Welcome to Wahkiakum County Washington Genealogy Research


  



  
 
 
      
 


Cathlamet stockyard  circa 1910

 
 My name is Bob Jenkins and I created this website to provide genealogy
 information and links to genealogy information  to assist people in researching
 their Wahkiakum County Washington ancestors.

 I would appreciate any contribution that you would like to make  to this site:
 biographies, obituaries, birth, marriage, death info,  grave info, photographs....etc
  		  
   Use the box below to search
   for Wahkiakum County Data


 Brief History:

 Wahkiakum County /wəˈkaɪ.əkʌm/ is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington.  The county seat and only
 incorporated town is Cathlamet. The county was formed out of Cowlitz County in April 1854 and is named for
 Chief Wahkiakum ("Tall Timber") of the Chinook, who is buried in the Pioneer Cemetery in Cathlamet.
 



 Wahkiakum county record images at familysearch.   These are not indexed but if you know the timeframe
 that relates to your ancestor you can browse through the images.  A  Lot of good info here.










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