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Clark County Information

Clark(e) County was the first county of Washington and was named after William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It was created on August 20, 1845 as Vancouver District, named for its town.
It included all the land north of the Columbia River, west of the Rocky Mountains, and south of Alaska.

The name spelling was corrected in 1925 to CLARK.

The county seat is at Vancouver, which is also its largest city.

Mount Hood, Mount St. Helens and Mount Adams are all visible from Clark County
The 1948 Memorial Day flood from the Columbia River completely destroyed Vanport, Oregon.

Cities
Battle Ground * Camas * La Center * Ridgefield * Vancouver *
Washougal * Woodland (mostly in Cowlitz County)

Town
Yacolt

Census-designated places
Amboy * Barberton * Brush Prairie * Cherry Grove * Dollars Corner * Duluth * Felida * Fern Prairie *
Five Corners * Hazel Dell * Hockinson * Lake Shore * Lewisville * Meadow Glade * Minnehaha *
Mount Vista * Orchards * Salmon Creek * Venersborg * Walnut Grove

Unincorporated Communities
Chelatchie * Etna * Fargher Lake * Heisson * Mill Plain

County Records
Biographies	Birth Records
Cemeteries	Census Records
Church Histories / Records	County Records
Death Records	Family Bibles and Records
History Topics	Marriage Records
Military Records	Miscellaneous Data
News Gleanings	Obituaries and Death Notices
School Records	Wills/Probate Records
Website Updates: Mar 2025: News: Marriages: CAGLE-MATHEWS, STANDLEE-NEWQUIST Sep 2024: News: Gossip/Visiting: BLUROCK, BLYTHE News: Marriages: SCHAFER-JOHNSON News: Military: FUNSTON, RANDALL News: Sick List: GIBSON Jun 2024: Military Records: KOREAN WAR CASUALTIES Apr 2024: Census/Military: 1890 Veterans Census Dec 2023: Military News: BOMUS, CHAMBERS, ELLERMAN, JONES, KANTZ, RHEEM News: Sick List: NICKERSON Obits/Death Notices: O'NEILL Jun 2023: Obits/Death Notices: CAVITT, CRESAP, GRIFFITH, GUILD, HATHAWAY, MILLER, SLOCUM, WILLIAMS May 2023: 1922 Farmer's Directory Complete: A-F \| G-M \| N-Z News: Marriages: HENDRICKSON-WINLER, KNIGHTON-HENRICO, MANN-BEACH, MILLER-CONAWAY, TORMANT-LEE Obits/Death Notices: BERSCH, BLANCHET, CHRIST, FISHER, HEITMAN, JAGGY(2), LAWS, PAMBURN, RUSSELL, SCHEULE, TITUS April 2023: 1922 Farmer's Directory in progress. March 2023: County Overview in 1922 Military News for BYRNE, MILES, ROBERTSON, COLLIER, BARNETT Birth news: HART, GALBREATH, NELSON PREVIOUS UPDATES

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