetery, Addy [http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/stevens/cemeteries/addy.txt at USGenWeb]; [http://www.interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/addy/addy.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1934202&CScnty=2985& at Find A Grave]
 
Assembly of God Church Cemetery, West-End of the Spokane Indian Reservation, Wellpinit area [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/west_end.htm at Internment.net]
 
Blanche E. Fisher Cemetery, Marcus. Records of the individuals moved from the banks of the Columbia River when Lake Roosevelt was created [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/blanche_fisher.htm at Internment.net]
 
Bossberg Cemetery, Bossberg near Marcus on Hwy 25. [http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/stevens/cemeteries/bossburg.txt at USGenWeb]and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=76718&CScnty=2985& at Find A Grave]
 
Boundary Burials [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/boundary/boundary_burials.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.wagenweb.org/stevens/Misc/Boundarycem.txt research] submitted by Greg Nesteroff.
 
Highland/Calvary Cemetery, Colville [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/highland/highland_calvary.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=76725&CScnty=2985& Calvary Cemetery at Find A Grave] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=76849&CScntry=4&CSst=50&CScnty=2985& Highland Cemetery at Find A Grave]
 
Cedonia Community Church Cemetery Cedonia on Hwy 25 [http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/stevens/cemeteries/cedonia.txt at USGenWeb] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2161182&CScntry=4&CSst=50&CScnty=2985& at Find A Grave]
 
Chewelah City (Pioneer) Cemetery, Flowery Trail Road east of Chewelah [http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/stevens/cemeteries/chewcity.txt at USGenWeb] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=76735&CScntry=4&CSst=50&CScnty=2985& at Find A Grave]
 
Chewelah Memorial Park, Highway 395 south of Chewelah [http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/stevens/cemeteries/chewmem.txt at USGenWeb] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=76736&CScntry=4&CSst=50&CScnty=2985& at Find A Grave]
 
Chief Lot Cemetery, aka Wellpinit Presbyterian Cemetery, Wellpinit, [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/wellpinit.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2239354&CScntry=4&CSst=50&CScnty=2985& at Find A Grave]
 
Cully Memorial Cemetery, Rice [http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/stevens/cemeteries/cully.txt at USGenWeb] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=76752&CScntry=4&CSst=50&CScnty=2985& at Find A Grave]
 
Enterprise Cemetery, Enterprise (Fruitland area) [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/enterprise/enterprise_cemetery.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=76771&CScntry=4&CSst=50&CScnty=2985& at Find A Grave]
 
Etue Cemetery, Fruitland [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/etue/etue_cemetery.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1500346&CScntry=4&CSst=50&CScnty=2985& at Find A Grave]
 
Evergreen Cemetery at Colville [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/evergreen/evergreen_cemetery.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=76777&CScntry=4&CSst=50&CScnty=2985& at Find A Grave]
 
Fairview Cemetery, Daisy Mine Road, near Gifford [http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/stevens/cemeteries/fairview.txt at USGenWeb] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1864542&CScntry=4&CSst=50&CScnty=2985& at Find A Grave]
 
Forest Center Cemetery, Valley [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/forest/forest_center.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1530676&CScntry=4&CSst=50&CScnty=2985& at Find A Grave]
 
Forest Home Cemetery, Northport [http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/stevens/cemeteries/forest.txt at USGenWeb] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=76805&CScntry=4&CSst=50&CScnty=2985& at Find A Grave]
 
Fruitland Seventh Day Adventist Cemetery, Fruitland (aka Steele Family Cemetery) [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/fruitland.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2131149&CScntry=4&CSst=50&CScnty=2985& at Find A Grave]
 
Grandview Cemetery, Marcus [http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/stevens/cemeteries/granview.txt at USGenWeb], [http://www.interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/marcus/marcus.htm at Internment.net], and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=76827&CScnty=2985& at Find A Grave]
 
Greenwood Cemetery, Hunters [http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/stevens/cemeteries/greenwd.txt at USGenWeb] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1866649&CScnty=2985& at Find A Grave]
 
Hubert Cemetery, Ford (aka Walker's Prairie or Indian Cemetery) [http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/stevens/cemeteries/hubert.txt at USGenWeb], [http://www.interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/hubert.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=160942&CScnty=2985& at Find A Grave]
 
Hughes Cemetery, Fruitland [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/hughes_cemetery.htm at Internment.net]
 
Indian Cemetery, Chewelah [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/indian/indian_cemetery.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2260993&CScnty=2985&CSsr=21& at Find A Grave]
 
I.O.O.F Cemetery, Rice [http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/stevens/cemeteries/ioof.txt at USGenWeb] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1933951&CScnty=2985&CSsr=21& at Find A Grave]
 
Julia Brown Cemetery, Enterprise/Fruitland [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/julia_brown.htm at Internment.net]
 
Kelly Hill Cemetery, Barstow [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/kelly/kelly_hill.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=76879&CScnty=2985&CSsr=21& at Find A Grave]
 
Lady of the Valley Cemetery, Ward/Kettle Falls [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/lady_valley.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2207241&CScnty=2985&CSsr=21& at Find A Grave]
 
LaFleur Cemetery, Fruitland [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/lafleur/lafleur_cemetery.htm at Internment.net]
 
Little Rock Church Cemetery (aka Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery)Fruitland [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/little/little_rock.htm at Internment.net]
 
Loon Lake Cemetery, Loon Lake [http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/stevens/cemeteries/loonlake.txt at USGenWeb] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1084965&CScnty=2985&CSsr=21& at Find A Grave]
 
Meyers Falls Cemetery, Kettle Falls [http://www.interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/meyers/meyersfalls.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=76923&CScnty=2985&CSsr=21& at Find A Grave]
 
Moses Cemetery, Ford [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/moses/moses_cemetery.htm at Internment.net]
 
Mount Zion Cemetery, near Clayton (in Spokane County) [http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/stevens/cemeteries/mtzion.txt at USGenWeb]
 
Mountain View Cemetery, Colville [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/mtview/index.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=76957&CScnty=2985&CSsr=21& at Find A Grave]
 
Napoleon Cemetery (aka Green Mountain Cemetery) Napoleon [http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/stevens/cemeteries/napoleon.txt at USGenWeb]
 
Old Catholic Cemetery, Colville [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/catholic/old_catholic.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=76725&CScnty=2985&CSsr=21& at Find A Grave]
 
Old Kettle Falls I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Kettle Falls [http://www.interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/grandview/grandview.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2175296&CScnty=2985&CSsr=21& at Find A Grave]
 
Old Northport Cemetery (aka Riverview Cemetery), Northport [http://www.wagenweb.org/stevens/Misc/Riverview.txt at USGenWeb]and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=76972&CScnty=2985&CSsr=21& at Find A Grave]
 
Old Scott's Valley Cemetery, Tum Tum [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/scotts/old_scotts.htm at Internment.net]
 
Old Valley Indian Cemetery (aka Abrahamson Graves), Valley [http://www.interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/abrahamson/abrahamson_graves.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2260990&CScnty=2985&CSsr=21& at Find A Grave]
 
Pascal Cemetery, Spokane Indian Reservation [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/pascal/pascal.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2185421&CScnty=2985&CSsr=21& at Find A Grave]
 
Pia Mission Cemetery, Barstow [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/pia/pia_mission.htm on Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2166108&CScnty=2985&CSsr=21& at Find A Grave]
 
Pine Grove Mennonite Church Cemetery, Valley (information not available)
 
Pleasant View Cemetery, Ford [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/pleasant/pleasant.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=77006&CScnty=2985&CSsr=21& at Find A Grave]
 
Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Wellpinit [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/sacred.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2239593&CScnty=2985&CSsr=41& at Find A Grave]
 
Scott's Valley Cemetery, Tum Tum [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/scott/scotts_valley.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=77091&CScnty=2985&CSsr=41& at Find A Grave]
 
Soccumtitchun Cemetery (aka Sutton-Lynn Cemetery) Fruitland [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/soccumtitckun/soccumtitckun.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2318077&CScnty=2985&CSsr=41& at Find A Grave]
 
Spokane River Presbyterian Cemetery, Wellpinit [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/spokane/spokane_river.htm at Internment.net]
 
Springdale Cemetery, Springdale [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/springdale/springdale_cemetery.htm at Internment.net] and [http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/stevens/cemeteries/springdale.txt at USGenWeb] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=154797&CScnty=2985&CSsr=41& at Find A Grave]
 
St. Francis Regis Mission Cemetery,(aka Ward Cemetery) Ward [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/st_francis.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2292469&CScnty=2985&CSsr=41& at Find A Grave]
 
St. Joseph's Cemetery, Valley [http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/stevens/cemeteries/stjoseph.txt] and [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/joseph/st_joseph.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2258581&CScnty=2985&CSsr=41& at Find A Grave]
 
St. Mary's of the Rosary Cemetery, Chewelah [http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/stevens/cemeteries/stmary.txt at USGenWeb] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2181988&CScnty=2985&CSsr=41& at Find A Grave]
 
Stranger Creek Cemetery, (aka Maud Cemetery) Maud [http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/stevens/cemeteries/stranger.txt at USGenWeb] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=77063&CScnty=2985&CSsr=21& at Find A Grave]
 
Summit Valley Cemetery, Summit Valley [http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/stevens/cemeteries/summit.txt at USGenWeb] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=77067&CScnty=2985&CSsr=41& at Find A Grave]
 
Stanger-Skeels Cemetery, Marble Valley Basin (Addy) [http://www.interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/skeels/tanger.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2318071&CScnty=2985&CSsr=41& at Find A Grave]
 
Toothaker Stevens Family Cemetery [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2316894&CScnty=2985&CSsr=41& at Find A Grave]
 
Valley Cemetery, Valley [http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/stevens/cemeteries/valley.txt] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2177058&CScnty=2985&CSsr=41& at Find A Grave]
 
Wellpinit Presbyterian Cemetery, Wellpinit [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/wellpinit.htm at Internment.net]
 
West End Assembly of God Cemetery, Willpinit [http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/stevens/cemeteries/westend.txt at USGenWeb]
 
Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery, Clayton/Deer Park [http://interment.net/data/us/wa/stevens/williams/williams_valley.htm at Internment.net] and [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=77117&CScnty=2985&CSsr=41& at Find A Grave]
 
Additionally query cemeteries in neighboring the counties of Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Spokane, if you cannot find the burial location.
 
==== Census  ====
 
1850 Population Census is available at [http://pilot.familysearch.org Family Search Pilot] and [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]$ Search under Washington County, Oregon Territory.
 
1860 US Federal Population Schedule and Mortality Census covering what will be Stevens County is available at [http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wa/spokane/1860/ USGenWeb extraction]. The 1860 Population Census is at [http://pilot.familysearch.org Family Search Pilot] and [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]$ and at Heritage Quest (available through various libraries, including the Libraries of Stevens County). Look for the "Colville Valley". U.S. Non-population schedules (Agricultural and Industry) for 1860 are available at [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]$ look for "Colville Valley" or "Coleville Valley" under Spokane County.
 
1870 U.S. Population and Mortality and Non-population (Agricultural and Industry) schedules are available at [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]$ look under Stevens County. The 1870 Population schedule is also available at [http://pilot.familysearch.org Family Search Pilot] and at Heritage Quest.
 
1871 Washington Territorial Census is available at the [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx Washington State Digital Archives] and [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]$
 
1878 Washington Territorial Census is available at the [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx Washington State Digital Archives] and [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]$
 
1880 U.S. Population and Mortality and Non-population (Agricultural and Manufacturing) schedules are available at [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]$. The 1880 Population schedule is also available at [http://pilot.familysearch.org Family Search Pilot] and Heritage Quest.
 
1885 Washington Territorial Census is available at the [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx Washington State Digital Archives] and [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]$
 
1887 Washington Territorial Census is available at the [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx Washington State Digital Archives] and [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]$
 
1889 Washington Territorial Census is available at the [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx Washington State Digital Archives]
 
1890 Veterans Census covering Washington State is available at [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]$
 
1892 Washington State Census is available at the [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx Washington State Digital Archives] and [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]$
 
The 1900 Population Census is available at [http://pilot.familysearch.org Family Search Pilot] and [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]$ and at Heritage Quest.&nbsp;
 
Enumerations Districts, numbers 74&nbsp;to&nbsp;79,&nbsp;with the two tribal locations&nbsp;later in the&nbsp;census.&nbsp;Districts start in the north and work west to east, but the portions along the Columbia River are after the southern part of the county. What is now Pend&nbsp;Oreille County is included here.&nbsp;Districts are: Bossburg 74; Boundary 74; Calispell 76; Chewelah 78; Clayton 77; Clugston 75; Columbia 79; Colville 75; Colville Indian Reservation 119; Daisy 79; Deep Creek 74; Diamond 76; Fertile Valley 77; Flat Creek 74; Forest Center 78; Harvey 79; Ione 76; Kettle Falls 79;&nbsp;; Lake Creek 79; Little Dalles 74; Loon Lake 77; Marcus 75; McLaughlin 76; Metaline 76; Meyers Falls 75; MT Carbin 79; Newport 76; Northport 74; Riverside 77; Rock Cut 74; Spokane Indian Reservation 119; Spring Valley 79; Springdale 78; Stevens 78; Thetis 78; Walkers Prairie 78; White Lake 74; Williams Valley (spelled Willaims Valley on Ancestry) 77; Young America 74&nbsp;
 
The 1910 Population Census is available at [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx Washington State Digital Archives], [http://pilot.familysearch.org Family Search Pilot], and [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]$ and at Heritage Quest. Enumeration Districts, numbers 208 to 231&nbsp;start in the northern part of the county move east, to what is now Pend Oreille County, and then south back to the west side of the county.&nbsp; Districts for 1910 are: Addy 221; Arden 221; Barstow 214; Basin 217; Begland 225 Blue Creek 222; Boundary 211;Bruce Creek 214&nbsp;? 215; Calispel 225; Camden 231; Chewelah 223; Clayton 230; Columbia 309; Colville 218; Colville Ward 1 218; Colville Ward 2 218; Colville Ward 3 218; Cronin 212; Daisy 221; Dalkena 224; Deep Creek 211; Dear Trail 226; Diamond Lake 231; Doyle 209; Echo 216; Fertile Valley 231; First Thought 208; Flat Creek 208; Forest Center 227; Frontier 209; Garden Spot 230 (spelled Gardensport on Ancestry); Godfrey 215; Harvey Creek 222; Hunters 226; Ione 212; Johnston 231; Kaniksu (spelled Kanikau on Ancestry) 211 &amp; 212 &amp; 224; Kettle Falls 217; Lake Creek 222; Le Clerc 210; Little Dalles 215; Loon Lake 230; Marcus 215; McLaughlin 210; Metaline 211; Meyers Falls 216; Mill Creek 216; Narcisse 220; Newport 224; Nigger Creek 209; Northport 209; Old Dominion 219; Orin 219; Riverside 228; Rock Cut 208; Rocky Ford 225; Ruby 213; Spokane Indian Reservation 229; Springdale 227; Spring Valley 226; Squaw Creek 220; Stranger Creek 221; Summit 222; Tiger 212; Valley 223; Walker's Prairie 228; White Lake 220: Williams 215; Williams Valley 228; Yocum 213
 
The 1920 Population Census is available at [http://pilot.familysearch.org Family Search Pilot] and [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]$ and at Heritage Quest.
 
