Yakima County was founded in 1865 from Ferguson County, which
is no longer in existence. It was named after a local Indian tribe and is
located in the south central part of the state. The county was first settled in
1858 after the Indian wars of 1855-57 resulted in the formation of the Yakima
Indian Reservation. In the 1870s cattlemen and farmers began constructing
irrigation systems. Growth continued into the 1880s, with the coming of the
Northern Pacific Railroad creating a boom in the county. In 1950 the federal
government began a major series of irrigation projects in the county that had
profound results. Today Yakima County is one of the nation's richest
agricultural counties. It leads the state in apple, pear, peach and grape
production, while beets, hop and mint growing are also important. Its economy
also encompasses wood products and food processing industries.
Bounded by: Kittitas County (N), Grant and Benton counties
(E), Skamania, Lewis, and Pierce counties (W), and Klickitat County (S).
County Seat:
Near
Fort Simcoe (1865), Moxee (1986-1870), and Yakima City (now Union Gap,
1870-1885), and Yakima (1885-present).
Chambers of Commerce:
Grandview
Chamber of Commerce, 103 W 5th, PO Box 666, Grandview, WA 98930-1616. Phone
509-882-2100.
Granger Chamber
of Commerce, Box 250, Granger, WA 98932. Phone 509-854-2448.
Greater Yakima
Chamber of Commerce, 10 N Ninth St, PO Box 1490, Yakima, WA 98907-1490. Phone
509-248-2021. Fax 509-248-0601.
Selah Chamber of
Commerce, 108 W Naches Ave, PO Box 415, Selah, WA 98942. Phone 509-697-5545.
Sunnyside
Chamber of Commerce, 520 S 7th St, PO Box 329, Sunnyside, WA 98944. Phone
509-837-5939. Fax 509-839-7462.
Toppenish
Chamber of Commerce, 11-A Toppenish Ave, PO Box 28, Toppenish, WA 98948. Phone
509-865-3262. Fax 509-865-2532.
Zillah Chamber
of Commerce, PO Box 1294, Zillah, WA 98953. Phone 509-829-5055. Fax
509-829-6290.
Courthouse: 128 N Second St, Yakima, WA 98901. Courthouse
hours Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm. Yakima County government web
site: http://www.pan.co.yakima.wa.us
Assessor: Room 112. Phone 509-574-1100. Fax 509-574-1101.
Ask to be shown microfilm rack and reader and to have journal record explained.
Must come in - we will not do extensive research over the phone. Written
requests are honored on a time-permitting basis. Copies of printouts and
mailing must be prepaid. Legal descriptions are needed to access information.
Auditor: Room 117. Phone 509-574-1400. Fax 509-574-1341.
E-mail dougc@co.yakima.wa.us
Clerk: Room 323. Phone 509-574-1430. Fax 509-574-1473.
E-mail kime@co.yakima.wa.us. Prepaid copies only: certified copies $2, 1 st
page, and $1 each additional page. Information copies $1 minimum, 15 cents per
page from paper copies and 25 cents per page from microfilm. No personal checks
accepted. Requests by mail, phone, or in person accepted. Self search
microfiche/microfilm training offered for in-person requests. $20.00 per hour
research fee (seldom charged, if easy search). Full names (plus alias),
approximated dates, case types information essential for accurate search.
Office hours are 8:30am through 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.
Treasurer: Room 115. Mail: PO Box 22530, Yakima, WA
98907-2530. Phone 509-574-2803. Fax 509-574-2801. Requests by mail, phone or
in person. We do research as time permits but may also allow public access if
equipment and training time are available. Parcel numbers are required for
access of all information. There may be charges for materials and/or equipment
and the payment of such fees are required in advance. Office hours are 9:00 am
to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday.
Genealogical Society:
Yakima Valley
Genealogical Society, PO Box 445, Yakima, WA 98907-0445. Phone
509-248-1328. Membership available. Operates the Yakima Valley Genealogical
Society Library.
Health Department / District:
Yakima Health
District, 104 N First St, Suite 204, Yakima, WA 98901. Phone 509-575-4040. Vital
Records (to get birth/death certificates) 509-249-6505
Historical Society:
Sunnyside Museum
and Historical Society, 704 Fourth St, Sunnyside, WA 98944. Phone 509-837-6010.
Toppenish
Historical Society, c/o Margaret Couch, 111 S Chestnut, Toppenish, WA 98948.
Phone 509-865-3783.
Yakima Valley
Museum & Historical Association, 2105 Tieton Drive, Yakima, WA 98902. Phone
509-248-0747.
Libraries - Academic:
Heritage College
Library, 3240 Fort Rd, Toppenish, WA 98948. Phone 509-865-2244, ext. 1833. Fax
509-865-4144.
Yakima Valley
Community College Library, 16th Ave at Nob Hill Blvd, PO Box 1647, Yakima, WA
98907-1647. Phone 509-575-2375. Fax 509-454-7604.
Libraries - Public:
Yakima Valley
Regional Library, 102 N Third St, Yakima, WA 98901-2705. Phone 509-452-8541.
Fax 509-575-2093. This library system has branch libraries in Yakima and in
the nearby towns of Granger, Harrah, Mabton, Toppenish, Moxee, Naches, Selah,
Sunnyside, Union Gap and Wapato. Collection includes the Relander Collection (see
citation under Bibliographies) and a local newspaper-clipping file.
Grandview Public
Library (Bleyhl Community Library), 311 Division, Grandview, WA 98930. Phone
509-882-9217. Very small collection of genealogy related materials including
local history books, listing of historical buildings, cemetery records to 1972,
some photos and scrapbooks, some school annuals, and vertical file material.
Libraries - Special:
Selah Family
History Center, 701 N First, Selah, WA. Phone 509-697-9527.
