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Washington, which joined the Union as the nation’s 42nd state in 1889, was named in honor of the country’s first president, George Washington. It is the 18th largest state in the country and the 13th most populous, with more than half of the state’s population living in the Seattle metropolitan region.
Photo: Seattle, Washington. Credit: Joshulove; Wikimedia Commons.
If you are researching your family roots in Washington, you will want to use GenealogyBank’s online WA newspaper archives: 87 titles to help you search your family history in “The Evergreen State,” providing news coverage, family stories and vital statistics from 1889 to Today. There are currently more than 67 million newspaper articles and records in our online Washington archives!
Dig deep into our archives and search for historical and recent obituaries and other news articles about your Washington ancestors in these recent and historical WA newspapers online. Our Washington newspapers are divided into two collections: Historical Newspapers (complete paper) and Recent Obituaries (obituaries only).
Search Washington Newspaper Archives (1889 – 1984)
Search Washington Recent Obituaries (1985 – Current)
Here is a list of online Washington newspapers in the archives. Each newspaper title in this list is an active link that will take you directly to that paper’s search page, where you can begin searching for your ancestors by surnames, dates, keywords and more. The WA newspaper titles are listed alphabetically by city.
| City | Title | Date Range* | Collection |
| Aberdeen | Daily World | 1/20/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Arlington | Arlington Times | 10/4/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Auburn | Auburn Reporter | 2/11/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bainbridge Island | Bainbridge Island Review | 1/29/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bainbridge Island | Bainbridge Islander | 11/11/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bellevue | Bellevue Reporter | 7/13/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bellevue | King County Journal | 1/8/2003 – 1/20/2007 | Recent Obituaries |
| Bellevue | Eastside Journal | 12/4/1999 – 1/13/2003 | Recent Obituaries |
| Bellingham | Bellingham Herald | 10/2/1903 – 3/31/1952 | Newspaper Archives |
| Bellingham | Bellingham Reveille | 2/1/1905 – 2/4/1905 | Newspaper Archives |
| Bellingham | Bellingham Herald | 9/4/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bellingham | Bellingham Herald, The: Blogs | 1/15/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bonney Lake | Bonney Lake & Sumner Courier-Herald | 2/5/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bothell, Kenmore | Bothell-Kenmore Reporter | 3/2/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bremerton | Kitsap Sun: Web Edition Articles | 8/27/2014 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bremerton | Kitsap Sun | 1/2/1997 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bremerton | Kitsap Sun: Blogs | 3/18/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bremerton | Bremerton Patriot | 3/11/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Brewster | Quad City Herald | 10/6/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Camas | Camas-Washougal Post-Record | 6/14/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Cashmere | Cashmere Valley Record | 8/8/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Centralia | Chronicle | 10/31/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Chelan | Lake Chelan Mirror | 8/6/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Colville | Statesman-Examiner | 6/9/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Coupeville | South Whidbey Record | 1/29/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Coupeville | Whidbey News-Times | 1/28/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Deer Park | Deer Park Tribune | 4/16/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Eastsound | Islands’ Sounder | 2/14/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Edmonds | My Edmonds News | 11/6/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Ellensburg | Daily Record | 10/23/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Enumclaw | Enumclaw Courier-Herald | 1/29/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Everett | Daily Herald | 6/11/2000 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Federal Way | Federal Way Mirror | 1/30/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Forks | Forks Forum | 12/15/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Friday Harbor | Journal of the San Juan Islands | 2/9/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Issaquah | Issaquah & Sammamish Reporter | 1/1/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Kennewick | Tri-City Herald | 2/21/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Kent | Kent Reporter | 2/3/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Kent | South County Journal | 12/3/1999 – 1/11/2003 | Recent Obituaries |
| Kingston | Kingston Community News | 10/1/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Kirkland | Kirkland Reporter | 2/4/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Leavenworth | Leavenworth Echo | 8/1/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Long Beach | Chinook Observer | 8/15/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Longview | Daily News | 11/1/2000 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Lopez Island | Islands’ Weekly | 3/19/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Lynnwood | Lynnwood Today | 6/18/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Maple Valley, Covington | Maple Valley & Covington Reporter | 2/4/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Marysville | Marysville Globe | 2/9/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Mercer Island | Mercer Island Reporter | 2/9/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Montesano | Vidette | 1/27/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Moses Lake | Columbia Basin Herald | 4/6/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Mount Vernon | Skagit Valley Herald | 1/2/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Mountlake Terrace | MLTnews | 11/17/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Naval Base Kitsap | Northwest Navigator Kitsap-Everett | 12/10/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Ocean Shores | North Coast News | 3/24/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Olympia | Morning Olympian | 3/15/1891 – 5/30/1952 | Newspaper Archives |
| Olympia | Olympia Daily Recorder | 5/13/1902 – 1/5/1923 | Newspaper Archives |
| Olympia | Olympian | 1/15/2001 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Oroville | Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune | 10/6/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Pasco | Tri-City Herald | 11/13/1947 – 12/31/1948 | Newspaper Archives |
| Port Angeles | Peninsula Daily News | 4/27/2001 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Port Orchard | Port Orchard Independent | 1/27/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Poulsbo | North Kitsap Herald | 1/28/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Quincy | Crescent Bar Chronicle | 5/21/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Redmond | Redmond Reporter | 2/11/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Renton | Renton Reporter | 2/10/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Sammamish | Sammamish Reporter | 3/11/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Seattle | Seattle Daily Times | 12/20/1895 – 12/31/1984 | Newspaper Archives |
| Seattle | Hokubei Jiji | 10/14/1916 – 2/28/1918 | Newspaper Archives |
| Seattle | World | 1/4/1899 – 1/4/1899 | Newspaper Archives |
| Seattle | Seattle Republican | 1/19/1900 – 1/19/1900 | Newspaper Archives |
| Seattle | Seattle Times | 1/6/1985 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Seattle | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 1/1/1986 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Sequim | Sequim Gazette | 1/2/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Silverdale | Central Kitsap Reporter | 2/14/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Snoqualmie | Snoqualmie Valley Record | 2/3/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Spokane | Spokesman-Review | 7/3/1994 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Tacoma | Tacoma Daily News | 7/1/1889 – 7/6/1909 | Newspaper Archives |
| Tacoma | News Tribune | 1/1/1992 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Tukwila | Tukwila Reporter | 8/18/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Vancouver | Columbian | 5/27/1994 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Vashon | Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber | 2/5/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Wenatchee | Wenatchee World | 1/1/1996 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Westport | South Beach Bulletin | 6/5/2014 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Whidbey Island Naval Base | Northwest Navigator Whidbey | 12/3/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Whidbey Island Naval Base | Whidbey Crosswind | 5/11/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Yakima | Yakima Herald-Republic | 12/11/1997 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
*Date Ranges may have selected coverage unavailable.
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