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== History  ==
== History  ==


Original named Slaughter County, changed to present name July 13, 1857.
Original named Slaughter County, changed to present name July 13, 1857.  


==== Parent County  ====
==== Parent County  ====


'''1857'''--Kitsap County was created 16 January 1847&nbsp;from [[Jefferson_County,_Washington|Jefferson]] and&nbsp;[[King_County,_Washington|King]] Counties.<br>'''County seat''': Port Orchard <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
'''1857'''--Kitsap County was created 16 January 1847&nbsp;from [[Jefferson County, Washington|Jefferson]] and&nbsp;[[King County, Washington|King]] Counties.<br>'''County seat''': Port Orchard <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>  


==== Boundary Changes  ====
==== Boundary Changes  ====
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==== Neighboring Counties  ====
==== Neighboring Counties  ====


*[[Island_County,_Washington|Island]]
*[[Island County, Washington|Island]]  
*[[Jefferson_County,_Washington|Jefferson]]
*[[Jefferson County, Washington|Jefferson]]  
*[[King_County,_Washington|King]]
*[[King County, Washington|King]]  
*[[Mason_County,_Washington|Mason]]
*[[Mason County, Washington|Mason]]  
*[[Pierce_County,_Washington|Pierce]]
*[[Pierce County, Washington|Pierce]]  
*[[Snohomish_County,_Washington|Snohomish]]
*[[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish]]


== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==
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==== Church  ====
==== Church  ====


LDS Ward and Branch Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records  


*Bremerton
*Bremerton  
*Port Orchard
*Port Orchard


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==== Military  ====
==== Military  ====
==== Naturalization ====
[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. Depending on the county, records range from 1854-1988. <br>


==== Newspapers  ====
==== Newspapers  ====
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== References  ==
== References  ==
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Revision as of 10:04, 20 January 2009

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showing location of Kitsap County

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

Original named Slaughter County, changed to present name July 13, 1857.

Parent County[edit | edit source]

1857--Kitsap County was created 16 January 1847 from Jefferson and King Counties.
County seat: Port Orchard [1]

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

Places / Localities[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Church[edit | edit source]

LDS Ward and Branch Records

  • Bremerton
  • Port Orchard

Court[edit | edit source]

Land[edit | edit source]

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Maps[edit | edit source]

Military[edit | edit source]

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. Depending on the county, records range from 1854-1988.

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Probate[edit | edit source]

Taxation[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]

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).