The 1930 Population Census is available at [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]$ There are 81 enumeration districts for Stevens County in this census, with a few exceptions districts are ordered alphabetically. The districts are:
 
Addy 1; Arden 3: Barstow 4: Basin 5: Blue Creek 6: Bon Ayre 7; Bossburg 8; Boundary 9; Bruce Creek 10;Chamokane 11; Chewelah 12 – 17; Clayton 18; Columbia 19; Colville 20 - 25; Conwell 26; Corbet 27; Cronin 28;Cummins 29 (Leadpoint included); Daisy 30; Deep Creek 31; Doyle 232; Echo 33; Edendale &amp; Gifford 34; Evans 35; First Thought 36; Flat Creek 37; Forest Center 38; Frontier 39; Garden Spot 40; Harvey Creek 41; Hunters 42; Kettle Falls 43 and 44; Lake Creek 45; Laurier 46; Loon Lake 47: Marble 48; Marcus 49 (town), 50 (outside town); Meyers Falls 51; Middleport 52; Mill Creek 53; Narcisse 54; Nigger Creek 55; Northport 56 (town), 57 (outside town); Old Dominion 58 (Spelled Old Dommion on Ancestry); Onion Creek 59; Orin 60; Parker 61; Reidel 63; Riverside 64; Rock Cut 65; South Fork 66; Springdale 67 (town), 68 (outside town); Spring Valley 69 (part of Spokane Indian Res), 70 (excludes Res); Squaw Creek 71; Stranger Creek 72 (spelled Stenagar on Ancestry); Summit 73; Tum Tum 74; Valley 62 &amp; 75; Walker's Prairie 76 (part of Spokane Indian Res), 77 (excludes Res); Wellpinit (78 town and part of Spokane Indian Res); White Lake 79; Williams 80; Williams Valley 81 (spelled Willaims Valley on Ancestry)
 
The US Indian Censuses covering the Colville and Spokane Tribes of Indians for 1917-1939 are available at [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]$. If using this database, neither the Colvilles nor the Spokanes are listed as a choice for tribe. Query for the year 1917 and Washington State, click on the first Colville or Spokane tribal member listed, call up the image, and then click on the hyperlink for "Colville and Spokane Reservations" to limit your search to those tribes. Microfilms of these censuses are also available at the Colville Family History Center.
 
[http://stevemorse.org/#us Steve Morse's website] allows you search for enumeration districts by state and county and compare the districts from one census year to the next.
 
==== Church  ====
 
LDS Ward and Branch Records


'''Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'''<br>
*Colville 260 E. Juniper, Colville, WA 99114.
*Colville 260 E. Juniper, Colville, WA 99114.


'''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''<br>
==== Court  ====
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=396100&reqParentsLabel=Stevens%2C%20Washington%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''': Map of cities and towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]
 
1885-89 Stevens County Court Case Index is available at the [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx Washington State Digital Archives]
 
==== Directories  ====
 
The Pacific Coast Directory, 1867 is available at [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]$.
 
''R.L. Polk's Directory of Stevens County, Washington, 1909-1910, at SCHS''.
 
''R.L. Polk's Directory of Stevens, Pend Oreille and Ferry Counties 1911-1912''
 
''Telephone Directories for Stevens, Ferry and Pend Oreille Counties for 1929 and 1930''
 
==== Land  ====
 
Original homestead records are available at the Bureau of Land Management [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov|Official Federal Land Records Website]. The first general land office patent listed on this website was granted May 1884.<br>
 
To view a Township, Range, Section map within Stevens County
 
*Go to the Stevens County Assessor's website
*Look for Real Property Search and click on it. You will be asked to agree to the terms of use, click on "I Agree"
*Where it states "Choose a Search Path" you have three choices: Parcel Search, Legal Search, and Address Search. You can try a current address, but the names of most roads in the county have changed over the years, which reduces your possibility of success. A Legal Search is your best bet for earlier records.
*Choose Legal Search from the dropdown.
 
*In the box marked Township, Range, Section type those three pairs of numbers without a hyphen (example 363711). <br>*In the example 362711, you will get two choices, click on the parcel number for the first choice.
 
*On the far right is a tab for "Section Maps", click on it. Sections have at least the entire section map, which more broken up areas having a lot of choices to include the NW 1/4, etc.
*Click on the entire section map. Here you can view the whole secion and hopefully get an indication where your research subject lived.
 
[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ Bureau of Land Managment General Land Records Office] has an explanation of the township/range system, as does[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Land_Survey_System Wikipedia]&nbsp;as does this website, Family Search Wiki.
 
If you have the latitude and longitude of the location you are looking for, you can convert it to township/range using the converter at [http://www.earthpoint.us/Townships.aspx Earthpoint].
 
==== Local Histories  ====
 
Colville Collection Book One by Patrick J. Graham A collection of nine stories dealing with early history of the Colville Valley ….120 pages plus index. Book is available [http://www.newgs.org/publications.htm at NeWGS]
 
Colville Collection Book Three: Steamboats on the Upper Columbia and Graham Omnibus by Patrick J. Graham Includes stories of the Graham family, Colville &amp; Northport, and the border communities of Boundary, Waneta, Fort Shepard, Leadpoint, Cedar Creek &amp; Deep Creek …....202 pgs plus index. Book is available [http://www.newgs.org/publications.htm at NeWGS]
 
Colville Collection Book Four: Old Dominion Mine...the mine that saved Colville and Jimmie Durkin...A man of his word by Patrick J. Graham The story of one of the richest silver/lead ore mines in Washington state and one of the most colorful characters of the era .... 103 pages plus index. Book is available [http://www.newgs.org/publications.htm at NeWGS]
 
Forgotten Corner by Craig E. Holstine A history of the Colville National Forest, Washington….125 pages plus end notes &amp; bibliography. Available at [http://www.newgs.org/publications.htm at NeWGS] and [http://www.scrld.org the Libraries of Stevens County]
 
Heart of Hulda….a biography by Nina Miller The story of the Hanson family who settled on Old Dominion Mountain, 16 miles northeast of Colville ….131 pages. Available at [http://www.newgs.org/publications.htm at NeWGS] and [http://www.scrld.org the Libraries of Stevens County]
 
Kettle River Country by Ruth Lakin Early days along the Kettle River ….274 pages plus an all-name index. Available at [http://www.newgs.org/publications.htm at NeWGS] and [http://www.scrld.org the Libraries of Stevens County]
 
Little Journeys Around The Town, Colville, WA An historical (and sometimes humorous) account of the buildings, businesses, and people who were involved in the evolution of Main Street, written in the 1920s by the then-publisher and editor of the Colville Examiner, J.C. Harrigan…320 pages, 166 photographs, plus an all-name index. Book is available [http://www.newgs.org/publications.htm at NeWGS]
 
Northport Pioneers compiled by Northport Over Forty Club (reprinted 2009 by NeWGS) - Stories recounting the history of the Northport community…293 pgs plus all-name index. Book is available [http://www.newgs.org/publications.htm at NeWGS]
 
People's History of Stevens County (reprinted 2006 by NeWGS) A history of Stevens County based on 96 oral history interviews done in the early 1980s.....127 pages, plus index. Available at [http://www.newgs.org/publications.htm at NeWGS] and [http://www.scrld.org the Libraries of Stevens County]
 
The People ….Who Will Live in Colville Area History A 1989 centennial celebration book by the Statesman-Examiner, Colville 100 families &amp; people who influenced the area’s history ….159 pages. Book is available [http://www.newgs.org/publications.htm at NeWGS]
 
Wets &amp; Drys of Springdale by Rose Brown A history of the little town of Springdale ……130 pgs including index. Available at [http://www.newgs.org/publications.htm at NeWGS] and [http://www.scrld.org the Libraries of Stevens County]
 
The Second 100 Best Main Stems 1959-1964 – Editorials from the Statesman-Examiner relating to events and happenings around Stevens County ..…31 pages. Book is available [http://www.newgs.org/publications.htm at NeWGS]
 
The collector&nbsp;: David Douglas and the natural history of the Northwest / Jack Nisbet. Available at [http://www.scrld.org the Libraries of Stevens County]
 
The mapmaker's eye&nbsp;: David Thompson on the Columbia Plateau / Jack Nisbet. Available at [http://www.scrld.org the Libraries of Stevens County]
 
Purple Flat Top&nbsp;: in pursuit of a place / Jack Nisbet. Available at [http://www.scrld.org the Libraries of Stevens County]
 
Sources of the river&nbsp;: tracking David Thompson across western North America / Jack Nisbet&nbsp;; maps and illustrations by Jack McMaster. Available at [http://www.scrld.org the Libraries of Stevens County]
 
Visible bones&nbsp;: journeys across time in the Columbia River country / Jack Nisbet. Available at [http://www.scrld.org the Libraries of Stevens County]
 
Carl Oman Remembers/ Carl Oman. Available at [http://www.scrld.org the Libraries of Stevens County]
 
Early Birds in the Northwest / Rowland Bond. Available at [http://www.scrld.org the Libraries of Stevens County]
 
History of North Washington / Western Historical Publishing Company. Available at [http://www.scrld.org the Libraries of Stevens County]
 
History of the Immaculate Conception Parish in the Colville Valley. / Joseph J. Pash. Available at [http://www.scrld.org the Libraries of Stevens County]
 
Old Bossburg and Her Ferries / Goldie Putnam. Available at [http://www.scrld.org the Libraries of Stevens County]
 
Pioneers of Happy Hill&nbsp;: an historical documentary / Jim McMillan. Available at [http://www.scrld.org the Libraries of Stevens County]
 
Pioneers of the Columbia / Greenwood Park Grange. Available at [http://www.scrld.org the Libraries of Stevens County]
 
Spokane and the Inland Northwest; historical images Washington counties: Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Spokane; Idaho counties: Boundary, Bonner / Tony Bamonte. Available at [http://www.scrld.org the Libraries of Stevens County]
 
Elkanah and Mary Walker / Clifford Merrill Drury. Available at [http://www.scrld.org the Libraries of Stevens County]
 
The First White Women Over the Rockies Vol 1 The First White Women Over the Rockies Vol 2 The First White Women Over the Rockies Vol 3 All by Clifford Merrill Drury. Available at [http://www.scrld.org the Libraries of Stevens County]
 
Mary Richardson Walker / Ruth Karr McKee. Available at [http://www.scrld.org the Libraries of Stevens County]
 
On to Oregon&nbsp;: the diaries of Mary Walker and Myra Eells / introductions and editorial notes by Clifford Merrill Drury. Available at [http://www.scrld.org the Libraries of Stevens County]
 
==== Maps  ====
 
An extensive collection of Oregon Territory, Washington Territory, and Washington State maps is available [http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/index.html Department of Geography University of Alabama Map Library]
 
An 1880 map of Oregon &amp; Washington Territory, issued by the Oregon Railway and Navigation Co.is available at [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]$
 
An 1890 map of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company including Eastern Washington is available at [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]$
 
1910 Map of the Spokane Indian Reservation is available at [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]$
 
Atlases, Gazetteers, Maps held by [http://www.stevenscountyhistoricalsociety.org Stevens County Historical Society]
 
*Two early County Engineer's maps
*Undated early partly platted lower British Columbia, Columbia River
*1810-1871 coast to coast territory covered by artist Paul Kane for Hudson Bay
*1863 state map showing which areas have been surveyed
*1863 county map showing place names
*1870 Colville and north end
*1870-1883 Colville area, shows cemeteries, etc.
*1887 survey of military Fort Colville
*1890 two sections of Meyers Falls
*1903 Colville area, shows cemeteries, etc
*1910 railroad map,&nbsp; Stevens and Bonner County, Idaho
*1911 section map
*1952 county topography map
*1963&nbsp;Metsker's book of maps
*Original Stevens County plat maps (complete collection)
*Colville region topography
*Old Colville City&nbsp;map
*City of Colville
*Map of Kettle Falls
*Sanborn Insurnance Maps (shows&nbsp;buildings)
*State Highway Map&nbsp;
 
