Yakima County Washington Genealogy and History Volunteers Dedicated to Free Genealogy This website is part of the Genealogy Trails family.   Our Group's goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. This site is available for adoption! Learn more about joining our group as host of this site and then contact us (Knowledge of how to make a basic webpage and a desire to transcribe data is required) Please consider sharing your research information so that we can continue to build websites that will remain a helpful resource for the researchers of Washington. If you have any comments, questions or data contributions, Contact Us WE REGRET THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO DO PERSONAL RESEARCH FOR YOU.  All data we come across will be added to this website, so please keep checking back. Yakima County is the second largest county by area in the U.S. state of Washington. It is named after the Yakama tribe of Native Americans. In the 2010 census, its population was 243,231. The county seat is Yakima, which is also its largest city. The county is also the location of the Yakima Native American Reservation, the 15th largest reservation in America, comprising 36% of the county's total area. Its largest city is Toppenish. Water from this well is used for household and stock. Yakima County, Washington. Yakima County was formed out of Ferguson County (defunct) on January 21, 1865. Ferguson County been created from Walla Walla County on January 23, 1863. The highest point in the county is Mount Adams, which is the second tallest peak in Washington and the third tallest in the entire Cascade Range [These facts are from wikipedia] Cities, Towns and CDP's Our Online Data Biographies Births Cemeteries Census Church Histories / Records County Records Death Records Family Bibles County History Marriage Records Military Miscellaneous Data Newspaper Data Obituaries School Records Wills/Probate Records Website Updates: Apr 2013: Crime news re: BOGGS; COFFIN obit; Naturalization Applications (under county records) Mar 2013: 1883 Pensioners; Marriage Records from St. Michael's Methodist Church; Birth Announcements from 1889; Marriage Announcements from 1889; Divorce notices from 1889; Census of School-aged Children 1891-1893 from Nile School, District 29; Church Records of the First Methodist Episcopal Church; 1917 Graduating Class of St. Joseph; Tax lists of 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870/72; Gossip news for RAYMOVER, NESLEY Feb 2013: Obits for ADASCHECK, WIELAND; Marriage Announcement for MCDONALD-SMITH; bio for HAFENBRACK; Early County History Previous Updates SEARCH OUR SITES We also have mailing lists set up so that you can read about updates, discuss your families and connect with other researchers who are looking in the same area as you. Don't Miss Another Update! Join our Mailing Lists to be notified of website updates Our Pacific Mailing List covers California | Oregon | Washington | Alaska | Hawaii Surrounding Counties: * Pierce County, Washington - northwest * Lewis County, Washington - west * Skamania County, Washington - southwest * Kittitas County, Washington - north * Klickitat County, Washington - south * Grant County, Washington - northeast * Benton County, Washington - east Visit our Washington State Site Remember to bookmark us and keep checking back for new additions to the sites. Copyright © Genealogy Trails All data on this website is Copyright by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters.