Named in the honor of George Washington, the first U.S. President, the Washington County was founded in 1838. Washington is the county seat. A population of more than 21.7K with an intermingling cohabitation of White, Native American, black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others along with 9.5K housing units and 8.7K families are found here. The County occupies a total area of 570.77 sq mi.

Being a rich compilation of both vital and public records index, the Washington County data site involves information related to American Civil War history, marriage volume number, real estate and property facts, obituary notice, demise facts, origin and birth details, World War I and II information, marriage and divorce details, census data, burial and cemetery details, immigration and naturalization specifics, civil court case lookups, last will or probate specifics, war and enlistment data, land and estate data and many other particulars.