==== Military  ====
 
The [http://museum.washingtonguard.org/history.shtml Washington State Department of Military Museum] details the formation and history of the territorial militia and national guard units in seven pdf files.&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
*Vol 2. Washington Territorial Militia in the Indian Wars of&nbsp;1855-56 included a few reports from the Colville area.
*Vol 3. Washington Territorial Militia in the Civil War includes a summary of units, personnel and actions in the Colville area.
*Vol 4. Washington National Guard in the Phillipine Insurrection includes reports of activity at Fort Colville and the surrounding area.&nbsp; Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles in 1880-81, commanding the Department of the Columbia reported on troops constructing military roads from Fort Colville to Fort Spokane and Fort Colville to Camp Spokane.&nbsp; Includes the report of General Sherman's visit to the area in 1883 with extensive details of the trip from Fort Spokane to Fort Colville on the military road.&nbsp; Report refers to Chewellah as better known as Brown's.
*Vol 5. Washington National Guard in World War I includes information about the Guard (Army and Naval) prior to the war and reports of personnel who died during the war.
*Vol. 6 Washington National Guard in World War II includes report of a Reserve unit at Chewelah on May 20, 1942 and Colville on&nbsp;9 May 1942.&nbsp;
*Vol 7 Washington National Guard in&nbsp;Post World War II: Reports on the re-organization of the National Guard, Guard personnel efforts in the 1948 Floods, extensive summary of the Korean War&nbsp;by Army and Air Force units and&nbsp;includes reports of personnel lost during the Korean War&nbsp;listed by county.&nbsp;
*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Company D, 161st Infantry at Colville was activated on 29 June 1953 and became Company D, 1st Btl Group, 161st Infantry in 1959.&nbsp; 1963 saw another reorganization and the unit became Company&nbsp;B (2nd Rifle Plat) 1st Bn, 161 Infantry. The Colville Armory was constructed in 1856.
*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Heavy Mortar Company, 161st Infantry at Chewelah was converted,&nbsp;redesignated or&nbsp;re-organized 1 Nov 1952, the Mortar&nbsp;Plat Company D, 161st became the 3rd R &amp; W Plat, Company A, 1st Btl, 161st Infantry&nbsp;in 1959. &nbsp; The Chewelah Armory was under construction in 1953.
*
 
'''Fort Colvill'''e, located three miles northeast of the current City of Colville, was established June 20, 1859. Initial troops were from the Company A and Company E of the Ninth Infantry under command of Capt. Pinkney Lugenbeel.
 
*November 1861 to July 1862, Companies C and D of the California Volunteers of the 2nd Voluntary Infantry.
 
*July 1862 - May 1865, two companies of the Washington Territory Volunteers
 
*May 1865 - November 1865, one company of Oregon Volunteers
 
*November 1865 - May 1867, one company of the Fourteenth U.S. Infantry
 
*May 1867 - June 1872, various companies of the 23rd Infantry
 
*June 1872 - June 1875, Company E, 21st U.S. Infantry.


=== Court Records ===
*May 1875 - Additional reinforcements by Company M, 1st Calvary in May 1875 and Company L, 1st Calvary in June 1875. The Calvary departed October 1877.
{{WA Court Intro|Stevens}}


''Online Court Indexes and Records''<br>
*October 1877 - 2nd Infantry returned.
* {{RecordSearch|1910364|Washington, County Records, 1803-2010}} at FamilySearch — [[Washington, County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only; Includes Appearance docket 1896-1962; District and Superior Court records 1889-1892; District Court records 1882-1889; Miscellaneous court records 1977-1983.<br>


''County Commissioner's Minutes''<br>
*November 1879 - A company of the 1st Calvary reinforced the 2nd Infantry.
*[https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/2309 Stevens County Board of Commissioners, Meetings, 1860-1913, 2005-2009] - Full minutes with an extraction of the records to 1905 in the "Finding Aids" section; originals located at [https://www.stevenscountywa.gov/pview.aspx?id=20842 Stevens County Commissioner's Office], 230 East Birch St, Colville; Phone 509-684-3751.


''Inventories of Court Records''<br>
U.S. Fort Colville was ordered closed September 20, 1882.  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28757 ''Inventory of the county archives of Washington, no. 33. Stevens County (Colville)''] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*[http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/241 Stevens Frontier Justice.] Part of "''Frontier Justice’’: Guide to the Court Records of Washington Territory, 1853-1889'' at Washington State Archives; The court procedure of Frontier Justice touch nearly all pioneers of Washington Territory. The index has many abstracts that provide names and what is happening in disputes, settlements in civil and criminal cases as well as probate, equity and admiralty cases.
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*[https://www.stevenscountywa.gov/pview.aspx?id=20838&catid=25 '''Stevens County Clerk''']<br>215 S Oak<br>Colville, WA 99114<br>Phone: 509-684-7575<br>
:Holds records for divorce, naturalization, and court cases from 1889. [http://www.newgs.org/ NeWGS] volunteers may access the probate microfilms and make copies of these records upon request.
<br>
*[https://www.stevenscountywa.gov/pview.aspx?id=20836 '''Stevens County Auditor]'''<br>215 S Oak St, Room 106<br>Colville, WA 99114<br>Phone: 866-513-2741<br>
:Holds records including military discharges (restricted to family only). The Office can provide copies of marriage licenses, although the actual records were transferred to the State Archives at Cheney.  


=== Directories ===
More information about the U.S. troops and members of the American Border Commission is available in Colville Collection Book Two: Military Fort Colville by Patrick J. Graham A history of Military Fort Colville (1859-1882) including its officers, and historical manuscripts of events of that period in Colville and northeastern Washington. ....169 pages plus index. Book is available [http://www.newgs.org/publications.htm at NeWGS]
{{WA Directories Intro|Stevens}}


*'''1867''' ''Pacific Coast Directory, 1867'' is available at [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] ($).
Civil War Veterans Buried in Stevens County by Roger W. May Information on almost 300 veterans who are buried in or have lived in Stevens County ….219 pages with 217 photos. Book is available [http://www.newgs.org/publications.htm at NeWGS]  
*'''1909-1910''' ''R.L. Polk's Directory of Stevens County, Washington, 1909-1910'', at SCHS.
*'''1911-1912''' ''R.L. Polk's Directory of Stevens, Pend Oreille and Ferry Counties 1911-1912'' at [http://www.crossroadsarchive.net/items/show/4146 Crossroads on the Columbia]
*'''1916-1917''' ''R.L. Polk's Directory of Stevens, Pend Oreille and Ferry Counties 1916-17, at SCHS.''
*'''1929-1930''' ''Telephone Directories for Stevens, Ferry and Pend Oreille Counties for 1929 and 1930''
*'''1970-2024''' {{RecordSearch|5000290|United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Residence Database - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, coverage may vary
*Other telephone directories available at [http://www.crossroadsarchive.net/ Crossroads on the Columbia]


=== Emigration and Immigration  ===
"World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from Washington" at the [http://arcweb.archives.gov National Archives]. Query for the exact title; go to the Digital Copies tab, and page through to Stevens County to view those service members who died during WWII.
{{WA Emigration Intro|Stevens}}


=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
Stevens County Vietnam War Casualties [http://www.facesfromthewall.com/ffwstev.html at USGenWeb.]  
{{WA Ethnic Groups Intro|Stevens}}
'''''American Indians'''''<br>
Many Indian tribes came to the area to fish at Kettle Falls<ref>HistoryLink.org Essay 7577</ref>. [[Colville Indians]] oversaw the salmon catch at Kettle Falls. The [[Spokane Indians]] and [[Spokane Indian Reservation (Washington)|Spokane Indian Reservation]] is located in southwestern Stevens County. A small group of the [[Kalispel Indians]] lived at Indian Ridge south of Chewelah<ref>HistoryLink.org Essay 9534</ref>.<br><br>
*'''1815-1917''' Washington State University's [http://ntserver1.wsulibs.wsu.edu/masc/finders/cg147.htm Guide to the William Parkhurst Winans Papers 1815-1917] includes an unpublished 1870 census of the Indian tribes in northeastern Washington (Territory), including the Okanagans, Calispels (or Pend’ Oreilles), San Poils and Nespelems, Senijexsees or Lakes, Wenatchees and Isle d'Pierres, Mishouies, Spokanes, and the Swielpees (or Colvilles) which includes detailed verbatim reports on speeches given by chiefs in tribal councils, descriptions of the social and economic situation of the region’s tribes, and notes on how the Indians viewed white people and white society.
*'''1887-1902''' [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/1710 Indian Census: Colville Reservation, Couer d'Alene Tribe, 1887-1902] at Washington State Archives
*'''1887-1941''' [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/1668 Indian Census: Colville Reservation, Columbia Tribe, 1887-1914] at Washington State Archives
*'''1890-1907, 1911-1914''' [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/1675Indian Census:  Colville Reservation, Colville Tribe, 1890-1907, 1911-1914] at Washington State Archives
*'''1890-1914''' [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/1751 Indian Census: Colville Reservation, Lake Tribe, 1890-1914] at Washington State Archives
*'''1911-1919''' {{RecordSearch|2300675|Washington, Applications for Enrollment and Adoption of Washington Indians, 1911-1919}} at FamilySearch — [[Washington, Applications for Enrollment and Adoption of Washington Indians - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


'''''Japanese'''''<br>
==== Naturalization  ====
*'''1942-1946''' [http://digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/486 Public Welfare/Social Security Department, Evacuee (Japanese) Referrals for Resettlement and Assistance, 1945-1946] at Washington State Archives - index & images; Assistance Cases, Evacuee Referrals for Resettlement and Assistance, 1945-1946


=== Funeral Homes  ===
[http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/RecordSeriesInfo.aspx?rsid=2 Washington State Digital Archives] has digitized various types of naturalization-related records, including declarations of intentions, delayed birth files, naturalization affidavits, notifications of application for admission to US citizenship, orders fixing naturalization terms, petitions and records, petitions, receipts for certificates of citizenship, record of final decrees of citizenship and record of petitions dockets.&nbsp;Stevens County&nbsp;Naturalization, Declarations&nbsp;of Intentions, and Petition for Naturalization records range from 1908-1973. <br>
{{WA Funeral Homes Intro|Stevens}}


*[http://www.danekasfuneralchapel.com Danekas Funeral Chapel and Crematory]. [http://www.newgs.org/ NeWGS] and [http://www.stevenscountyhistoricalsociety.org/ SCHS] have extractions of these funeral home records.
==== Newspapers  ====
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=== Genealogies  ===
[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085318 Colville Examiner] 1907-1920 is available online thanks to the Washington State Library, Library of Congress, and the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities.
{{WA Genealogies Intro|Stevens}}


'''Genealogy Research Aids'''<br>
[http://www.statesmanexaminer.com| The Statesman-Examiner] is published weekly in Colville.  
*''Basic Guide for Genealogy Research in Stevens, Ferry and Pend Oreille Counties'' by Nancy Wright, Susan DeChant, and Shirley Dodson of NeWGS.


=== Guardianship ===
The Chewelah Independent has been published weekly since 1903. Information about the newspaper is available from the [http://www.chewelah.org Chewelah Chamber of Commerce] website.
{{WA Guardianship Intro|Stevens}}


=== Land and Property Records ===
An extensive collection of local newspapers on microfilm is available at the Kettle Falls Public Library and some others at the Colville Public Library and Stevens County Historical Society. The Northeast Washington Genealogical Society maintains a [http://www.newgs.org/newspapers.htm listing] of these papers.
{{WA Land Intro|Stevens}}


For additional resources, see Wiki article [[Washington Land and Property]].<br>
The [http://www.spokanelibrary.org Spokane Public Library Downtown Branch] has a large microfilm collection of Spokane papers, which has some coverage of Stevens County.  
<br>
''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
*'''1918-1984''' {{FSC|2143718|item|disp=Washington, Stevens County, Chattel Mortgage Index, 1918-1984}} at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*[https://propertysearch.trueautomation.com/mapSearch/?cid=0 Stevens County Map Search]
*[https://propertysearch.trueautomation.com/PropertyAccess/?cid=0 Stevens County Property Search]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
<br>
<br>
''Land Records''<br>
'''[https://www.stevenscountywa.gov/pview.aspx?id=20835&catID=0 Stevens County Assessor's Office]'''<br>215 S Oak St, Room 101<br>Colville, WA 99114<br>Phone: 509-684-6161<br>
:Property assessment records. The Stevens County Historical Society has digital copies of the old assessor worksheets covering the 1960s, 1970s, and some 1980s, including some of the maps held in these records. Assessment worksheets show who owned the building, but there is no tracking of ownership over time. The maps show some property ownership for select townships/ranges in the northernmost portions of the county.<br>
'''[https://www.stevenscountywa.gov/pview.aspx?id=20836 Stevens County Auditor's Office]'''<br>215 S Oak St, Room 106<br>Colville, WA 99114<br>Phone: 866-513-2741<br>
:Homesteads, land records from 1862 to present. Earliest land records were recorded under the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preemption_Act_of_1841 Preemption Act of 1841]. Land deed records have been digitized, but are not available online. Auditor's office can provide digital images upon request. SCHS has digital copies of deeds up to 1985. The Stevens County Auditor also holds deeds and recordings for Stevens County's "daughter" counties; for example, 50 years of the history of current neighbor Pend Oreille County are in Stevens County records. All Pend Oreille County cities were incorporated while part of Stevens County. Those records were digitized by the county, and Stevens County Historical Society (SCHS) has digital copies of those deeds.
:''Missing Land Records''<br>
::*Volume D of the deed books is missing; check the grantor or grantee index to obtain the abbreviated land description, and grantor and grantee names.
<br>
''Homestead and Patents''<br>
*[https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 Patent and Homestead Search] at Bureau of Land Management General Land Office.
*[https://www.blm.gov/or/landrecords/survey/ySrvy1.php Land Status & Cadastral Survey Records - Willamette Meridian] - for Oregon and Washington States
*Description of the Rectangular Survey System - Township/Range:
:*[https://glorecords.blm.gov/reference/default.aspx#id=05_Appendices|03_Rectangular_Survey_System BLM Rectangular Survey System]
:*[[Rectangular Surveys|Rectangular Survey System Wiki page]]
:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Land_Survey_System Wikipedia]
*[http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/spokane/index.php BLM Spokane Office (Fancher Road)] - Have NARA microfilms of the railroad land transactions for their assigned area that includes Stevens County  
*[http://www.earthpoint.us/Townships.aspx Earthpoint] - Convert latitude and longitude of the desired location to township/range
*Stevens County includes: the northwest corner of the county is in township 40N Range 36E; the northeast corner is township 40N range 42E; the southwest corner is township 28N range 35E; and the southeast corner is in township 27N range 42E.


