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Skagit County, Washington Genealogy (view source)
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=== County Overview === | === County Overview === | ||
*'''County Seat:''' Mount Vernon <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>. For Courthouse, see [[{{PAGENAME}}#Archives.2C_Libraries.2C_etc.|Archives, libraries, etc.]] | |||
==== County Formation ==== | |||
*Skagit County, Washington was created 28 November 1883.<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> | |||
{{Tip|Before 1888—and perhaps until the newly-formed county was fully operational—search records of the parent county(s).}} <br> | |||
*'''Parent County:''' created 28 November 1883 from [[Whatcom County, Washington|Whatcom]] | |||
===== Boundary Changes ===== | |||
[http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/WA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#OKANOGAN Historical County Boundaries] from Newberry Library<ref>John H. Long, ''Atlas of Historical County Boundaries'' (Chicago: Newberry Library, 2006) [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/ online].</ref><br><br> | |||
==== Neighboring Counties ==== | |||
*'''Neighboring Counties:''' [[Chelan County, Washington|Chelan]] | [[Island County, Washington|Island]] | [[Okanogan County, Washington|Okanogan]] | [[San Juan County, Washington|San Juan]] | [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish]] | [[Whatcom County, Washington|Whatcom]] | |||
==== Dates of Major County Records ==== | |||
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| width="100%" bgcolor="# | | width="100%" bgcolor="#ccff66" align="center" colspan="6" | '''Beginning dates for major county records''' | ||
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| width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Skagit County, Washington#Birth|Birth]]'''</center> | | width="16.6%" valign="middle" | <center>'''[[Skagit County, Washington#Birth|Birth]]'''</center> | ||
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| width="100%" bgcolor="#99d6ff" colspan="6" | '''* For earlier dates, try...''' '''[[Skagit County, Washington#Church_Records|Church]] | [[Skagit County, Washington#Obituaries|Obituaries]] | [[Skagit County, Washington#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]''' | | width="100%" bgcolor="#99d6ff" colspan="6" | '''* For earlier dates, try...''' '''[[Skagit County, Washington#Church_Records|Church]] | [[Skagit County, Washington#Obituaries|Obituaries]] | [[Skagit County, Washington#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]''' | ||
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==== Record Loss ==== | ==== Record Loss ==== | ||
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The types of records that follow are used for genealogy and family history. Most tell what you may learn and how to locate the records. Links to Internet sites usually go directly to {{PAGENAME}} entries with names, images, or information. | The types of records that follow are used for genealogy and family history. Most tell what you may learn and how to locate the records. Links to Internet sites usually go directly to {{PAGENAME}} entries with names, images, or information. | ||
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==== Ethnic, Political or Religious Groups ==== | ==== Ethnic, Political or Religious Groups ==== | ||
===== American Indian ===== | |||
===== Japanese ===== | ===== Japanese ===== | ||
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==== Maps ==== | ==== Maps ==== | ||
[[Image:Waskagit.jpg| | [[Image:Waskagit.jpg|300px|Waskagit.jpg]] | ||
==== Migration ==== | ==== Migration ==== | ||
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==== Periodicals ==== | ==== Periodicals ==== | ||
==== Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc. ==== | |||
==== Probate Records ==== | ==== Probate Records ==== | ||
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==== Public Records ==== | ==== Public Records ==== | ||
==== Taxation ==== | ==== Taxation ==== | ||