Sundquist
Research Library and Archives, Yakima Valley Museum, 2105 Tieton Drive, Yakima,
WA 98902. Phone 509-248-0747. Fax 509-453-4890. E-mail museum@wolfenet.com.
Website http://www/wolfe.net/~museum. Storehouse of historical documents,
photographs, rare books, and other records of the valley's history.
Yakima County
Law Library, County Courthouse, Yakima, WA 98901. Phone 509-457-5452.
Yakima Family
History Center, 1006 S 16th Ave, Yakima, WA. Phone 509-452-3626.
Yakima Nation
Cultural Center Library, Hwy 97 at Fort Rd, PO Box 151, Toppenish, WA 98948.
Phone 509-865-2800, ext 721.
Yakima Valley
Genealogical Society Library, 221 East B St, PO Box 445, Yakima, WA 98907.
Phone 509-248-1328. Extensive genealogical collection including a cemetery
file of known graves in Yakima, Kittitas and Klickitat counties
cross-referenced with cemetery/mortuary records and obituaries, a pioneer file
of individuals settling in the area prior to 1920, a surname file and a
school record collection.
Museums and Historical Sites:
American Hop
Museum, 22 S B St, Toppenish, WA 98948. Phone 509-865-4677. "Displays
pictures, implements and stories of hops since the late 1500s."
Central
Washington Agricultural Museum, 4508 Main St, PO Box 3008, Union Gap, WA
98903-0008. Phone 509-457-8735, 509-248-0432. Membership available.
Extensive collection of farm machinery, operating windmill, apple-packing line,
and blacksmith shop. Two log cabins, railroad exhibit, Magness hand-tool
collection and 18 large displays. Collecting oral histories of early
pioneers and identifying Century Farm Families and Irrigation Pioneers.
Fort Simcoe
Interpretive Center, 5150 Fort Simcoe Rd, White Swan, WA 98952. Phone
509-874-2372. Site of 1856 military fort, later Indian Agency headquarters.
Four officers' quarters are still standing.
H. M. Gilbert
Homeplace, 2109 W Yakima Ave, Yakima, WA. Phone 509-248-0747. Restored
orchard home exemplifies home life in the early 20th century in the Yakima
Valley.
Ray E. Powell
Museum, 313 Division, Grandview, WA. Mail c/o City of Grandview, 207 W 2nd St,
Grandview, WA 98930. For schedule or to arrange tours, phone 509-882-9217,
509-882-2070. Collection includes some school annuals, framed class
pictures, roster of veterans, and club meeting notes and rosters.
Sunnyside
Historical Museum, 704 S 4th St, Box 782, Sunnyside, WA 98944. Phone
509-837-6010. Museums houses permanent display of Indian artifacts, pioneer
life and the Ben Snipes's cabin (early cattleman).
Toppenish Museum,
1 South Elm, Toppenish, WA 98948. Phone 509-865-4510. Fire fighting
equipment, early day ranch life, championship polo teams of the Lower Yakima
Valley, gold panning, and wild horses exhibits. Features a section on notable
women in Toppenish history.
Yakima Electric
Railway Museum, 3rd Ave & West Pine, PO Box 649, Yakima, WA 98907. Phone
509-575-1700. Former Yakima Valley Transportation Co. 1910 shop facility.;
Offering vintage electric trolley car rides between Selah and Yakima. Other
electric rail equipment on display.
Yakima Indian
Nation Cultural Center, PO Box 151, Toppenish, WA 98948. Phone 509-865-2800. Located
on the ancestral grounds of the Yakamas. Collections and exhibits focus of the
history and culture of the Yakama people as told by the Yakamas themselves.
Yakima Valley
Rail and Steam Museum, 10 Asotin Ave, PO Box 889, Toppenish, WA 98948. Phone
509-865-1911. Located in restored Northern Pacific Depot, collections
reflect the railroad industry's history in the Yakima Valley. Offers special excursions
on the Toppenish, Simcoe & Western Railroad to White Swan.
Yakima Valley
Museum, 2105 Tieton Drive, Yakima, WA 98902. Phone 509-248-0747. Fax
509-453-4890. E-mail museum@wolfenet.com. Website http://www/wolfe.net/~museum.
Membership available. Operates H.M. Gilbert Homeplace and the Sundquist
Research Library and Archives. The collections and exhibits focus on pioneer
life, transportation, industry and natural history of the Yakima Valley.
State Archive Branch:
Central Region
(Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan and
Yakima counties. Bledsoe-Washington Archives Building, Central Washington
University, MS 7547, Ellensburg, WA 98926-7547. Phone: 509-963-2136. Fax
509-963-1753. E-mail: archives@cwu.edu. Research Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon and 1:30
p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
SELECTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
ATLASES, GAZETTEERS, MAPS - Personal,
governmental, or organizational records
Central
Branch Archives
City Atlas (Kroll Atlas),
Yakima, 1948
Plat maps, central Washington, 1854-1950
Yakima
Valley Genealogical Society Library
Yakima
Indian Reservation, Yakima & Klickitat counties
Yakima County atlas & rural directories, 1971,1973, 1976
ATLASES, GAZETTEERS, MAPS - Published
sources
Metsker's
atlas of Yakima County, Washington. Metsker,
Charles Frederick, 1959.
Metsker's
county atlas : [Yakima County, Washington]. Metsker Map Co., 197-?.
View of the
city of North Yakima Washington. Spike
& Arnold Map Publishing Company, 1889.
BIBLES - Personal, governmental, or organizational
records
BIBLES - Published sources
BIBLIOGRAPHIES - Personal, governmental, or organizational
records
BIBLIOGRAPHIES - Published sources
Brzoska, Ellen. Yakima
Valley Genealogical Society Library bibliography of holdings. Yakima Valley
Genealogical Society, 1985.