=== Local Histories ===
==== Probate  ====
{{WA Histories Intro|Stevens}}


*''Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan Counties, State of Washington.'' [Spokane, Washington?] : Western Historical Publishing Company, 1904. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/374435 FamilySearch Digital Library].
==== Schools  ====
*''History Of The City of Spokane and Spokane County, Washington.'' 3 volumes. By Nelson Wayne Durham. Tucson, Arizona : W.C. Cox & Co., 1974. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/812145 FamilySearch Digital Library]. First 13 chapters include the Stevens County area.
*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_bks&q=Stevens+County+%28Wash.%29+History&fq=dt%3Abks WorldCat.org] - list of Stevens County history books and availability in libraries.


=== Maps and Gazetteers ===
All schools in Stevens County are under the [http://www.esd101.net Northeast Washington Educational Service District 101] located at Regal Center 4202 S. Regal Street, Spokane, WA 99223-7738, phone number (p.) 509-789-3800
{{WA Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{WA Stevens County}}}}
{{WA Maps Intro|Stevens}}
*[http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/index.html Department of Geography University of Alabama Map Library] - An extensive collection of Oregon Territory, Washington Territory, and Washington State maps
*'''1883''' [http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=124 1883 Map of the Colville agricultural area] from the Washington State Library
*'''1941''' [http://nationalmap.gov/historical/ Historic USGS topographical maps]. The 1941 maps along the Columbia River show the river and towns prior to Lake Roosevelt forming as well as the lake after it forms.
*1880 map of Oregon & Washington Territory, issued by the Oregon Railway and Navigation Co. is available at [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]($)
*1890 map of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company including Eastern Washington is available at [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]($)
*1910 Map of the Spokane Indian Reservation is available at [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]($)
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=396100&reqParentsLabel=Stevens%2C%20Washington%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]: Map of cities and towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]


*Atlases, Gazetteers, Maps held by [http://www.stevenscountyhistoricalsociety.org Stevens County Historical Society]
Current School Districts are:  
::-Two early County Engineer's maps
::-Undated early partly platted lower British Columbia, Columbia River
::-1810-1871 coast-to-coast territory covered by artist Paul Kane for Hudson Bay
::-1863 state map showing which areas have been surveyed
::-1863 county map showing place names
::-1870 Colville and north end
::-1870-1883 Colville area, shows cemeteries, etc.
::-1887 survey of military Fort Colville
::-1890 two sections of Meyers Falls
::-1903 Colville area, shows cemeteries, etc
::-1910 railroad map, Stevens and Bonner County, Idaho
::-1911 section map
::-1912 Original Triplicate Copy of the Northwestern Mutual Fire Association, Seattle Washington (Sanborn Maps) for Colville with viewable corrections.
::-1929 Original Triplicate Copy of the Northwestern Mutual Fire Association, Seattle Washington (Sanborn Maps) Northport with viewable corrections.
::-1952 county topography map
::-1963 Metsker's book of maps
::-Original Stevens County plat maps (complete collection)
::-Colville region topography
::-Old Colville City map
::-City of Colville
::-Map of Kettle Falls
::-Sanborn Insurance Maps (shows buildings)
::-State Highway Map


=== Migration ===
[http://www.chewelah.k12.wa.us Chewelah SD #36] Chewelah p. 509-685-6800
{{WA Migration Intro|Stevens}}


=== Military Records ===
[http://www.columbia206.k12.wa.us Columbia SD #206] Hunters p. 509-722-3311
{{WA Military Intro|Stevens}}


*'''1803-2010''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/collections/1910364/waypoints Washington, County Records, 1803-2010] at FamilySearch — [[Washington, County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only; Includes Certificates of adjustment for veterans 1925-1928; Military register 1892-1893.
[http://www.colsd.org Colville SD #115]Colville p. 509-684-7857
*'''1885-1907''' [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/476 Military Department, National Guard Enlistment Register, 1885-1907] at Washington State Archives - index & images
*[http://www.newgs.org/cpage.php?pt=75 Stevens County War Casualties] at Northeast Washington Genealogical Society. Includes Stevens County persons who died in WWI, WWII, Korean and Vietnam Wars.
*[https://www.stevenscountywa.gov/pview.aspx?id=20836 Stevens County Auditor's Office] holds military discharge records (restricted to family only).<br>


'''''Indian Wars'''''
[http://www.dpsd.org Deer Park SD #414] Deer Park p. 509-464-5507
*'''1855-1856''' [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/495 Military Department, Indian War Muster Rolls, 1855-1856] at Washington State Archives - index & images


'''''Civil War'''''<br>
Evergreen SD #205 Gifford p. 509-722-6084
'''Fort Colville''', located three miles northeast of the current City of Colville, was established June 20, 1859. Initial troops were from the Company A and Company E of the Ninth Infantry under the command of Capt. Pinkney Lugenbeel. U.S. Fort Colville was ordered closed September 20, 1882.


'''''World War I'''''
[http://www.kfsd.org Kettle Falls SD #212] Kettle Falls p. 509-738-6625
*'''1917-1919''' [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/640 Veterans Affairs, Department of, World War I Service Statement Cards, 1917-1919] at Washington State Archives - images and index.
* '''1921-1925''' {{RecordSearch|1878898|Washington, World War I Veteran's Compensation Fund Application Records, 1921-1925}} at FamilySearch — [[Washington, World War I Veteran's Compensation Fund Application Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


'''''World War II'''''
[http://www.loonlakeschool.org Loon Lake SD #183] Loon Lake p. 509-233-2212
* [http://www.archives.gov/research/military/ww2/army-casualties/washington.html WWII Army Casualties: Washington] at National Archives


'''''Japanese'''''<br>
[http://www.marywalker.org Mary Walker SD #207] Springdale p. 509-258-4534
*'''''1945-1946''''' [http://digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/486 Public Welfare/Social Security Department, Evacuee (Japanese) Referrals for Resettlement and Assistance, 1945-1946] at Washington State Archives
<br>
''Published Books:''<br>
*''Civil War Veterans Buried in Stevens County'' By Roger W. May; Colville, WA: Northeast Washington Genealogical Society, 2007. Information on almost 300 veterans who are buried in or have lived in Stevens County {{WorldCat|213397736|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}
*''Colville Collection Book Two: Military Fort Colville'' by Patrick J. Graham. Colville, WA: P.J. Graham, 1989-2009. {{WorldCat|23252720|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; A history of Military Fort Colville (1859-1882) includes officers, and historical manuscripts of events of that period in Colville and northeastern Washington.
*''Northwest Boundary Commission: Message from the President of the United States Concerning the Northwest Boundary Commission'' by Archibald Campbell. Washington, D.C.,: Government Printing Office, 1869; {{WorldCat|6605919|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; '''''Online at:''''' [https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcbooks/items/1.0222181 University of British Columbia]


=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
[http://www.9mile.org Nine Mile Falls SD #325] Nine Mile Falls p. 509-340-4300
{{WA Naturalization Intro|Stevens}}


''Online Naturalization Indexes and Records''<br>
[http://www.northportschools.org/northportschools/site/default.asp Northport SD #211] Northport p. 509-732-4441 Ext. 189
*'''1803-2010''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/collections/1910364/waypoints Washington, County Records, 1803-2010] at FamilySearch — [[Washington, County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only
*'''1886-1973''' [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/1960 Stevens County Clerk, Registers of Declarations of Intention, 1886-1973] at Washington State Archives - index & images
*'''1888-1906''' [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/1963 Stevens County Clerk, Registers of Applications and Orders of Naturalization, 1888-1906] at Washington State Archives - index & images
*'''1906-1974''' [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/467 Stevens County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1906-1974] at Washington State Archives - index & images
*'''1929-1951''' [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/1946 Stevens County Clerk, Register of Petitions for Naturalization, 1929-1951] at Washington State Archives - index & images


=== Newspapers ===
[http://www.ocsd30.org/ocsd30/site/default.asp Onion Creek SD #30] Onion Creek p. 509-732-4240
{{WA Newspapers Intro|Stevens}}
*'''1800s-Current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50082/ Washington, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1855-2009''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10633/washington-newspapers-1855-2009?s=275764761 Washington Newspapers, 1855-2009] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1892-1897''' [https://www.statesmanexaminer.com/ The Statesman-Examiner] is published weekly in Colville. Precursors to this newspaper, the Colville Republican, Stevens County Standard, the Colville Index, and the Stevens County Statesman-Index for the 1892 to 1897 time frame are available in pdf format at [http://www.crossroadsarchive.net/items Crossroads on the Columbia] items 12945 to 13949.
*'''1903-1960; 2020-present''' The [http://www.chewelahindependent.com/ Chewelah Independent] has been published weekly since 1903. Microfilms of the newspaper up to 1960 are available at the [https://thelosc.org/locations/kettle-falls-library/ Kettle Falls Public Library]. The [https://thelosc.org/locations/chewelah-public-library/ Chewelah Public Library] has digital copies of the newspaper from 2010 to current.
*'''1907-1922''' [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085318 Colville Examiner] 1907-1922 and the [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87008085/ Newport Miner] (1899-1912) are available online thanks to the Washington State Library, Library of Congress, and the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities.
*'''1911-1913''' The [http://www.crossroadsarchive.net/ Loon Lake Times] 1911 to 1913 editions. Query [http://www.loonlakehistoricalsociety.com/ Loon Lake Historical Society] Collection and keyword of newspaper.
*The [http://wiki.sos.wa.gov/ndnp/MainPage.ashx WA National Digital Newspaper Program wiki] part of the [http://www.neh.gov/projects/ndnp.html National Digital Newspaper Project] provides the digitization status of state newspapers.
*[https://washingtondigitalnewspapers.org/ Washington Digital Newspaper] at [https://www.sos.wa.gov/library/ Washington State Library].
*Early Washington newspapers covered the Colville area, particularly the Walla Walla Statesman. Query "Colville" in the [http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/newspapers.aspx Washington State Library's online historical newspaper collection].
*An extensive collection of local newspapers on microfilm is available at the [https://thelosc.org/locations/kettle-falls-library/ Kettle Falls Public Library] and some others at the [https://thelosc.org/locations/colville-public-library/ Colville Public Library] and Stevens County Historical Society. The NeWGS maintains a [https://newgs.org/cpage.php?pt=24 listing] of these papers.
*The [http://www.spokanelibrary.org Spokane Public Library Downtown Branch] has a large microfilm collection of Spokane papers, which has some coverage of Stevens County.
*[[Stevens County, Washington Newspapers]] - List of known newspapers for the county, including town and years published for each newspaper


=== Obituaries ===
[http://www.orient.k12.wa.us| Orient SD #65] Orient p. 509-684-6873
{{WA Obituaries Intro|Stevens}}


*[http://www.stevenscountyhistoricalsociety.org/ Stevens County Historical Society] - newspaper obituary lists for deaths
[http://www.svalley.k12.wa.us| Summit Valley SD #202] Addy p. 509-935-6362
*[http://www.newgs.org/ Northeast Washington Genealogical Society] - newspaper obituary lists for deaths
*[http://www.loonlakehistoricalsociety.com/ Loon Lake Historical Society] - maintains obituary listings for the Loon Lake and Deer Lake area residents<br>


=== Other Records ===
ESD 101 records at the [http://www.sos.wa.gov/archives/archives_eastern.aspx| Washington State Archives] at Cheney include item EA801-36-14 Pioneer Interviews (Stevens County) for 1933-47; item EA801-36-1 School Census (Stevens County) school census records for 1915-32, and other early school records. The Digital Archives also has a 1927 [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/ViewRecord.aspx?RID=67592270421650CE5AC56C04A26BF028 Spokane County School District] map. Note: Beginning in July or August 2010, the State Archives at Cheney will begin digitizing the 1915-32 School Census Records and, once the names are extracted, the index and images will be available through the Digital Archives.
{{WA Other Records Intro|Stevens}}


'''''City Council Meeting Records'''''<br>
The Last Bell by Alpha Naff (reprinted 2005 by NeWGS) A history of the rural schools in Stevens County ….152 pages, indexed. Available at [http://www.newgs.org/publications.htm at NeWGS] and [http://www.scrld.org the Libraries of Stevens County] (Submitter's note: If you can only get one book on Stevens County, this is it! Mrs. Naff not only discusses each school, but explains how and when the community came about and how it grew or disappeared.)
*'''1890-2006''' [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/1506 City of Colville council minutes] from 1890 to 2006.
*'''1903-2009''' [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/1492 City of Chewelah council minutes] from 1903 to 2009.
*'''1910-1940; 1968-2010''' [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/2050 Marcus Town council minutes] from 1910 to 1940, 1968 to 2010.
*'''1967-2007''' [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/2842 City of Springdale council minutes] from 1867 to 2007.  


