Whatcom County, Washington Online Historical Directories

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1880s - 1890s

Puget Sound Directory, Polk, 1887 - $ (Ancestry)

- includes Sehome and Whatcom City and Whatcom County Directories

Bellingham City Directory, Speirs and Anderson, 1890 - Free (USGenWeb)

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Fairhaven City Directory, Polk, 1890 - Free (USGenWeb)

- transcribed

Fairhaven City Directory, Speirs and Anderson, 1890 - Free (USGenWeb)

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New Whatcom City Directory, Polk, 1890 - Free (USGenWeb)

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Sehome City Directory, Speirs and Anderson, 1890 - Free (USGenWeb)

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Whatcom City Directory, Polk, 1890 - Free (USGenWeb)

- transcribed

- residents' surnames A - J

Whatcom City Directory, Polk, 1890 - Free (USGenWeb)

- transcribed

- residents' surnames K - Z

Whatcom City Directory, Speirs and Anderson, 1890 - Free (USGenWeb)

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New Whatcom City Directory, Speirs and Whittaker, 1891 - Free (USGenWeb)

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- residents' surnames A - J

New Whatcom City Directory, Speirs and Whittaker, 1891 - Free (USGenWeb)

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- residents' surnames K - Z

St. James Episcopal Church Directory, St. James Church (Fairhaven), 1891-2 - Free (USGenWeb)

New Whatcom and Fairhaven Business Directories, unknown, 1900 - Free (USGenWeb)

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1900s

Whatcom County Directory, Polk, 1901-2 - Free (USGenWeb)

- transcribed

- Acme, Badger, Beach, Birch Bay, Blue Canyon, Bluff, Clearbrook, Clipper, Custer, Delta, Deming, Enterprise, Everson, Geneva, Goshen, Keese, Lawrence, Lemolo, Licking, Maple Falls, Marietta, Mt. View, Nooksack, Pt. Roberts, Rome, Saxon, Semiahmoo, Silver Beach, Strandell, Van Buren, Van Wyck, Van Zandt, Wahl, Welcome, Wickersham, Wiser

- Sumas

1930s

Bellingham City and Whatcom County Directory, Polk, 1936 - $ (Ancestry)

Bellingham City and Whatcom County Directory, Polk, 1937 - $ (Ancestry)

Bellingham City and Whatcom County Directory, Polk, 1938 - $ (Ancestry)

Bellingham City Directory, Polk, 1939 - $ (Ancestry)

- includes Whatcom County and Lynden residents

1940s

Bellingham City Directory, Polk, 1940 - $ (Ancestry)

- includes Whatcom County and Lynden residents

Bellingham City Directory, Polk, 1941 - $ (Ancestry)

- includes Whatcom County and Lynden residents