Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Kitsap County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Marriages, births and deaths
- Kitsap County Auditor, Birth Records, 1891-19071891-1907
- Kitsap County Auditor, Marriage License Application Affidavits, 1905-19861905-1986
- Kitsap County Auditor, Marriage License Register, 1868-18901868-1890
- Kitsap County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1860-20071860-2007
- Kitsap County Auditor, Death Records, 1892-19071892-1907
Census records
Deeds and land
- Bainbridge Island City Council, Minutes, 1947-20061947-2006
- Bainbridge Island City Council, Ordinances, 1947-20061947-2006
- Bainbridge Island City Council, Resolutions, 1951-20061951-2006
- Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park & Recreation District Board of Commissioners, Minutes, 2004-20202004-2020
- Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park & Recreation District Board of Commissioners, Resolutions, 2005-20202005-2020
- Bainbridge Island Parks and Recreation District, Minutes, 1965-20071965-2007
- Bainbridge Island Parks and Recreation District, Resolutions, 1965-20071965-2007
- Kitsap County Auditor, Plats and Surveys, 1997; 20141997; 2014
- Kitsap County Auditor, Recorded Land Records, 1987-20071987-2007
- Kitsap County Shore and Tideland Appraisers Board, Minutes, 18931893
Other records
- Bremerton, Port of, Minutes, 1943-20171943-2017
- Bremerton, Port of, Resolutions, 1958-20171958-2017
- Kingston, Port of, Minutes and Meeting Records, 20212021
- Kitsap County Auditor, Miscellaneous Recordings, 1987-2006; 20141987-2006; 2014
- Kitsap County Auditor, Power of Attorney Records, 1987-2006; 20141987-2006; 2014
- Kitsap County Auditor, Professional License Records, 1988-20061988-2006
- Kitsap County Auditor, Recorded Agreements and Contracts, 1987-2006; 20141987-2006; 2014
- Kitsap County Auditor, Recorded Minutes, 1988-1999; 20041988-1999; 2004
- Kitsap County Auditor, Recorded Ordinances, 1987-20061987-2006
- Kitsap County Auditor, Recorded Resolutions, 1987-20061987-2006
- Kitsap County Auditor, Uniform Commercial Code Recordings, 1987-20141987-2014
- Kitsap Frontier JusticeDates not stated in catalog
- Linda Burfield Hazzard: Healer or Murderess?Dates not stated in catalog
- Poulsbo City Council, Minutes, 1908-20071908-2007
- Poulsbo City Council, Ordinances, 1908-20071908-2007
- Poulsbo City Council, Resolutions, 1908-20071908-2007
County government
- Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue Board of Commissioners, Minutes, 1954-20161954-2016
- Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue Board of Commissioners, Resolutions, 1943-20161943-2016
- Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority Board, Resolutions, 1991-20061991-2006
- Kitsap County Fire District #18, Board of Commissioners, Minutes and Meeting Records, 20172017
- Kitsap County Health District, Board of Health, Minutes, 1942-20081942-2008
- Kitsap County Health District, Board of Health, Resolutions, 1973-20081973-2008
- Kitsap Regional Library, Board of Trustees, Minutes and Meeting Records, 2006-20072006-2007
- Kitsap Transit Board of Commissioners, Minutes and Meeting Records, 1982-20221982-2022
- Kitsap Transit Board of Commissioners, Resolutions, 1982-20221982-2022
Military records
- Kitsap County Auditor, Recorded Military RecordsDates not stated in catalog
Naturalization records
- Kitsap County Clerk, Naturalization Records, 1906-1910, 1929-19551906-1910, 1929-1955
Court records
See the repository's descriptions and search options
Repository access note: Selected digital collection links from Washington State Library county research guides. Collections may include local towns, schools, cemeteries and other organizations within the county. Guide dates can change; consult each Digital Archives collection for actual coverage, restrictions and available images.
Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.
Where to find the records
- Kitsap County official website
Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the county auditor and the clerk of the superior court, and any online record search the county offers.
- The county auditor
Deeds and other land records, and marriage licenses.
- The clerk of the superior court
Probate (wills and estates), divorces, naturalizations and court cases.
- The Washington State Archives
In Olympia and regional branches: county records, and the Digital Archives with searchable indexes.
- Washington State Digital Archivesfree
Searchable indexes to Washington records, including births, marriages, deaths, censuses and naturalizations, from the State Archives.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Washington, Kitsap" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.
Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: King County
Check the parent county for earlier records: King County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1857, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Washington began statewide registration of births and deaths in 1907. Many county marriage, birth, death and census records are indexed free in the Washington State Digital Archives.