'''''Public Records'''''<br>
The Stevens County Historical Society [http://www.stevenshistorymuseum.com (SCHS)] has the October 1897 to June 1904 bound record of teachers' contracts (leather bound with contract information recorded three to a page similar to a receipt book).  
* '''Prior to 1965''' {{RecordSearch|1404287|Washington Postmaster Indexes, Prior to 1965}} at FamilySearch — [[Washington, Postmaster Indexes - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only
*'''1860-1917, 2005-2009''' [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/2309 Stevens County Board of Commissioners, Meetings, 1860-1913, 2005-2009] at Washington State Digital Archives; includes early tax assessment lists and equalization changes, jury duty lists, roads and school districts creation, contacts awarded and bills, elected and appointed officials, incorporation of towns in Stevens, Ferry, and Pend Oreille towns and other information. Images at


'''''Voting Records'''''<br>
[http://www.stevenshistorymuseum.com SCHS] has the August 1891 to 1901 School District No. 32, Pleasant Valley Pupil Attendence Binder.
* '''1876-1940''' {{RecordSearch|3754702|Washington Voting Records, 1876-1940}} at FamilySearch — [[Washington Voting Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index


=== Periodicals ===
[http://www.stevenshistorymuseum.com SCHS] has the School District No. 2 Colville Schools Board of Director Minutes, May 15, 1903 – April 8, 1920
{{WA Periodicals Intro|Stevens}}


*[[Washington Periodicals]]
==== Taxation  ====
The Northeast Washington Genealogical Society (NeWGS) publication, ''Pioneer Branches'' is available at the Colville Public Library (part of the Libraries of Stevens County) and through the society. Indexes are available on Persi from 1986 to 2007.<br><br>


=== Probate Records ===
==== Vital Records ====
{{WA Probate Intro|Stevens}}
Probate records are available at the Stevens County Courthouse.<br>


''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
'''Births'''  
*'''1803-2010''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/collections/1910364/waypoints Washington, County Records, 1803-2010] at FamilySearch — [[Washington, County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


=== School Records ===
*1891-1907 Washington State Births are available at [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]$
{{WA Schools Intro|Stevens}}
All schools in Stevens County are under the [http://www.esd101.net Northeast Washington Educational Service District 101] located at Regal Center 4202 S. Regal Street, Spokane, WA 99223-7738, phone number (p.) 509-789-3800<br>


''Online School Indexes and Records''<br>
*1907-1919 Washington State Births are available at [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]$
*'''1803-2010''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/collections/1910364/waypoints Washington, County Records, 1803-2010] at FamilySearch — [[Washington, County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only
*'''1891-1901''' [http://www.stevenscountyhistoricalsociety.org/ SCHS] has the August 1891 to 1901 School District No. 32, Pleasant Valley Pupil Attendence Binder.
*'''October 1897-June 1904''' The Stevens County Historical Society [http://www.stevenscountyhistoricalsociety.org/ (SCHS)] has the October 1897 to June 1904 bound ledger record of teachers' contracts.
*'''1903-1920''' [http://www.stevenscountyhistoricalsociety.org/ SCHS] has the School District No. 2 Colville Schools Board of Director Minutes, May 15, 1903 – April 8, 1920
*'''1915''' The Internet Archives has an article about [https://www.archive.org/details/teacherscottages00presrich Washington State Teacher's Cottages] in 1915 by Josephine Corliss Preston
*'''1915-1947''' ESD 101 records at the [http://www.sos.wa.gov/archives/archives_eastern.aspx%7C Washington State Archives] at Cheney include item EA801-36-14 Pioneer Interviews (Stevens County) for 1933-47; item EA801-36-1 School Census (Stevens County) school census records for 1915-32, and other early school records. The Digital Archives also has a 1927 [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/ViewRecord.aspx?RID=67592270421650CE5AC56C04A26BF028 Spokane County School District] map.
*The Last Bell by Alpha Naff (reprinted 2005 by NeWGS) A history of the rural schools in Stevens County ….152 pages, indexed. Available at [http://www.newgs.org/forsale.php at NeWGS] and the [http://thelosc.org Libraries of Stevens County].
*The [http://www.crossroadsarchive.net Crossroads on the Columbia] project has school records for Chewelah, Hunters, and Loon Lake.


''Online Catalogs''<br>
<br>'''Marriages'''  
*[http://www.whitworth.edu/Library/Index.aspx Whitworth University Catalog]<br><br>


''Digital Collections''<br>
*Marriages from 3 Jun 1859 to 15 Feb 1891 are available at the '''[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/Search.cfm Western States Marriage Index]''' website.
*[http://econtent.library.ewu.edu/ Eastern Washington University Digital Collection]
*[https://digital.gonzaga.edu/ Gonzaga University Digital Collection]
*[http://content.lib.washington.edu/ University of Washington Digital Collection]
*[https://content.libraries.wsu.edu/ Washington State University Digital Collection]


=== Social Security Records ===
*Marriages from 1860 to 2008 are available at [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/default.aspx Washington State Digital Archives].
*'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch — [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007]
*'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index


=== Tax Records ===
'''Deaths'''
{{WA Tax Intro|Stevens}}


''Online Tax Indexes and Records''<br>
*1891 - 1907 Washington State Deaths are available at [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]$
The [http://www.stevenscountyhistoricalsociety.org/ SCHS] has the county assessor's personal property tax ledgers for 1898 to 1906, 1912 to 1935, and 1931 to 1935. Images of the 1898 to 1906 ledgers are viewable on the [http://www.crossroadsarchive.net/ Crossroads on the Columbia] project.<br><br>


=== Vital Records ===
*1940-1996 Washington State Death Index is available at [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com]$
{{WA Vital Intro|Stevens}}
The Auditor's Office can provide copies of marriage licenses although the actual records were transferred to the State Archives at Cheney.


==== Birth ====
*Washington Death Certificates 1907-1960 A free internet index to the 1907-1960 death certificates can be&nbsp;found at [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1454923;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable FamilySearch Record Search], no images are available. A&nbsp;transcribed death certificate may contain such information as name of the deceased, date and place of death, age, gender, birth date and birth place, mother’s maiden name and name of spouse, place of residence, occupation and certificate numbers.
{{WA Birth Intro|Stevens}}


*'''1803-2010''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/collections/1910364/waypoints Washington, County Records, 1803-2010] at FamilySearch — [[Washington, County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only; Includes Birth register 1891-1907; Births 1891-1907.
Notes from ''Basic Guide for Genealogy Research in Stevens, Ferry &amp; Pend Oreille Counties'' by Nancy Wright, Susan DeChant, and Shirley Dodson of NeWGS:&nbsp; "Stevens County is long and narrow, bisected by the Huckleberry Mountains running north and south through the middle.&nbsp; In the early days, travel was difficult and there were almost no roads.&nbsp; During the winter it was impossible to go very far, so people often did their "marrying" and "burying" in Lincoln County if they lived along the River at the south end of the county.&nbsp; They also went to Spokane County for supplies or to get married.&nbsp; If they lived in the north end of the county, they caught the ore train going to the smelter in Trail, British Columbia, got off at Rossland, had time to get married and catch the train on its return trip to the states.&nbsp; All this could be done in time to get home for evening chores.&nbsp; The railroad was completed in 1892-93.&nbsp; Lincoln County seat is located in Davenport, WA 99122. The address for the proper office in Rossland is Vital Record, Court Registry, Box 639, Rossland, B.C. VOG 1YO, phone 604-362-7368."
*'''1852-1963''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20222/washington-births?s=275764761 Washington, Births] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1871-1921''' [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/2600 Department of Health, Delayed Birth Records] at Washington State Archives - index & images; includes some earlier and later dates
*'''1873-1965''' {{RecordSearch|3418468|Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965}} at FamilySearch — [[Washington, County Birth Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1900-1907''' [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/1959 Stevens County Auditor, Register of Births, 1900-1907] at Washington State Archives - index & images


==== Marriage ====
== Societies and Libraries  ==
{{WA Marriage Intro|Stevens}}


*'''1801-1962''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=washington%2cwa Washington, United States Marriages] at Findmypast — index ($)
The [http://www.newgs.org Northeast Washington Genealogical Society] assists those researching in Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Stevens County. Classes and meetings are held the second Wednesday of the month. Mailing address is Northeast Washington Genealogical Society, c/o Colville Public Library, 195 S Oak, Colville, WA 99114.  
*'''1803-2010''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/collections/1910364/waypoints Washington, County Records, 1803-2010] at FamilySearch — [[Washington, County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only; Includes Marriage affidavits 1886-1939; applications index 1939-2002; certificates &amp; index 1889-1944; certificates 1912-1947; Marriage index-direct 1911-1922; Marriage licenses index-direct Marriage statistics 1911-1939; Marriage records index-direct 1885-1947; Marriage statistics 1891-1939.
*'''1855-2008''' {{RecordSearch|1534448|Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008}} at FamilySearch — [[Washington, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1859-1891''' [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/Search.cfm Western States Marriage Index] - Index
*'''1859-2008''' [http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/72 Stevens County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1859-2008] at Washington State Archives - index & images
*'''1865-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20617/washington-marriages?s=275764761 Washington Marriages] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1968-1997''' [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/2601 Department of Health, Marriage Certificates, 1968-1997] at Washington State Archives - index & images
*'''1969-2014''' {{RecordSearch|2761120|Washington Marriage Index, 1969-2014}} at FamilySearch — [[Washington Marriage Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1969-2022''' [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/2208 Department of Health, Marriage Index, 1969-2022] at Washington State Archives - index & images


==== Death ====
The NeWGS's publication, ''Pioneer Branches'' is available at the Colville Public Library (part of the Libraries of Stevens County), [http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/index.html Allen County Public Library], and through the society. Indexes are available on Persi from 1986 to 2007.  
{{WA Death Intro|Stevens}}
In the early days, travel was difficult and there were almost no roads. During the winter it was impossible to go very far, so people often did their "marrying" and "burying" in Lincoln County if they lived along the River at the south end of the county. They also went to Spokane County for supplies or to get married.<br>


*'''1881-1979''' {{RecordSearch|3438698|Washington, County Death Registers, 1881-1979}} at FamilySearch — [[Washington, County Death Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
The [http://www.scrld.org Libraries of Stevens County] (formerly the Stevens County Rural Library District) has branches in Chewelah, Colville, Hunters, Kettle Falls, Lakeside, Loon Lake, Northport, Springdale, and a station at Onion Creek.  
*'''1891-1907''' [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/2678 Stevens County Auditor, Register of Deaths, 1891-1907] at Washington State Archives - index & images
*'''1907-1960''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30019/washington-death-certificates-1907-1960?s=275764761 Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960] at MyHeritage — index ($)
*'''1907-1960''' {{RecordSearch|1454923|Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960}} at FamilySearch — [[Washington, Death Certificates - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1907-1997''' [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/2597 Department of Health, Death Certificates, July 1, 1907-1997] at Washington State Archives - index & images
*'''1907-2020''' [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/472 Department of Health, Death Index, 1907-1960; 1965-2020] at Washington State Archives - index & images
*'''1915-1928''' [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/475 Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, Fatal Accident Cards, 1915-1928] at Washington State Archives - index & images
*'''1919-1921''' [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/2711 Department of Health, Fetal Death Records, 1919-1921] at Washington State Archives - index & images


==== Divorce ====
The [http://www.stevenscountyhistoricalsociety.org| Stevens County Historical Society] at 700 N Wynne St. P.O. Box 25, Colville, WA 99114 maintains the Keller House and Stevens County Museum.
{{WA Divorce Intro|Stevens}}


*'''1968-1997''' [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/2602 Department of Health, Divorce Certificates, 1968-1997] at Washington State Archives - index & images
== Web Sites  ==
*'''1969-2014''' {{RecordSearch|2759158|Washington Divorce Index, 1969-2014}} at FamilySearch — [[Washington Divorce Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1969-2017''' [https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections/TitleInfo/2245 Department of Health, Divorce Index, 1969-2017] at Washington State Archives - index & images


== Research Facilities ==
*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=207797&subject_disp=Washington%2C+Stevens&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog]
{{WA Research Facilities Intro|Stevens}}


=== Archives ===
*[http://www.newgs.org Northeast Washington Genealogical Society]
{{WA Archives Intro|Stevens}}


'''[https://www.sos.wa.gov/archives/archives_eastern.aspx Washington State Archives-Eastern Washington Region]'''<br>960 Washington Street<br>Cheney, WA 99004<br>Email: [mailto:EABranchArchives@sos.wa.gov EABranchArchives@sos.wa.gov]<br>Telephone: (509)235-7508<br>FAX: (509)235-7505<br>
*[http://www.ewgsi.org/ Eastern Washington Genealogical Society]
::Check the inventory collection for the Eastern Washington Region of the [http://www.sos.wa.gov/archives/archives_eastern.aspx%7CWashington State Regional Archives] at Cheney for many of the older records births and deaths from 1886 on, marriage records, mining patents, mortgage recordings, as these have been moved to the archives for safekeeping.