Inventory of
the county archives of Washington, no. 39, Yakima County (Yakima). Historical Records Survey, 1940.
Nolan, Edward W.
A bibliography of the Yakima. University of Washington, 1959.
Pace, Robert E. Yakima
Indian Nation bibliography. Yakima Indian Nation, Media Services, 1978.
Rankin, Del. Index
to the Relander Archives in the Yakima Valley Regional Library: a calendar of
Pacific Northwest Americana, with emphasis on Indians of the Columbia Basin. Yakima
Valley Regional Library, 1977?.
Records and
papers in Kittitas, Klickitat and Yakima Counties : a test publication of the
Washington State Archival Data Base.
Washington State Historical Records Advisory Board, 1980.
Schuster, Helen
H. The Yakimas: a critical bibliography. Published for the Newberry
Library by Indiana University Press, 1982.
Subject
catalog of library holdings, Yakima Valley Genealogical Society, to Oct. 1994. Yakima Valley Genealogical Society, 1994.
Yakima Valley
Regional Library. Reference Dept. Yakima Valley bibliography. The
Library, 1975.
BIOGRAPHIES / DIARIES - Personal,
governmental, or organizational records
Washington
State University, Holland Library, Manuscripts, Archives & Special Collections
Bker, Lee H. List of
pioneers known as the Kentucky train of 1853 entering Puget Sound basin in the
Fall of 1853 by the way of the Naches Pass : typescript.
Burge, Milt. A Yakima cowboy's story : interview with Milt Burge :
typescript, 1951 February
Coffin family. Papers, 1864-1977.
Darby, Janet. Interview, 1956, with Edith M. Burwell, by her grand-daughter.
Gilbert, Elon James. Papers, 1890-1977.
Josephy, Alvin M. Papers, 1965.
Purdin, Walter James. Papers, 1900-1962.
Schutz, John H. Papers, 1941-1947.
Sinclair, Orrin W. Oral history interview with Orrin W. Sinclair,
Ellensburg, Washington : typescript, 1954.
Travis, Helga Anderson. Papers, 1957-1963.
United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Yakima Agency. Blacksmith's
account book, 1881 December-1882 October.
Yakima
Valley Genealogical Society Library
100
years, 100 women, 1889-1989
Diary of Chester Berg: a visit to North Yakima 22 Aug 1907-27 Sept 1907
Diary written by Bessie Flanary as a little girl in Yakima
Journal kept by Flossie George, Toppenish, WA, 1890-1894
Yakima School District, Adv. Learning. Yakima Valley early residents.
1984.
BIOGRAPHIES / DIARIES - Published sources
Garrand, Victor.
Augustine Laure, S.J., Missionary to the Yakimas. Galleon Press, 1977.
Helland,
Maurice. There were giants: the life James H. Wilbur. M. Helland, 1980.
Henderson,
Judith Hill. The times and travels of Noble Grey Hill, Yakima, Washington,
in celebration of his 75th birthday on November 24, 1986. J.H. Henderson,
1986?.
Jackson, Gary L.
Remembering Yakima, by those who were there. Golden West Pub. Co., 1975.
Ramos, Roger. The
golden sheriff. Dorrance, 1986.
Robertson, Ted. How
the twig was bent. Franklin Press, 1974. **other editions available
Sheller, Roscoe.
The first thirty administrations of the Sunnyside Rotary Club. n.p.,
1955
Sickler, Mae
Conrad. Pioneer years in the Yakima Valley. n.p., 1942.
The Length of
their shadows. Golden West Pub.
Co., 1976.
Yakima
Independent. Honor roll of Yakima County, 1917-1918-1919. F. C. Whitney
& Sons, 1920?. **other edition available
Yakima's
historical citizens. Golden West
Pub. Co., 1980
Yakima's
past. Golden West Pub. Co., 1977.
BIRTHS - Personal, governmental, or
organizational records
Central
Branch Archives
Birth returns, 1891-1941
Delayed birth certificates, 1941-1942
Yakima
County Auditor’s office
Birth records 1891-1907
Yakima
County Clerk's office (NOTE: Older records destroyed in 1908 Courthouse fire,
some salvaged, majority lost, including docket books)
Delayed birth
certificates (fragmentary series), dates unknown
Yakima
Valley Genealogical Society
Births
at Memorial Hospital, Feb. 1 - May 31, 1994
BIRTHS - Published sources
Records of
Yakima County, Washington, 1869-1907, and Benton County, Washington, 1905-1907.
Yakima Valley Genealogical
Society, 1975-1979. [Volume 1, Births].
BUSINESSES & COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS - Personal, governmental, or organizational records
Central
Branch Archives
Articles of
incorporation, 1881-1912
Corporation files, 1893-1977
Foreign corporations list, 1918-1937
Franchises, 1907-1966
Index to articles of incorporation, 1918-1977
Business certificates and partnerships, 1907-1970
Savings and loan incorporations, 1913-1917
Yakima
County Clerk's office (NOTE: Older records destroyed in 1908 Courthouse fire,
some salvaged, majority lost, including docket books)
Business certificates,
notarial registrations (fragmentary series), dates unknown
Yakima
Valley Genealogical Society Library
O.L.
Janeck Ledger [drugstore], volumes 1-12, index, individual charge accounts
BUSINESSES & COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS - Published
sources
CEMETERIES - Personal, governmental, or organizational
records
Yakima
Valley Genealogical Society Library
Cemetery
records of Yakima County, 1968-1973
Holland Cemetery, Yakima
The Cowiche Natchez Cemetery
CEMETERIES - Published sources
Cemetery
records of Yakima County, Washington.
Yakima Valley Genealogical Society, 198?.
Cemetery
records, Zillah and Toppenish, Yakima County, Washington. Typed by the Genealogical Society, 1956.
Winters, Jean. Early
military tombstone inscriptions in Washington state. [Includes the
cemeteries in Klickitat, Columbia, Benton, Yakima, Grant and Walla Walla
counties]. Winters, 1972.
CENSUS - Personal, governmental, or
organizational records
Central
Branch Archives
Census materials,
1900-1970
Yakima Territorial census rolls, 1871, 1883, 1885, 1887
Yakima
Valley Genealogical Society Library
1905
enumeration of all inhabitants of the city of North Yakima
Indians on the Reservation, 1885
CENSUS - Published sources
1900 federal
census of Yakima County (Benton County was then a part of Yakima County). Yakima Valley Genealogical Society, 1980.
Index to the
1880 census of Yakima County, Washington Territory. Tri-City Genealogical Society, 1971.
Index to
Yakima Valley Genealogical Society Extraction 1920 Yakima Co. Census. n.p., n.d.
Lines, Jack M. 1910
federal census of Yakima County, Washington. Yakima Valley Genealogical
Society, 1984.
_______. Yakima
County territorial census, 1871, 1883, 1885, 1887 : including Benton County,
formed in 1905 : including 1871-1883 for Kittitas & Chelan Counties
(Kittitas County formed in 1883, Chelan in 1899) : indexed. Yakima Valley
Genealogical Society, 1983.
CHURCHES - Personal, governmental, or
organizational records
Yakima
Valley Genealogical Society Library
75
years with Christ in the Yakima Church, First Christian Church, 16 Oct
1880-1955
Yakima 2nd Ward, 3rd Ward &
Selah Ward of LDS. Directory of Members.
First Christian Church [Yakima] records
First Christian Church [Yakima], 1993
First Church of the Brethren, Outlook. Church minutes and records of members
First Reformed Church of Yakima. Our 75th Anniversary, 12 Mar 1901-12
Mar 1976
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church [Yakima] 1905-1980. 75 years of grace
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Yakima. Records 1908-1950
History of St. Mary's Parish, White Swan, 1889-1989
St. Michael Episcopal [Yakima], church records
Secretary's book, Outlook Bible Class, First Congregational Sunday School,
North Yakima, 1910-1921
First Christian Church The first century, 1880-1980
Westminster Presbyterian Church directory, 1989
Wilbur Memorial Methodist Church
Yakima 2nd & 3rd Wards & Selah Ward of LDS. Directory of Members
CHURCHES - Published sources
Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Yakima Branch. Record of members, [early] 1942.
Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951.
Congregational
Christian Church, Yakima, WA. Our first hundred years, congregational
Christian Church, Yakima. Golden West Pub. Co., 1978.
Helland,
Maurice. Tent to tower, 1885-1985. First Presbyterian Church, 1984.
Historical
sketch for the 75th anniversary of the First Reformed Church of Yakima. First Reformed Church of Yakima, 1976?.
Holy Rosary
Parish, Diamond Jubilee, 1900-1975.
Holy Rosary Parish, 1975.
Lucia, Ellis. Magic
Valley : the story of St. Joseph Academy and the blossoming of Yakima.
Sisters of Providence, 1976.
The Yakima
Valley Catholic centennial, 1847-1947 ; a commemoration of the first one
hundred years of Catholicity in the Yakima Valley. Holy Rosary Church, 1947.
CITY / COUNTY DIRECTORIES
Directory of
North Yakima and Yakima county, Washington. R. L. Polk & Co., 1905/1906.
Polk city
directory. Yakima, Washingon. R.
L. Polk & Co., 1995/1996.
Polk Yakima,
Washington, city directory. R. L.
Polk & Co. , 1992-1994.
Polk's
Sunnyside, Grandview, Prosser (Yakima and Benton Counties, Wash.) city
directory. R. L. Polk & Co.,
1961-1971.
Polk's Yakima
(Washington) city and county directory. R. L. Polk & Co., Inc., 1930, 1937/1938.
Polk's Yakima
(Washington) city directory. R.
L. Polk & Co., - 1951.
Polk's Yakima
(Yakima County, Wash.) city directory. R. L. Polk & Co., 1953-1973.
R. L. Polk
& Co.'s north Yakima and Yakima County directory. R. L. Polk & Co., 1910/1911, 1917.
Sunnyside,
Grandview, Prosser (Yakima and Benton County, Wash.) city directory. R. L. Polk & Co. 1974-1980.
Sunnyside,
Grandview, Prosser, Washington, city directory. R.L. Polk & Co., 1985.
White's rural
directory, Yakima County, Washington. n.p.,
1926/1927.
Yakima
(Yakima County, Wash.) city directory.
R. L. Polk & Co., 1974-1984.
Yakima city
and county directory, containing an alphabetical list of business firms and
private citizens of the cities of Yakima, Buena, Grandview, Granger, Mabton,
Moxee City, Naches, Outlook, Selah, Sunnyside, Tieton, Toppenish,Wapato and
Zillah. R.L. Polk & Co.,
1910, 1911/12, 1921.
Yakima,
Washington, city directory, including Selah, Union Gap, and Wapato. R.L. Polk & Co., 1985 - .
Yakima,
Washington city directory. R. L.
Polk & Co., 1985-1991.
Yakima
(Yakima County, Wash.) city directory :including Cowiche, Moxee City, Naches,
Selah, Union Gap, Wapato and rurals, contains buyers' guide and a complete
classified business directory. R.
L. Polk. 1974-1984.
CITY / COUNTY HISTORIES - Personal, governmental, or organizational
records
Washington
State University, Holland Library, Manuscripts, Archives & Special
Collections
Finley, Guy C. A
History of the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation Project : typescript, 1970 March.
