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Here are a few resources that might make your research in Benton Co. WA a little easier

Adjoining Counties information

COUNTY
COUNTY SEAT
COORDINATOR
Yakima
Yakima
Mike Sweeney
Franklin
Pasco
Susan Faulkner
Klickitat
Dayton
Terri Crawford
Grant
Ephrata
Kevin Fraley
Walla Walla
Walla Walla
Celia Tomlin
Umatilla, OR
Pendleton
Penny Menges

GenConnect query board for Benton Co. WA.

  • Surname search page for Rootsweb's Surname list

  • Surname search page by Surname Helper

    General Information about Benton County

  • Full text of the Walla Walla Treaty of Camp Stevens 1855
  • Full text of the Yakima Treaty of Camp Stevens, 1855
  • Washington USGenWeb Archives
  • Washington State Genealogical Resource Guide A comprehensive list of Benton Co. Washington information including Court clerk hours and fees, libraries, chambers of commerce, etc.
  • Benton County, Washington Official Homepage

    Historical and Genealogical Societies/Libraries

  • The Eastern Washington Genealogical Society.
  • East Benton County Historical Museum (you can find a complete transcript of 1910 Benton County Census here)
  • Tri-City Genealogical Society
  • Benton County Historical Museum
  • Mid Columbia Library
  • Richland Public Library
  • Washington State Archives Central Regional Branch--serves Benton, Franklin and Yakima counties. Research requests can be made by email.

    Churches and Cemeteries

  • Search engine to find funeral homes in your area of interest
  • Index of Burials in the Evergreen Cemetery, Benton City, WA
  • Tombstone Transcription Project, Benton Co. WA page
  • Transcription of tombstones from White Bluffs Cemetery submitted by Theresa Peterson and Laura Schmidt

    Newspapers

  • Tri-City Herald The county's largest newspaper

    Maps

  • 1895 map of Yakima County WA Includes present day Benton County ==> LARGE FILE
  • Index to 1909 map of Washington State --includes Benton and Yakima Counties

    Vital Records

  • Obits from Tri-City Herald

    • Census Records
  • A Complete Transcription of the 1910 Benton County Federal Census
  • Index to 1910 Benton County Census

    • Miscellaneous

  • Rootsweb's list of Resources for Washington.
  • A site of facts about Washington and its cities.
  • Hanford's Cultural Resources Program.
  • List of all mailing lists available that deal with Washington State.
  • A history of Prosser, the county seat of Benton County, Washington.
  • A history of the White Bluffs/Hanford region.
  • A history of Burbank, Washington

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