=== FamilySearch Centers ===
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wasgs/ Washington State Genealogical Society]
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}


*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/wa/colville/260-east-juniper-avenue Colville Washington FamilySearch Center]
*[http://www.washingtonhistory.org/default.aspx Washington State Historical Society]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/wa/coulee-dam/806-spruce-street Coulee Dam Washington FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/id/priest-river/3281-highway-2 Priest River Idaho FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/wa/republic/10-west-15th-street Republic Washington FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/wa/chattaroy/34221-north-newport-highway Riverside Washington FamilySearch Center]
*[https://www.naamnw.org/ Northwest African American Museum] - an affiliate library


=== Libraries ===
*[http://www.stevenscountyhistoricalsociety.org Stevens County Historical Society]
{{WA Libraries Intro|Stevens}}
Resources for Stevens County are available in libraries, archives, and other repositories at all levels: the town, the county, the [[Washington Archives and Libraries|state]] (including [[Washington Archives and Libraries#University_Libraries_and_Special_Collections|universities]]), and the [[United States Archives and Libraries|nation]].<br><br>
'''Wellpinit Library Station'''<br>Stevens County Rural Library District<br>Spokane Tribal Library<br>Wellpinit, WA 99040<br>Phone: 877-231-5500<br><br>
'''[http://www.thelosc.org/ Libraries of Stevens County]'''<br>
::'''[https://thelosc.org/locations/chewelah-public-library Chewelah Public Library]'''<br>
:::Digital copies of recent Chewelah Independent newspapers.<br>
::'''[https://thelosc.org/locations/colville-public-library Colville Public Library]'''<br>
:::Home for the Northeast Washington Genealogical Society books, many local history books, microfilms of Colville Examiner newspapers, U. S. Fort Colville military records, and Washington State Death Index.<br>
::'''[https://thelosc.org/locations/kettle-falls-public-library Kettle Falls Public Library]'''<br>
:::Microfilms of local newspapers and large collection of local history books.
::'''[http://www.washingtonruralheritage.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/stevens Washington Rural Heritage]'''<br>
:::has maps, photographs, and early history.<br><br>


=== Museums ===
*[http://www.wagenweb.org/stevens US GenWeb Stevens County Washington]
{{WA Museums Intro|Stevens}}


==Societies==
*[http://www.danekasfuneralchapel.com Danekas Funeral Chapel and Crematory]
{{WA Societies Intro|Stevens}}<br>
'''Stevens County Historical Society'''<br>700 North Wynne St<br>Colville, WA 99114<br>Phone: 509-684-5968<br>Email: [mailto:emailofsociety schswa1903@gmail.com]<br>[http://stevenscountyhistoricalsociety.org/ Website]<br><br>
'''Northeast Washington Genealogical Society'''<br>c/o Colville Public Library<br>195 S Oak<br>Colville, WA 99114<br>[http://www.newgs.org Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/NortheastWashingtonGenealogicalSociety/ Facebook]<br><br>
'''Clayton/Deer Park Historical Society'''<br>Box 293<br>Clayton, WA 99110<br>[http://www.cdphs.org/index.html Website]<br><br>
'''Loon Lake Historical Society'''<br>4000 Colville Road<br>Loon Lake, WA 99148<br>[https://www.countyoffice.org/loon-lake-historical-society-loon-lake-wa-84b/ Website]<br><br>
'''Eastern Washington Genealogical Society'''<br>PO Box 1826<br>Spokane, WA 99210-1826<br>[https://ewgsi.org/ Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/807287173025976 Facebook]<br>


== Websites ==
*[http://www.scrld.org The Libraries of Stevens County]
{{WA Websites Intro|Stevens}}


*[http://wagenweb.org/stevens/ WAGenWeb] for Stevens County
*[http://usgwarchives.net/wa/stevens/stevens.htm USGW Archives]
*[https://www.washingtonruralheritage.org/digital/collection/stevens Stevens County Heritage] at Washington Rural Heritage
*[http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Collections#RSID:5 Washington State Digital Archives]
*[http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm The Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History]
*[http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm The Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History]
*{{FSC Place IDNum|2969|Washington|Stevens}} – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.


== Research Guides ==
== References  ==
{{WA Research Guides Intro|Stevens}}
*''Basic Guide for Genealogy Research in Stevens, Ferry and Pend Oreille Counties'' by Nancy Wright, Susan DeChant, and Shirley Dodson of NeWGS.


== References ==
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County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Located in Colville (originally founded at Pinkney City) [1] at 215 S. Oak, Colville, WA, 99114. Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Information line 509-684-7512.

Auditor Office holds records including military discharges, County Commissioner's minutes, homesteads, land records, mining transactions, etc. (Note: some records were transferred to the State Regional Archives at Cheney.) Note: Many of the these records are over on the west side of Washington being digitized. Per staff, they will be back in July 2010.

Court Clerk Office holds records for divorce, naturalization, and court cases.

History[edit | edit source]

Land claimed by British and American governments.[edit | edit source]

With the signing of the Treaty of 1818, British and American jointly claimed the area which includes Stevens County. The Hudson's Bay Company controlled most of the land in what is now Stevens County. Their records are available through The Manitoba Archives and [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk The National Archives (UK). Hudson's Bay Company's Fort Colville existed from 1828 to 1856.

Parent County[edit | edit source]

The Oregon Treaty (Buchanan/Pakenham)was signed June 15, 1846 creating a border between the two countries along the 49th parallel. The US portion was organized as the Oregon Territory in August 14, 1848.

The Washington Territory was formed in February 8, 1853.*1863--Stevens County was created 20 January 1863 from Walla Walla County.  County seat: Colville [1]

Washington State was formed November 11, 1889.

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

Juristitions covering the what is now the current Stevens County are a bit confusing. 

Prior to 1848, both Great Britain and the United States had joint ownership of the the area.  In 1848, a treaty secured the boundary at the 49th parallel. On.2 March 1853, the Washington Territory was created by President Millard Fillmore.  The Washington Territory included current Idaho, parts of Montana and Wyoming.  Washington became a state 11 November 1889 under President Benjamin Harrison.


Per WPA, Inventory of the County Archives of Washington, No. 39 Yakima County (Yakima), Washington Historical Records Survey  Project, July 1940 shows Clark County, Oregon Territory, formed 20 August 1845, (Oregon Archives, pg 151) and remained Clark when the Washington Territory was formed; Walla Walla County was created 25 April 1954 from Clark County (L. 1854-61, I, p. 716); Spokane County (coverning most of the current Stevens County) was created 29 January 1958 (L. 1854-61, I, pg 621) and Stevens County (including Kelly Hill area, was created 20 January 1863); Spokane County was disorganized in 19 January 1864 and Stevens County was enlarged 19 January 1864.

In 1864, the Territorial Legislature annexed Spokane county to Stevens county, this vast area included what is now Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and Whitman counties, it encompassed over 25,000 square miles. The breakup of Stevens County began in 1867 with the enlargement of Yakima County 31 January 1867 (L. 1862-68, II pg 448); 1871, with the creation of Whitman County (includes current Adams & Franklin Counties) 29 November 1871 (L. 1869-75, III pg 337), followed by the re-creation of Spokane County 30 October 1879 (L. 1877-88, IV pg 953), Okanogan County (Included Chelan) 2 February 1888 (L. 1877-88, IV pg 63), Ferry County in 21 February 1899 (L. 1899, P. 26), and Pend Oreille County in 1 March 1911 (L. 1911, pg 28) What remained was the Stevens County we have today.

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Detailed history available at www.HistoryLink.org essay 7995 Stevens County - Thumbnail History.

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • 1789s - European diseases decreased the native indian populations.
  • 1811 - David Thompson, Northwest Company visited the area.
  • 1816 - Northwest Company operated a fur trading station near Kettle Falls.[2]
  • 1881 - First grist mill built at Marcus Flats.
  • 1825 - Hudson's Bay Company begins construction of Fort Colvile 1838 - Missionaries Walker and Eells established Tshimakain Mission near present day Ford. 1846 - Oregon Treaty ended border dispute between US and Great Britain 1847 - Catholic Priests built St. Paul's Mission near Kettle Falls. 1848 - Tshimakain Mission abandoned after murder of Whitman's at the Walla Walla mission 1850s - Antoine Plante established first commercial crossing, Plante's Ferry. See Plante's Ferry County Park in Spokane County. 1854 - Area under Walla Walla County in the Washington Territory. 1855 - Gold strike in the area. 1858 - A gold strike in British Columbia brought miners through the area, triggering unrest with the local indians and the Indian War of 1858.
  • 1925 Legislature created Spokane County to include this area, but no action was taken to establish a county government.
  • 1859 - Harney's Depot, US Army Fort Colville established along with Pinkney City and the first post office.
  • 1859 - Bill Nix established ferry at later became LaPray Bridge.
  • 1860 - On the third try for a county government, the Spokane County seat was located near Pinkney City.
  • 1863 - Legislators created Stevens County
  • 1865 - LaPray Bridge constructed
  • 1867 - Construction of Cottonwood Creek Road from Chewelah to Plante's Ferry.
  • 1868 - Pinkney City became Fort Colville.
  • 1871 - Hudson's Bay Company Fort Colvile ended its occupation
  • 1871 - Whitman County broken off from Stevens County
  • 1879 - Spokane County broken off from Stevens County
  • 1882 - US Fort Colville disbanded.
  • 1883 - Most of Pinkney City, to include the courthouse, moved to present day Colville.
  • 1883 - Kittitas, Lincoln, Adams, Franklin, and Douglas Counties broken off from Stevens County.
  • 1888 - Okanogan County broken off from Stevens County.
  • 1889 - Washington State created and Idaho and Montana portions broken off from Stevens County.
  • 1890 - Spokane Falls and Northern Railroad reached Marcus.
  • 1892 - Spokane Falls and Northern Railroad reached Northport.
  • 1896 - North half of the Spokane Reservation opened to miners.
  • 1897 - South half of the Spokane Reservation opened to miners.
  • 1899 - Ferry County broken off from Stevens County.
  • 1908 - 1909 - Colville River dredged opening up agriculture in the area.
  • 1910 - Pend Orielle County broken off from Stevens County.
  • 1910 - Old Hudson's Bay Company buildings destroyed by fire.
  • 1929 - 1939 - Great Depression
  • 1941 - Grand Coulee Dam completed and Lake Roosevelt was formed.

Places / Localities[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

Incorporated communities:

Unincorporated communities with Post Office:

  • Addy 99109
  • Clayton 99110
  • Evans 99126
  • Ford 99013
  • Fruitland 99129
  • Gifford 99131
  • Hunters 99137
  • Loon Lake 99148
  • Rice 99167
  • Tumtum 99034
  • Valley 99181
  • Wellpinit 99040

Communities without a Post Office:

  • Arden
  • Cedonia
  • Deer Lake
  • Echo
  • Lakeside
  • Onion Creek
  • Suncrest

Historical communities that no longer exist:

Indian Reservation[edit | edit source]

The Spokane Indian Reservation is located in southwestern Stevens County.

Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Addy Cemetery, Addy at USGenWeb; at Internment.net and at Find A Grave

Assembly of God Church Cemetery, West-End of the Spokane Indian Reservation, Wellpinit area at Internment.net

Blanche E. Fisher Cemetery, Marcus. Records of the individuals moved from the banks of the Columbia River when Lake Roosevelt was created at Internment.net

Bossberg Cemetery, Bossberg near Marcus on Hwy 25. at USGenWeband at Find A Grave

Boundary Burials at Internment.net and research submitted by Greg Nesteroff.