Relander, Click. The Wanapums and the Priest Rapids Dam.
Yakima
Valley Genealogical Society Library
Coyle,
Eleanor M. Last chance valley, a history of the lower Naches
CITY / COUNTY HISTORIES - Published sources
An
Illustrated history of Klickitat, Yakima and Kittitas counties; with an outline
of the early history of the state of Washington. Interstate Pub. Co. 1904. **other editions
available
Bjarke, Nils. The
Naches Pass highway : to be built over the ancient Klickitat trail, the Naches
Pass Military Road of 1853. n.p., 1945.
_______. Naches
Pass trail, 1853. Fern Hill Hist. Society, 1942.
Buena's
beginnings. I. D. Limited, n.d.
Carpenter,
Violet. "You all come" : a migration from Crittenden County, KY to
the Yakima Valley, 1888-1923. n.p., 1980?.
Cattlemen and
branding irons. Yakima Valley
Museum and Historical Association, 1982.
Crawford, Jeanne
R. As the valley was; a pictorial view of the community life in the Yakima
River Valley ... during the era 1900-1915. Yakima Federal Savings and Loan
Association, 1968.
Delaney,
Richard. The first fifty, 1922-1972; story of a library [Toppenish
Public Library]. n.p., 1972?.
Gamboa, Erasmo. A
history of the Chicano people and the development of agriculture in the Yakima
Valley, Washington. n.p., 1973.
Gossett, Gretta
Petersen. Beyond the bend : a history of the Nile Valley in Washington State.
Ye Galleon Press, 1979.
Granger..its
lore and its lure [Photocopy of
the original]. n.p., 1968.
Granger Library
Club. Granger : the town ... the land ... the people ... Granger Library
Club, 1975 **other edition available.
Hackenmiller,
Tom. Wapato heritage : the history of the Chelan and Entiat Indians. Point
Pub., 1995.
Heiland,
Maurice. Old town, the story of Union Gap. n.p., 1983.
_______.
Pioneer history related to Yakima Valley Museum. n.p., n.d.
_______. Our
Valley, too. Helland, 1976.
_______. They
knew our valley. Helland, 1975.
Heuterman,
Thomas H. The burning horse : Japanese American experience in the Yakima
Valley, 1920-1942. Eastern Washington University Press, 1995.
Hiler, Mike. Naches
Pass Study Guide; historic exploration and early use 1841-1895. n.p., 1987.
Hotaling, Patty.
The history of Moxee. n.p., 197?.
Jacobs, Joseph. Yakima
irrigation project. n.p., 1905-1907.
Jensen, Hazel
Addie. Across the years : pioneer story of southern Washington. n.p.,
1951.
Johnsen, Kenneth
G. Apple country interurban : a history of the Yakima Valley Transportation
Company and the Yakima interurban trolley lines. Golden West Books, 1979.
Johnson, H. M. A
history of the city of Toppenish. Toppenish Review Pub. Co., 1926?.
Lee, Allan W. Recollections
of a dandy little up-to-date town, Yakima, Washington. A.W. Lee?, 1985.
Holt, Howard P. Saddle
bag medicine : the story of medicine in the Yakima Valley. H.P. Holt, 1984.
Hoselton, Anna. The
Naches Pass road : a research paper. n.p., 1987.
Lince, Robert S.
The Selah story : history of the Selah, East Selah and Wenas Valley in
Yakima County, Washington. Selah Valley Optimist Print., 1984.
Lyman, William
Denison. History of the Yakima Valley, Washington : comprising Yakima,
Kittitas and Benton counties. S.J. Clarke, 1919. **other edition available.
McCormick, Henry
A. An X-ray on the Naches Valley. Republic Pub. Co., 1911.
Martin, George
Maybee. Yakima, a centennial reflection, 1885-1985. Yakima Centennial
Commission, 1985.
McCormick, Henry
A. An x-ray on the Naches Valley. Republic Pub. Co, 1911.
McRayde, Edna
Rowland. To the pioneers of Zillah. n.p., n.d.
Payne, James E. The
history and recreational significance of the Naches Pass Trail. n.p., 1972.
Profile,
Yakima Valley Japanese Community, 1973.
Yakima Valley Japanese Community, 1974.
Pugh, William
O. A good place for relics and other things : an account of the Yakima Valley
Museum and Historical Association from its beginnings through 1983. W.O. Pugh, 1986.
Relander, Click.
Strangers on the land: a historiette of a longer story of the Yakima Indian
Nation's efforts to survive against great odds. Franklin Press, 1969.
_______. Treaty
centennial, 1855-1955, the Yakimas. Republic Press, 1955.
Russell,
Elizabeth C. Harrah's yesteryears; historical portrait of a Yakima Valley
town. I. D. Limited, n.d.
Selected
pages of history from a souvenir program of Union Gap, Yakima County,
Washington. Filmed by the
Genealogical Society of Utah, 1994.
Sheller, Roscoe.
Blowsand. Metropolitan Press, 1963 **other edition available
Sheller, Roscoe.
Courage and water, a story of Yakima Valley's Sunnyside; a factual story of
the founding, development and growth of the unique and unusual city of
Sunnyside, Washington, located in the heart of the famous Yakima Valley.
Binfords & Mort, 1952.
_______. Sunnyside
at 60. n.p., 1962?.
Sickler, Mae
Conrad. Pioneer years in the Yakima Valley. n.p., 1942.
Stensrud, Mary. Mount
St. Helens ash potpourri: Yakima's story. Shields Bag and Printing Co.,
1985.
Sultan Community
Study. Historical Committee. The history of Sultan. n.p., 1959. **other
edition available.
