Death records were filed with the County Auditor from 1891 to 1906 when the State began maintenance of these records. Our files contain information from local funeral homes (1913 - present), some churches, obituaries, and cemeteries. We are in the process of updating our cemetery listings for East Jefferson County, but have records from walking the cemeteries in 1985. Also, we are working with local churches to obtain their records relative to births, baptisms, marriages and deaths.
For death records from 1907 to the present, contact the Washington State Center for Health Statistics. An Index to death records from 1985 to present is available on-line at the Jefferson County website. The records from 1891 to 1906 are also available from the Jefferson County Auditor or the Washington State Archives Northwest Branch.
In addition, we have the Washington State Death Index for 1907-2000 on microfilm or microfiche.