Highland/Calvary Cemetery, Colville at Internment.net and Calvary Cemetery at Find A Grave and Highland Cemetery at Find A Grave

Cedonia Community Church Cemetery Cedonia on Hwy 25 at USGenWeb and at Find A Grave

Chewelah City (Pioneer) Cemetery, Flowery Trail Road east of Chewelah at USGenWeb and at Find A Grave

Chewelah Memorial Park, Highway 395 south of Chewelah at USGenWeb and at Find A Grave

Chief Lot Cemetery, aka Wellpinit Presbyterian Cemetery, Wellpinit, at Internment.net and at Find A Grave

Cully Memorial Cemetery, Rice at USGenWeb and at Find A Grave

Enterprise Cemetery, Enterprise (Fruitland area) at Internment.net and at Find A Grave

Etue Cemetery, Fruitland at Internment.net and at Find A Grave

Evergreen Cemetery at Colville at Internment.net and at Find A Grave

Fairview Cemetery, Daisy Mine Road, near Gifford at USGenWeb and at Find A Grave

Forest Center Cemetery, Valley at Internment.net and at Find A Grave

Forest Home Cemetery, Northport at USGenWeb and at Find A Grave

Fruitland Seventh Day Adventist Cemetery, Fruitland (aka Steele Family Cemetery) at Internment.net and at Find A Grave

Grandview Cemetery, Marcus at USGenWeb, at Internment.net, and at Find A Grave

Greenwood Cemetery, Hunters at USGenWeb and at Find A Grave

Hubert Cemetery, Ford (aka Walker's Prairie or Indian Cemetery) at USGenWeb, at Internment.net and at Find A Grave

Hughes Cemetery, Fruitland at Internment.net

Indian Cemetery, Chewelah at Internment.net and at Find A Grave

I.O.O.F Cemetery, Rice at USGenWeb and at Find A Grave

Julia Brown Cemetery, Enterprise/Fruitland at Internment.net

Kelly Hill Cemetery, Barstow at Internment.net and at Find A Grave

Lady of the Valley Cemetery, Ward/Kettle Falls at Internment.net and at Find A Grave

LaFleur Cemetery, Fruitland at Internment.net

Little Rock Church Cemetery (aka Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery)Fruitland at Internment.net

Loon Lake Cemetery, Loon Lake at USGenWeb and at Find A Grave

Meyers Falls Cemetery, Kettle Falls at Internment.net and at Find A Grave

Moses Cemetery, Ford at Internment.net

Mount Zion Cemetery, near Clayton (in Spokane County) at USGenWeb

Mountain View Cemetery, Colville at Internment.net and at Find A Grave

Napoleon Cemetery (aka Green Mountain Cemetery) Napoleon at USGenWeb

Old Catholic Cemetery, Colville at Internment.net and at Find A Grave

Old Kettle Falls I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Kettle Falls at Internment.net and at Find A Grave

Old Northport Cemetery (aka Riverview Cemetery), Northport at USGenWeband at Find A Grave

Old Scott's Valley Cemetery, Tum Tum at Internment.net

Old Valley Indian Cemetery (aka Abrahamson Graves), Valley at Internment.net and at Find A Grave

Pascal Cemetery, Spokane Indian Reservation at Internment.net and at Find A Grave

Pia Mission Cemetery, Barstow on Internment.net and at Find A Grave

Pine Grove Mennonite Church Cemetery, Valley (information not available)

Pleasant View Cemetery, Ford at Internment.net and at Find A Grave

Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Wellpinit at Internment.net and at Find A Grave

Scott's Valley Cemetery, Tum Tum at Internment.net and at Find A Grave

Soccumtitchun Cemetery (aka Sutton-Lynn Cemetery) Fruitland at Internment.net and at Find A Grave

Spokane River Presbyterian Cemetery, Wellpinit at Internment.net

Springdale Cemetery, Springdale at Internment.net and at USGenWeb and at Find A Grave

St. Francis Regis Mission Cemetery,(aka Ward Cemetery) Ward at Internment.net and at Find A Grave

St. Joseph's Cemetery, Valley [2] and at Internment.net and at Find A Grave

St. Mary's of the Rosary Cemetery, Chewelah at USGenWeb and at Find A Grave

Stranger Creek Cemetery, (aka Maud Cemetery) Maud at USGenWeb and at Find A Grave

Summit Valley Cemetery, Summit Valley at USGenWeb and at Find A Grave

Stanger-Skeels Cemetery, Marble Valley Basin (Addy) at Internment.net and at Find A Grave

Toothaker Stevens Family Cemetery at Find A Grave

Valley Cemetery, Valley [3] and at Find A Grave

Wellpinit Presbyterian Cemetery, Wellpinit at Internment.net

West End Assembly of God Cemetery, Willpinit at USGenWeb

Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery, Clayton/Deer Park at Internment.net and at Find A Grave

Additionally query cemeteries in neighboring the counties of Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Spokane, if you cannot find the burial location.

Census[edit | edit source]

1850 Population Census is available at Family Search Pilot and Ancestry.com$ Search under Washington County, Oregon Territory.

1860 US Federal Population Schedule and Mortality Census covering what will be Stevens County is available at USGenWeb extraction. The 1860 Population Census is at Family Search Pilot and Ancestry.com$ and at Heritage Quest (available through various libraries, including the Libraries of Stevens County). Look for the "Colville Valley". U.S. Non-population schedules (Agricultural and Industry) for 1860 are available at Ancestry.com$ look for "Colville Valley" or "Coleville Valley" under Spokane County.

1870 U.S. Population and Mortality and Non-population (Agricultural and Industry) schedules are available at Ancestry.com$ look under Stevens County. The 1870 Population schedule is also available at Family Search Pilot and at Heritage Quest.

1871 Washington Territorial Census is available at the Washington State Digital Archives and Ancestry.com$

1878 Washington Territorial Census is available at the Washington State Digital Archives and Ancestry.com$

1880 U.S. Population and Mortality and Non-population (Agricultural and Manufacturing) schedules are available at Ancestry.com$. The 1880 Population schedule is also available at Family Search Pilot and Heritage Quest.

1885 Washington Territorial Census is available at the Washington State Digital Archives and Ancestry.com$

1887 Washington Territorial Census is available at the Washington State Digital Archives and Ancestry.com$

1889 Washington Territorial Census is available at the Washington State Digital Archives

1890 Veterans Census covering Washington State is available at Ancestry.com$

1892 Washington State Census is available at the Washington State Digital Archives and Ancestry.com$

The 1900 Population Census is available at Family Search Pilot and Ancestry.com$ and at Heritage Quest. 

Enumerations Districts, numbers 74 to 79, with the two tribal locations later in the census. Districts start in the north and work west to east, but the portions along the Columbia River are after the southern part of the county. What is now Pend Oreille County is included here. Districts are: Bossburg 74; Boundary 74; Calispell 76; Chewelah 78; Clayton 77; Clugston 75; Columbia 79; Colville 75; Colville Indian Reservation 119; Daisy 79; Deep Creek 74; Diamond 76; Fertile Valley 77; Flat Creek 74; Forest Center 78; Harvey 79; Ione 76; Kettle Falls 79; ; Lake Creek 79; Little Dalles 74; Loon Lake 77; Marcus 75; McLaughlin 76; Metaline 76; Meyers Falls 75; MT Carbin 79; Newport 76; Northport 74; Riverside 77; Rock Cut 74; Spokane Indian Reservation 119; Spring Valley 79; Springdale 78; Stevens 78; Thetis 78; Walkers Prairie 78; White Lake 74; Williams Valley (spelled Willaims Valley on Ancestry) 77; Young America 74 

The 1910 Population Census is available at Washington State Digital Archives, Family Search Pilot, and Ancestry.com$ and at Heritage Quest. Enumeration Districts, numbers 208 to 231 start in the northern part of the county move east, to what is now Pend Oreille County, and then south back to the west side of the county.  Districts for 1910 are: Addy 221; Arden 221; Barstow 214; Basin 217; Begland 225 Blue Creek 222; Boundary 211;Bruce Creek 214 ? 215; Calispel 225; Camden 231; Chewelah 223; Clayton 230; Columbia 309; Colville 218; Colville Ward 1 218; Colville Ward 2 218; Colville Ward 3 218; Cronin 212; Daisy 221; Dalkena 224; Deep Creek 211; Dear Trail 226; Diamond Lake 231; Doyle 209; Echo 216; Fertile Valley 231; First Thought 208; Flat Creek 208; Forest Center 227; Frontier 209; Garden Spot 230 (spelled Gardensport on Ancestry); Godfrey 215; Harvey Creek 222; Hunters 226; Ione 212; Johnston 231; Kaniksu (spelled Kanikau on Ancestry) 211 & 212 & 224; Kettle Falls 217; Lake Creek 222; Le Clerc 210; Little Dalles 215; Loon Lake 230; Marcus 215; McLaughlin 210; Metaline 211; Meyers Falls 216; Mill Creek 216; Narcisse 220; Newport 224; Nigger Creek 209; Northport 209; Old Dominion 219; Orin 219; Riverside 228; Rock Cut 208; Rocky Ford 225; Ruby 213; Spokane Indian Reservation 229; Springdale 227; Spring Valley 226; Squaw Creek 220; Stranger Creek 221; Summit 222; Tiger 212; Valley 223; Walker's Prairie 228; White Lake 220: Williams 215; Williams Valley 228; Yocum 213

The 1920 Population Census is available at Family Search Pilot and Ancestry.com$ and at Heritage Quest.

The 1930 Population Census is available at Ancestry.com$ There are 81 enumeration districts for Stevens County in this census, with a few exceptions districts are ordered alphabetically. The districts are:

Addy 1; Arden 3: Barstow 4: Basin 5: Blue Creek 6: Bon Ayre 7; Bossburg 8; Boundary 9; Bruce Creek 10;Chamokane 11; Chewelah 12 – 17; Clayton 18; Columbia 19; Colville 20 - 25; Conwell 26; Corbet 27; Cronin 28;Cummins 29 (Leadpoint included); Daisy 30; Deep Creek 31; Doyle 232; Echo 33; Edendale & Gifford 34; Evans 35; First Thought 36; Flat Creek 37; Forest Center 38; Frontier 39; Garden Spot 40; Harvey Creek 41; Hunters 42; Kettle Falls 43 and 44; Lake Creek 45; Laurier 46; Loon Lake 47: Marble 48; Marcus 49 (town), 50 (outside town); Meyers Falls 51; Middleport 52; Mill Creek 53; Narcisse 54; Nigger Creek 55; Northport 56 (town), 57 (outside town); Old Dominion 58 (Spelled Old Dommion on Ancestry); Onion Creek 59; Orin 60; Parker 61; Reidel 63; Riverside 64; Rock Cut 65; South Fork 66; Springdale 67 (town), 68 (outside town); Spring Valley 69 (part of Spokane Indian Res), 70 (excludes Res); Squaw Creek 71; Stranger Creek 72 (spelled Stenagar on Ancestry); Summit 73; Tum Tum 74; Valley 62 & 75; Walker's Prairie 76 (part of Spokane Indian Res), 77 (excludes Res); Wellpinit (78 town and part of Spokane Indian Res); White Lake 79; Williams 80; Williams Valley 81 (spelled Willaims Valley on Ancestry)

The US Indian Censuses covering the Colville and Spokane Tribes of Indians for 1917-1939 are available at Ancestry.com$. If using this database, neither the Colvilles nor the Spokanes are listed as a choice for tribe. Query for the year 1917 and Washington State, click on the first Colville or Spokane tribal member listed, call up the image, and then click on the hyperlink for "Colville and Spokane Reservations" to limit your search to those tribes. Microfilms of these censuses are also available at the Colville Family History Center.

Steve Morse's website allows you search for enumeration districts by state and county and compare the districts from one census year to the next.

Church[edit | edit source]

LDS Ward and Branch Records

  • Colville 260 E. Juniper, Colville, WA 99114.

Court[edit | edit source]

1885-89 Stevens County Court Case Index is available at the Washington State Digital Archives

Directories[edit | edit source]

The Pacific Coast Directory, 1867 is available at Ancestry.com$.

R.L. Polk's Directory of Stevens County, Washington, 1909-1910, at SCHS.

R.L. Polk's Directory of Stevens, Pend Oreille and Ferry Counties 1911-1912

Telephone Directories for Stevens, Ferry and Pend Oreille Counties for 1929 and 1930

Land[edit | edit source]

Original homestead records are available at the Bureau of Land Management Federal Land Records Website. The first general land office patent listed on this website was granted May 1884.

To view a Township, Range, Section map within Stevens County

  • Go to the Stevens County Assessor's website
  • Look for Real Property Search and click on it. You will be asked to agree to the terms of use, click on "I Agree"
  • Where it states "Choose a Search Path" you have three choices: Parcel Search, Legal Search, and Address Search. You can try a current address, but the names of most roads in the county have changed over the years, which reduces your possibility of success. A Legal Search is your best bet for earlier records.
  • Choose Legal Search from the dropdown.
  • In the box marked Township, Range, Section type those three pairs of numbers without a hyphen (example 363711).
    *In the example 362711, you will get two choices, click on the parcel number for the first choice.
  • On the far right is a tab for "Section Maps", click on it. Sections have at least the entire section map, which more broken up areas having a lot of choices to include the NW 1/4, etc.
  • Click on the entire section map. Here you can view the whole secion and hopefully get an indication where your research subject lived.

Bureau of Land Managment General Land Records Office has an explanation of the township/range system, as doesWikipedia as does this website, Family Search Wiki.

If you have the latitude and longitude of the location you are looking for, you can convert it to township/range using the converter at Earthpoint.