Surname index
to The Pioneers of Zillah by Edna Rowland McRayde. n.p., 1983.
The Ahtanum
years. n.p., 1975.
The history
of Sultan. [videorecording].
n.p., 1991.
The Sunnyside
story. Sunnyside Museum and
Historical Association, 1982.
United States.
Bureau of Reclamation. Yakima irrigation projects, Washington. The
Bureau, 1910.
Valley of the
strong : stories of Yakima and central Washington history. Wescoast Pub. Co., 1974.
Wapato History
Committee. Wapato : history and heritage. The Committee, 1978.
Wernex,
Katherine Trembley. It did happen here : a living story of old Mabton.
n.p., 1979.
Yakima, a
centennial perspective, 1885-1985 : a photographic and historical survey of
many of the city's significant buildings. Yakima Centennial Commission, 1984.
Yakima,
Washington jubilee, 1885-1960.
Yakima Diamond Jubilee, Inc., 1960.
COURT DOCUMENTS - Personal,
governmental, or organizational records
Central
Branch Archives
Book of levies, 1882-1923
Criminal file index, 1882-1977
Civil case files, 1882-1971
Court Journals, criminal, 1907-1951
Criminal appearance dockets (Criminal Court Docket), 1882-1973
Criminal case files, 1882-1975
Delinquent tax appearance docket, 1900-1929
General index to civil files, 1882-1977
Index to execution dockets, 1890-1959
Judgement index, 1882-1885
Judgements (Transcript of Judgements), 1882-1968
Superior Court dockets, 1882-1977
Superior Court execution dockets, 1882-1966
Superior Court journals, 1882-1950's
Superior Court minute books, 1882-1951
Superior Court motion docket, 1911-1916
Supreme Court case file briefs, central Washington, 1907-1913 (principally
regarding water rights), microfilm
Tax foreclosure case files, 1900-1971
Tax judgement journals, 1901-1940's
Territorial appearance dockets, 1883-1889
Territorial Court final record, 1883-1889
Yakima
County Clerk's office (NOTE: Older records destroyed in 1908 Courthouse fire,
some salvaged, majority lost, including docket books)
Territorial
& U.S. District Court civil & criminal case files, 1882-1890
Superior Court civil case files, 1890-present
Superior Court criminal case files, 1890-present
COURT DOCUMENTS - Published Sources
DEATHS - Personal, governmental, or
organizational records
Central
Branch Archives
Coroner's record,
1911-1916
Death returns and certificates, 1896-1907
Valley
Hills Funeral Home, 345 N 11th St, Sunnyside, WA 98944 509-839-5500. (Please
call to schedule an appointment)
Lower Yakima Valley funeral
records, 1907 - present
Yakima
Valley Genealogical Society Library
Ball
Funeral Home records, volumes 1-13 and index
DEATHS - Published sources
Holt, Nellaray,
comp. Obituary notices and funeral programs from the Yakima, Washington area
mainly from 1950-1980. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987.
Newspaper
clippings and obituaries from Clay and Effingham counties, Illinois and Yakima
County, Washington. Filmed by the
Genealogical Society of Utah, 19--?.
Records of
Yakima County, Washington, 1869-1907, and Benton County, Washington, 1905-1907.
Yakima Valley Genealogical
Society, 1975-1979. [Vol. 2, Deaths].
EARLY DESCRIPTIVE OR PROMOTIONAL
MATERIAL
Granger
Commercial Club. Granger and the Yakima Valley. Oregon-Washington
Railroad & Navigation Co.,1912.
Jacobs, Joseph. Report
on Ledbetter Division of the Yakima Irrigation Project. n.p., 1906.
Living for
pleasure and profit in the Granger Basin. Granger Land Co., 1905.
Oregon-Washington
Railroad and Navigation Company. Bureau of Community Publicity. Sunnyside,
Washington. Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce, 1911?.
Pictorial
souvenir, Yakima Valley, Washington.
Brooks and Schreiber, 1909.
Testimony of
the farmers : concerning the Granger Basin as a farming country. Granger
Land Co., ca. 1907.
Washington
Irrigation Company, Zillah, Wash. Sunnyside irrigation canal : Washington
Irrigation Company, proprietor. Lowman & Hanford Stationery and Printing
Co., 1902.
Yakima
Commercial Club. North Yakima, the city. Yakima Commercial Club, 1912.
Yakima county. n.p., 1909?.
Yakima
Valley. S. J. Clarke Pub. Co.,
1919.
EDUCATION - Personal, governmental, or
organizational records
Central
Branch Archives
Attendance records,
1875-1956
Bus route reports, 1935-1940 (includes names of pupils)
Census of school children, 1911-1913
Certified employee list, 1946-1950
Clerk's reports, 1871-1877
District boundary changes, 1891-1944
District formations, 1868
Eighth grade diploma records, 1895-1936
Eighth grade examinations, 1902-1950
Library reports, 1928-1932 (includes information on librarians)
Miscellaneous records, 1920-1949 (includes listings of teachers certificates
from the Normal School at Bellingham, 1923-1924)
Miscellaneous superintendent files, 1872-1888
Record of Districts to 1910
Record of substitute teachers, 1935-1946
Record of teacher exams, 1887-1888
Record of teachers, 1894-1916
Record on non-attendance, 1908-1910
Register of persons examined, 1895-1925
Register of school officials, 1891-1913
School census, 1911-1932
School district boundary maps, 1910
School district formations, 1903-1913
School district maps, 1931-1932 (Tax assessment purposes)
School officers, 1892-1953
Special service reports, 1949-1950
Superintendent's official record, 1894-1903
Teacher certificate cards, 1930-1970
Teachers contract register, 1913-1982
Washington school registers, 1945-1946
Yakima
Valley Genealogical Society Library
A.C.
