Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for Snohomish 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
Census records
- Census · 18711871
- Census · 18831883
- Census · 18851885
- Census · 18871887
- Census · 18891889
- 1958, Edmonds Municipal Census, Edmonds City Clerk1958, Edmonds Municipal Census, Edmonds City Clerk
- 1966, Edmonds Municipal Census, Edmonds City Clerk1966, Edmonds Municipal Census, Edmonds City Clerk
Other records
- Arlington City Council, Minutes, 1903-20091903-2009
- Arlington City Council, Ordinances, 1903-20091903-2009
- Arlington City Council, Resolutions, 1911-20091911-2009
- East Stanwood Town Council, Ordinances, 1922-19601922-1960
- East Stanwood Town Council, Resolutions, 1922-1954, 19591922-1954, 1959
- Edmonds City Council, Minutes, 2012-20142012-2014
- Edmonds City Council, Ordinances, 2012-20152012-2015
- Edmonds City Council, Resolutions, 2012-20152012-2015
- Edmonds, City of, Citizens Housing Commission, Minutes and Meeting Records, 2019-20212019-2021
- Edmonds, City of, DEIA Commission, Minutes and Meeting Records, 2016-20232016-2023
- Edmonds, City of, Economic Development Commission, Minutes and Meeting Records, 2009-20232009-2023
- Edmonds, City of, Hearing Examiner, Minutes and Meeting Records, 1982, 1999-20231982, 1999-2023
- Edmonds, City of, Mayor's Climate Protection Committee, Minutes and Meeting Records, 2007-20232007-2023
- Edmonds, City of, Salary Commission, Minutes and Meeting Records, 2014-20232014-2023
- Edmonds, City of, Transportation Benefit District, Minutes and Meeting Records, 2009-20162009-2016
- Edmonds, City of, Youth Commission, Minutes and Meeting Records, 2018-20212018-2021
- Gold Bar City Council, Ordinances, 1917-20051917-2005
- Gold Bar City Council, Resolutions, 1952-20061952-2006
- Granite Falls City Council, Minutes, 1988-20071988-2007
- Granite Falls City Council, Ordinances, 1904-20081904-2008
- Granite Falls City Council, Minutes and Meeting Records, 2014-20182014-2018
- Granite Falls City Council, Resolutions, 1962-20071962-2007
- Granite Falls, Planning Commission, Minutes and Meeting Records, 2014-20182014-2018
- Marysville City Council, Minutes, 1978-19911978-1991
- Marysville City Council, Ordinances, 1933-20081933-2008
- Marysville City Council, Resolutions, 1935-20081935-2008
- Marysville, Planning Commission, Minutes and Meeting Records, 2011-20142011-2014
- Monroe City Council, Minutes, 1903-20081903-2008
- Monroe City Council, Ordinances, 1903-20081903-2008
- Monroe City Council, Resolutions, 1974-20081974-2008
- Mountlake Terrace City Council, Ordinances, 1954-20081954-2008
- Mountlake Terrace City Council, Resolutions, 1955-20081955-2008
- Mukilteo City Council, Minutes, 1947-20091947-2009
- Mukilteo City Council, Ordinances, 1947-20091947-2009
- Mukilteo City Council, Resolutions, 1947-20091947-2009
- Snohomish City Council, Minutes, 1888-20171888-2017
- Snohomish City Council, Ordinances, 1890-20191890-2019
- Snohomish City Council, Resolutions, 1937-20191937-2019
- Snohomish County Auditor, Miscellaneous RecordingsDates not stated in catalog
- Snohomish County Auditor, Power of Attorney RecordsDates not stated in catalog
- Snohomish County Auditor, Professional License RecordsDates not stated in catalog
- Snohomish County Auditor, Recorded Agreements and ContractsDates not stated in catalog
- Snohomish County Auditor, Recorded OrdinancesDates not stated in catalog
- Snohomish County Auditor, Recorded ResolutionsDates not stated in catalog
- Snohomish County Auditor, Uniform Commercial Code RecordingsDates not stated in catalog
- Snohomish Frontier JusticeDates not stated in catalog
- Stanwood City Council, Minutes, 1984-20051984-2005
- Stanwood City Council, Ordinances, 1903-20071903-2007
- Stanwood City Council, Resolutions, 1910-20061910-2006
- Cypress Lawn Memorial ParkDates not stated in catalog
County government
- Edmonds, City of, Architectural Design Board, Minutes and Meeting Records, 2011-20232011-2023
- Edmonds, City of, Disability Board, Minutes and Meeting Records, 2014-20232014-2023
- Edmonds, City of, Planning Board, Minutes and Meeting Records, 1999-20231999-2023
- Granite Falls, Transportation Benefit District Board, Minutes and Meeting Records, 2015-20162015-2016
- North [Snohomish] County Regional Fire Authority Board of Commissioners, Minutes, 1957-20001957-2000
- North [Snohomish] County Regional Fire Authority Board of Commissioners, Resolutions, 1957-20011957-2001
- Snohomish County Fire District #3, Board of Commissioners, Minutes, 1964-20081964-2008
- Snohomish County Fire District #3 Board of Commissioners, Resolutions, 1972-20141972-2014
- Snohomish County Fire District #4, Board of Commissioners, Minutes, 1984-20081984-2008
- Snohomish County Fire District #4, Board of Commissioners, Resolutions, 1981-20051981-2005
- Snohomish County Public Utility District #1, Board Minutes, 1936-20241936-2024
- Snohomish County Public Utility District #1, Board Resolutions, 1937-20241937-2024
- Snohomish Health District, Board of Health, Minutes, 1958-20051958-2005
- Snohomish Health District, Board of Health, Resolutions, 1970-20051970-2005
Tax records
Deeds and land
- Snohomish County Auditor, Plats and SurveysDates not stated in catalog
- Snohomish County Auditor, Recorded Land RecordsDates not stated in catalog
Naturalization records
Court records
Schools
Cemeteries and burial
- Freeborn Lutheran Church CemeteryDates not stated in catalog
- Loyal Heights CemeteryDates not stated in catalog
- Machias Community CemeteryDates not stated in catalog
- Mount Carmel CemeteryDates not stated in catalog
- Our Saviour's Lutheran Church CemeteryDates not stated in catalog
- Saint Mary's CemeteryDates not stated in catalog
- Zion Lutheran CemeteryDates not stated in catalog
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
- Snohomish 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, Snohomish" 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: Island County, King County
Check the parent counties for earlier records: Island County, King County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1861, 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.