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Colville Collection Book One by Patrick J. Graham A collection of nine stories dealing with early history of the Colville Valley ….120 pages plus index. Book is available at NeWGS

Colville Collection Book Three: Steamboats on the Upper Columbia and Graham Omnibus by Patrick J. Graham Includes stories of the Graham family, Colville & Northport, and the border communities of Boundary, Waneta, Fort Shepard, Leadpoint, Cedar Creek & Deep Creek …....202 pgs plus index. Book is available at NeWGS

Colville Collection Book Four: Old Dominion Mine...the mine that saved Colville and Jimmie Durkin...A man of his word by Patrick J. Graham The story of one of the richest silver/lead ore mines in Washington state and one of the most colorful characters of the era .... 103 pages plus index. Book is available at NeWGS

Forgotten Corner by Craig E. Holstine A history of the Colville National Forest, Washington….125 pages plus end notes & bibliography. Available at at NeWGS and the Libraries of Stevens County

Heart of Hulda….a biography by Nina Miller The story of the Hanson family who settled on Old Dominion Mountain, 16 miles northeast of Colville ….131 pages. Available at at NeWGS and the Libraries of Stevens County

Kettle River Country by Ruth Lakin Early days along the Kettle River ….274 pages plus an all-name index. Available at at NeWGS and the Libraries of Stevens County

Little Journeys Around The Town, Colville, WA An historical (and sometimes humorous) account of the buildings, businesses, and people who were involved in the evolution of Main Street, written in the 1920s by the then-publisher and editor of the Colville Examiner, J.C. Harrigan…320 pages, 166 photographs, plus an all-name index. Book is available at NeWGS

Northport Pioneers compiled by Northport Over Forty Club (reprinted 2009 by NeWGS) - Stories recounting the history of the Northport community…293 pgs plus all-name index. Book is available at NeWGS

People's History of Stevens County (reprinted 2006 by NeWGS) A history of Stevens County based on 96 oral history interviews done in the early 1980s.....127 pages, plus index. Available at at NeWGS and the Libraries of Stevens County

The People ….Who Will Live in Colville Area History A 1989 centennial celebration book by the Statesman-Examiner, Colville 100 families & people who influenced the area’s history ….159 pages. Book is available at NeWGS

Wets & Drys of Springdale by Rose Brown A history of the little town of Springdale ……130 pgs including index. Available at at NeWGS and the Libraries of Stevens County

The Second 100 Best Main Stems 1959-1964 – Editorials from the Statesman-Examiner relating to events and happenings around Stevens County ..…31 pages. Book is available at NeWGS

The collector : David Douglas and the natural history of the Northwest / Jack Nisbet. Available at the Libraries of Stevens County

The mapmaker's eye : David Thompson on the Columbia Plateau / Jack Nisbet. Available at the Libraries of Stevens County

Purple Flat Top : in pursuit of a place / Jack Nisbet. Available at the Libraries of Stevens County

Sources of the river : tracking David Thompson across western North America / Jack Nisbet ; maps and illustrations by Jack McMaster. Available at the Libraries of Stevens County

Visible bones : journeys across time in the Columbia River country / Jack Nisbet. Available at the Libraries of Stevens County

Carl Oman Remembers/ Carl Oman. Available at the Libraries of Stevens County

Early Birds in the Northwest / Rowland Bond. Available at the Libraries of Stevens County

History of North Washington / Western Historical Publishing Company. Available at the Libraries of Stevens County

History of the Immaculate Conception Parish in the Colville Valley. / Joseph J. Pash. Available at the Libraries of Stevens County

Old Bossburg and Her Ferries / Goldie Putnam. Available at the Libraries of Stevens County

Pioneers of Happy Hill : an historical documentary / Jim McMillan. Available at the Libraries of Stevens County

Pioneers of the Columbia / Greenwood Park Grange. Available at the Libraries of Stevens County

Spokane and the Inland Northwest; historical images Washington counties: Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Spokane; Idaho counties: Boundary, Bonner / Tony Bamonte. Available at the Libraries of Stevens County

Elkanah and Mary Walker / Clifford Merrill Drury. Available at the Libraries of Stevens County

The First White Women Over the Rockies Vol 1 The First White Women Over the Rockies Vol 2 The First White Women Over the Rockies Vol 3 All by Clifford Merrill Drury. Available at the Libraries of Stevens County

Mary Richardson Walker / Ruth Karr McKee. Available at the Libraries of Stevens County

On to Oregon : the diaries of Mary Walker and Myra Eells / introductions and editorial notes by Clifford Merrill Drury. Available at the Libraries of Stevens County

Maps[edit | edit source]

An extensive collection of Oregon Territory, Washington Territory, and Washington State maps is available Department of Geography University of Alabama Map Library

An 1880 map of Oregon & Washington Territory, issued by the Oregon Railway and Navigation Co.is available at Ancestry.com$

An 1890 map of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company including Eastern Washington is available at Ancestry.com$

1910 Map of the Spokane Indian Reservation is available at Ancestry.com$

Atlases, Gazetteers, Maps held by Stevens County Historical Society

  • Two early County Engineer's maps
  • Undated early partly platted lower British Columbia, Columbia River
  • 1810-1871 coast to coast territory covered by artist Paul Kane for Hudson Bay
  • 1863 state map showing which areas have been surveyed
  • 1863 county map showing place names
  • 1870 Colville and north end
  • 1870-1883 Colville area, shows cemeteries, etc.
  • 1887 survey of military Fort Colville
  • 1890 two sections of Meyers Falls
  • 1903 Colville area, shows cemeteries, etc
  • 1910 railroad map,  Stevens and Bonner County, Idaho
  • 1911 section map
  • 1952 county topography map
  • 1963 Metsker's book of maps
  • Original Stevens County plat maps (complete collection)
  • Colville region topography
  • Old Colville City map
  • City of Colville
  • Map of Kettle Falls
  • Sanborn Insurnance Maps (shows buildings)
  • State Highway Map 

Military[edit | edit source]

The Washington State Department of Military Museum details the formation and history of the territorial militia and national guard units in seven pdf files.  

  • Vol 2. Washington Territorial Militia in the Indian Wars of 1855-56 included a few reports from the Colville area.
  • Vol 3. Washington Territorial Militia in the Civil War includes a summary of units, personnel and actions in the Colville area.
  • Vol 4. Washington National Guard in the Phillipine Insurrection includes reports of activity at Fort Colville and the surrounding area.  Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles in 1880-81, commanding the Department of the Columbia reported on troops constructing military roads from Fort Colville to Fort Spokane and Fort Colville to Camp Spokane.  Includes the report of General Sherman's visit to the area in 1883 with extensive details of the trip from Fort Spokane to Fort Colville on the military road.  Report refers to Chewellah as better known as Brown's.
  • Vol 5. Washington National Guard in World War I includes information about the Guard (Army and Naval) prior to the war and reports of personnel who died during the war.
  • Vol. 6 Washington National Guard in World War II includes report of a Reserve unit at Chewelah on May 20, 1942 and Colville on 9 May 1942. 
  • Vol 7 Washington National Guard in Post World War II: Reports on the re-organization of the National Guard, Guard personnel efforts in the 1948 Floods, extensive summary of the Korean War by Army and Air Force units and includes reports of personnel lost during the Korean War listed by county. 
  •         Company D, 161st Infantry at Colville was activated on 29 June 1953 and became Company D, 1st Btl Group, 161st Infantry in 1959.  1963 saw another reorganization and the unit became Company B (2nd Rifle Plat) 1st Bn, 161 Infantry. The Colville Armory was constructed in 1856.
  •         Heavy Mortar Company, 161st Infantry at Chewelah was converted, redesignated or re-organized 1 Nov 1952, the Mortar Plat Company D, 161st became the 3rd R & W Plat, Company A, 1st Btl, 161st Infantry in 1959.   The Chewelah Armory was under construction in 1953.

Fort Colville, located three miles northeast of the current City of Colville, was established June 20, 1859. Initial troops were from the Company A and Company E of the Ninth Infantry under command of Capt. Pinkney Lugenbeel.

  • November 1861 to July 1862, Companies C and D of the California Volunteers of the 2nd Voluntary Infantry.
  • July 1862 - May 1865, two companies of the Washington Territory Volunteers
  • May 1865 - November 1865, one company of Oregon Volunteers
  • November 1865 - May 1867, one company of the Fourteenth U.S. Infantry
  • May 1867 - June 1872, various companies of the 23rd Infantry
  • June 1872 - June 1875, Company E, 21st U.S. Infantry.
  • May 1875 - Additional reinforcements by Company M, 1st Calvary in May 1875 and Company L, 1st Calvary in June 1875. The Calvary departed October 1877.
  • October 1877 - 2nd Infantry returned.
  • November 1879 - A company of the 1st Calvary reinforced the 2nd Infantry.

U.S. Fort Colville was ordered closed September 20, 1882.

More information about the U.S. troops and members of the American Border Commission is available in Colville Collection Book Two: Military Fort Colville by Patrick J. Graham A history of Military Fort Colville (1859-1882) including its officers, and historical manuscripts of events of that period in Colville and northeastern Washington. ....169 pages plus index. Book is available at NeWGS

Civil War Veterans Buried in Stevens County by Roger W. May Information on almost 300 veterans who are buried in or have lived in Stevens County ….219 pages with 217 photos. Book is available at NeWGS

"World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from Washington" at the National Archives. Query for the exact title; go to the Digital Copies tab, and page through to Stevens County to view those service members who died during WWII.

Stevens County Vietnam War Casualties at USGenWeb.

Naturalization[edit | edit source]

Washington State Digital Archives has digitized various types of naturalization-related records, including declarations of intentions, delayed birth files, naturalization affidavits, notifications of application for admission to US citizenship, orders fixing naturalization terms, petitions and records, petitions, receipts for certificates of citizenship, record of final decrees of citizenship and record of petitions dockets. Stevens County Naturalization, Declarations of Intentions, and Petition for Naturalization records range from 1908-1973.

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Colville Examiner 1907-1920 is available online thanks to the Washington State Library, Library of Congress, and the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities.

The Statesman-Examiner is published weekly in Colville.

The Chewelah Independent has been published weekly since 1903. Information about the newspaper is available from the Chewelah Chamber of Commerce website.

An extensive collection of local newspapers on microfilm is available at the Kettle Falls Public Library and some others at the Colville Public Library and Stevens County Historical Society. The Northeast Washington Genealogical Society maintains a listing of these papers.

The Spokane Public Library Downtown Branch has a large microfilm collection of Spokane papers, which has some coverage of Stevens County.

Probate[edit | edit source]

Schools[edit | edit source]

All schools in Stevens County are under the Northeast Washington Educational Service District 101 located at Regal Center 4202 S. Regal Street, Spokane, WA 99223-7738, phone number (p.) 509-789-3800

Current School Districts are:

Chewelah SD #36 Chewelah p. 509-685-6800

Columbia SD #206 Hunters p. 509-722-3311

Colville SD #115Colville p. 509-684-7857

Deer Park SD #414 Deer Park p. 509-464-5507

Evergreen SD #205 Gifford p. 509-722-6084

Kettle Falls SD #212 Kettle Falls p. 509-738-6625

Loon Lake SD #183 Loon Lake p. 509-233-2212

Mary Walker SD #207 Springdale p. 509-258-4534

Nine Mile Falls SD #325 Nine Mile Falls p. 509-340-4300

Northport SD #211 Northport p. 509-732-4441 Ext. 189

Onion Creek SD #30 Onion Creek p. 509-732-4240

Orient SD #65 Orient p. 509-684-6873

Summit Valley SD #202 Addy p. 509-935-6362

ESD 101 records at the Washington State Archives at Cheney include item EA801-36-14 Pioneer Interviews (Stevens County) for 1933-47; item EA801-36-1 School Census (Stevens County) school census records for 1915-32, and other early school records. The Digital Archives also has a 1927 Spokane County School District map. Note: Beginning in July or August 2010, the State Archives at Cheney will begin digitizing the 1915-32 School Census Records and, once the names are extracted, the index and images will be available through the Digital Archives.

The Last Bell by Alpha Naff (reprinted 2005 by NeWGS) A history of the rural schools in Stevens County ….152 pages, indexed. Available at at NeWGS and the Libraries of Stevens County (Submitter's note: If you can only get one book on Stevens County, this is it! Mrs. Naff not only discusses each school, but explains how and when the community came about and how it grew or disappeared.)

The Stevens County Historical Society (SCHS) has the October 1897 to June 1904 bound record of teachers' contracts (leather bound with contract information recorded three to a page similar to a receipt book).

SCHS has the August 1891 to 1901 School District No. 32, Pleasant Valley Pupil Attendence Binder.

SCHS has the School District No. 2 Colville Schools Board of Director Minutes, May 15, 1903 – April 8, 1920

Taxation[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Births

  • 1891-1907 Washington State Births are available at Ancestry.com$
  • 1907-1919 Washington State Births are available at Ancestry.com$


Marriages

Deaths

  • 1891 - 1907 Washington State Deaths are available at Ancestry.com$
  • 1940-1996 Washington State Death Index is available at Ancestry.com$
  • Washington Death Certificates 1907-1960 A free internet index to the 1907-1960 death certificates can be found at FamilySearch Record Search, no images are available. A transcribed death certificate may contain such information as name of the deceased, date and place of death, age, gender, birth date and birth place, mother’s maiden name and name of spouse, place of residence, occupation and certificate numbers.

Notes from Basic Guide for Genealogy Research in Stevens, Ferry & Pend Oreille Counties by Nancy Wright, Susan DeChant, and Shirley Dodson of NeWGS:  "Stevens County is long and narrow, bisected by the Huckleberry Mountains running north and south through the middle.  In the early days, travel was difficult and there were almost no roads.  During the winter it was impossible to go very far, so people often did their "marrying" and "burying" in Lincoln County if they lived along the River at the south end of the county.  They also went to Spokane County for supplies or to get married.  If they lived in the north end of the county, they caught the ore train going to the smelter in Trail, British Columbia, got off at Rossland, had time to get married and catch the train on its return trip to the states.  All this could be done in time to get home for evening chores.  The railroad was completed in 1892-93.  Lincoln County seat is located in Davenport, WA 99122. The address for the proper office in Rossland is Vital Record, Court Registry, Box 639, Rossland, B.C. VOG 1YO, phone 604-362-7368."

Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]

The Northeast Washington Genealogical Society assists those researching in Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Stevens County. Classes and meetings are held the second Wednesday of the month. Mailing address is Northeast Washington Genealogical Society, c/o Colville Public Library, 195 S Oak, Colville, WA 99114.

The NeWGS's publication, Pioneer Branches is available at the Colville Public Library (part of the Libraries of Stevens County), Allen County Public Library, and through the society. Indexes are available on Persi from 1986 to 2007.

The Libraries of Stevens County (formerly the Stevens County Rural Library District) has branches in Chewelah, Colville, Hunters, Kettle Falls, Lakeside, Loon Lake, Northport, Springdale, and a station at Onion Creek.

The Stevens County Historical Society at 700 N Wynne St. P.O. Box 25, Colville, WA 99114 maintains the Keller House and Stevens County Museum.

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
  2. ↑ An Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan Counties, author Richard S. Steele, pub. Western Historical Publishing Company, 1904
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