Davis High School staff, 1961
Franklin Junior High School annual, 1948-1949
Fruitspur, Selah High School annual, 1923
Greyhounds, Grandview High School annual, 1940
Historic School Names Project
Jomara, Saint Joseph Academy annual, 1964-1965
Kamiakin, Moxee High School annual, 1954, 1955, 1962-1964
Lo Na Hi, Lower Naches High School annual, 1923, 1925
Lolomi" Yakima High School annual, 1921-32, 1935, 1948, 1949, 1952,
1955-57, 1966
Nile School District #29. Teacher's report to District Clerk, 1909
Potlatch, North Yakima High School annual, 1909, 1910
Shelokum, Yakima Valley Community College annual, 1962
Tohiscan, Toppenish High School annual, 1948, 1965, 1972
Wasehian, Wapato High School annual, 1945, 1947
Wigwam, Yakima High School annual, 1912, 1914, 1916-1920, 1935-1940
Wye Jay Cee, Yakima Valley College annual, 1959
EDUCATION - Published sources
Eisenhower High
School Bicentennial Class. From Ferguson to ... n.p., 1976.
Olivas, Cindy. From
the Thorp cabin to East Valley High. East Valley High School, 1975.
Parker, M.
Yvonne. Pioneers' pathway to the future : the history of the Mt. Adams
School District. Ye Galleon Press, 1993.
ELECTION / VOTER RECORDS
Yakima
County Auditor’s office
Poll
books, 1936-1975
Tally books (record of proof of voting and precinct election totals),
1974-present
Voter registrations, 1934-present
GENEALOGICAL / HISTORICAL PERIODICALS
Subject index
to Yakima Valley Genealogical Society bulletin. Yakima Valley Genealogical Society, 1991.
Yakima Valley
Genealogical Society bulletin.
Yakima Valley Genealogical Society, dates unknown.
LAND / PROPERTY - Personal,
governmental, or organizational records
Central
Branch Archives
Book
of patents, 1887-1915
Deeds record, 1882-1968 (incorporated into Official Record series in 1968)
Index to plats, 1878-1938
General Index, 1880-1976 (direct and reverse index to general filings of
Auditor's office, including):
Real
estate, 1882-1891
Power of attorney, 1883-1910
Mortgages, 1880-1907
Judgements, 1882-1968
Land corner monument record, 1903-1991
Mining claims file, 1882-1968
Miscellaneous record, 1882-1968 (Incorporated into Official Record series in
1968, includes contracts, deeds, patents, leases, mortgages, liens, water
rights, conditional sales, bills of sale, chattel mortgages, levies,
attachments, powers of attorney, and military discharges)
Mortgage records, 1882-1903
Official records, 1968-1980 (includes the miscellaneous record, deeds,
mortgages, chattel mortgages, liens, water rights, powers of attorney record,
military discharges, judgements, and mining claims)
Original plats, 1891-1990 (includes plats filed in Kittitas County prior to
separation of counties in 1883)
Record of liens, 1881-1968 (Incorporated into Official Record series in 1968)
State road file, 1905-1913
Water rights applications record, 1897-1968 (Incorporated into Official Record
series in 1968)
Water rights record, 1897-1949
Yakima
County Assessor's office (All pre-1974 records at Central Branch Archives,
office has microfiche)
Cadastre (parcel) maps
Transfers [of property], 1918-present
Value history for all parcels, 1992-present
Yakima
County Auditor's office
Real property records,
early 1800's-present
Yakima
County Treasurer's office
Real
and Personal Property Tax Records and Indexes, 1865-present
LAND / PROPERTY - Published sources
LICENSURE AND PROFESSIONAL RECORDS
Central
Branch Archives
Attorney
register, 1917-1933
Chiropractic register, 1919-1964
Medical record, 1909-1953 (record of licenses granted to physicians and
surgeons)
Optometry register, 1909-1962
Osteopathy and surgery, register, 1914-1964
Register of notaries, 1891
Sanipractic register, 1919-1952
MARRIAGES - Personal, governmental, or
organizational records
Central
Branch Archives
Divorce case files,
1970-1972
Divorce dockets, 1921-1969
Divorce index, 1921-1977
Marriage affidavit record, 1889-? (42 volumes)
Marriage application certificate record, 1941-1947
Marriage certificates record, 1891-1992
Marriage licenses applications, 1939-1993
Marriage register (marriage record), 1904-1944
Marriage returns record, 1897-1940
Native American marriage certificates, 1956-1962
Yakima
County Auditor's office
Marriage records,
1869-present
Yakima
County Clerk's office (NOTE: Older records destroyed in 1908 Courthouse fire,
some salvaged, majority lost, including docket books)
Divorce
index: prior to 1/4/1921 filed with Superior Court civil cases
MARRIAGES - Published sources
Lines, Jack, ed.
Records of Yakima County, Washington, marriage records. [Vol. 1
1908-1913, Vol. 2 1914-1917, Vol. 3 1918-1920.] Yakima Valley Genealogical Society,
1983.
Records of
Yakima County, Washington, 1869-1907, and Benton County, Washington, 1905-1907.
Yakima Valley Genealogical
Society, 1975-1979. [Vol. 3, Marriages].
MILITARY - Personal, governmental, or
organizational records
Central
Branch Archives
Ft. Simcoe duty logs,
1858-1861
Military duty lists, 1889-1895
Official records, 1968-1980 (includes the military discharges)
Yakima
County Auditor's office
Military
discharge record, 1882-present
MILITARY - Published sources
Yakima
Independent. Honor roll of Yakima County, 1917-1918-1919. F. C. Whitney
& Sons, 1920?. **other edition available
NATURALIZATION - Personal,
governmental, or organizational records
Central
Branch Archives
Declarations of
intention, 1869-1907, 1973-1980
Naturalization index, 1973-1980
Naturalization petitions, 1906, 1964-1981
Naturalization petitions recommended, 1973-1981
Naturalization record, 1894-1906
Yakima
County Clerk's Office (NOTE: Older records destroyed in 1908 Courthouse fire,
some salvaged, majority lost, including docket books)
All
records transferred to U.S. District Court in mid 1980s
Index by name, fragmentary records available
NATURALIZATION - Published sources
Naturalization
and Citizenship Records of the United States District Court (Washington: Eastern
District) [Declaration of
intention, 1890-1972, Petition for naturalization, 1907-1950, Repatriations,
1940-1942, Application for citizenship, 1879-1906, Indexes, 1890-1947]. Filmed
by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988.
Records of
Yakima County, Washington, 1869-1907, and Benton County, Washington, 1905-1907.
Yakima Valley Genealogical
Society, 1975-1979. [Volume 4, Probate and Naturalization].
NEWSPAPER INDEXES / SPECIAL EDITIONS
Union Gap Old
Town Days, Gazette. Rancher
Publications, 1983.
Records of
Yakima County, Washington, 1869-1907, and Benton County, Washington, 1905-1907.
Yakima Valley Genealogical
Society, 1975-1979. [Volume 5, Newspaper abstracts, 1884-1907].
OTHER - Personal, governmental, or
organizational records
Central
Branch Archives
Arrest
warrant record, 1932-1976
Articles of incorporation, 1881-1912
Business certificates and partnerships, 1907-1940
Commissioners file, Yakima Indian Nation, Yakima County, 1949-1975
General Index, 1880-1976 (direct and reverse index to general filings of
Auditor's office, including):
Real
estate, 1882-1891
Power of attorney, 1883-1910
Mortgages, 1880-1907
Jail registers, 1926-1984
Jail meal record, 1922-1928
Juvenile and pension record, 1913-1922
Mug books, 1924-1969
Official bond journals, 1893-1950
Official Records, 1968-1980 (includes the miscellaneous record, deeds,
mortgages, chattel mortgages, liens, water rights, powers of attorney record,
military discharges, judgements, and mining claims)
Old Age Pension cases, 1913-1937
Savings and Loan incorporations, 1913-1917
Violations, Liquor Laws, 1924-1930
Washington
State University, Holland Library, Manuscripts, Archives & Special
Collections
Ladies of the Grand Army
of the Republic (Yakima, Wash.). Memorial service program : typescript, 1930
June 16.
Yakima
County Clerk's Office (NOTE: Older records destroyed in 1908 Courthouse fire,
some salvaged, majority lost, including docket books)
Official
bonds [fragmentary series], dates unknown
OTHER - Published sources
Emmons, Della
Florence Gould. Nothing in life is free : through Naches Pass to Puget
Sound, a historical novel of the Pioneer West. Northwestern Press, 1953.
Johnson, Inez
Noelle. Yakima, a novel. Pageant Press, 1954.
Yakima Valley
Genealogical Society surname index, 1981. Yakima Valley Genealogical Society, 1981.
PROBATE - Personal, governmental, or
organizational records
Central
Branch Archives
Clerk's trust fund
ledgers, 1909-1972
Index to probate case files, 1874-1977
Letters of administration, 1874-1950
Probate bonds, 1875-1950
Probate book of wills, 1874-1950
Probate case files, 1874-1970
Probate claims index, 1880-1931
Probate claims record, 1914-1934
Probate dockets, 1882-1885
Probate memorandum of files, 1891-1907
Probate record of petitions, 1891-1925
Territorial petitions to Sell Real Estate, 1876-1889 (sell real estate involved
in probate cases)
Territorial probate minute Books, 1869-1890
Yakima
County Clerk's office (NOTE: Older records destroyed in 1908 Courthouse fire,
some salvaged, majority lost, including docket books)
Probate
case files, Dec. 1879-present
Name changes, 1879-1978: changed to civil, then to District Court early 1990s
PROBATE - Published sources
Records of
Yakima County, Washington, 1869-1907, and Benton County, Washington, 1905-1907.
Yakima Valley Genealogical
Society, 1975-1979. [Vol. 4, Probate and Naturalization].
TAXES - Personal, governmental, or
organizational records
Central
Branch Archives
Assessment field books,
dates unknown
Assessment field maps, dates unknown
Assessor's plats, 1912-1914
Board of Equalization, 1897-1898 (re: Northern Pacific Railroad)
Book of levies, 1882-1923
Business sales tax delinquencies, 1938-1969
Delinquent tax appearance docket, 1900-1929
Delinquent tax appearance docket, 1900-1929
Irrigation road-dike assessment rolls, 1940-1941
Irrigation tax deed record, 1915-1954 (no records between 1930-1937)
Judgement index, 1882-1885
Judgements (transcript of judgements), 1882-1968
Operating property record, 1913 (Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation
Company)
Personal property tax rolls, 1892-1893, 1902-1903
Personal property tax rolls, 1930-1972
Personal property taxation exemptions, 1939
Real property assessment rolls, 1892-1972
Road improvement assessment rolls, dates unknown
School District maps, 1931-1932 (tax assessment purposes)
Tax foreclosure case files, 1900-1971
Real property tax assessment rolls, 1879-1970 (no records between 1894-1947)
Tax judgement journals, 1901-1940's
Tax judgement journals, 1901-1940's
Timber cruisers field books, dates unknown
Yakima
County Clerk's office (NOTE: Older records destroyed in 1908 Courthouse fire,
some salvaged, majority lost, including docket books)
Sales
tax cases, tax foreclosures [fragmentary series], dates unknown
TAXES - Published sources