Clark County White Pages

The Clark County White Pages helps you find people across Vancouver, Camas, Battle Ground, and the rest of the county. Use this guide to run a resident search, pull public directory info, and check records held by the auditor, the assessor, and the court clerk. Clark County sits on the south edge of the state, right across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon. The county is home to about 515,000 people. Most of its records are open under state law and free to search online.

Clark County Homepage

The Clark County Homepage is the front door for every county department. From there you can jump to the auditor, the assessor, the court clerk, and the GIS map tool. The site is also the place to file a formal records request under RCW 42.56, the state Public Records Act. Each department has its own fee sheet and its own process for copies.

Here is the Clark County homepage.

Bookmark this page as your hub. All the tools below are one click away from the main site.

Clark County Auditor

The Clark County Auditor records deeds, mortgages, liens, and marriage licenses. It also runs elections and keeps the voter rolls for the county. A search by party name returns every filing tied to that person. For a Clark County directory lookup, the auditor is one of the two core stops.

Here is the Auditor's landing page.

The online tool is free to use. The office is at 1300 Franklin Street in Vancouver. You can visit in person during normal hours. Staff can help pull certified copies for legal use. Fees follow RCW 36.18.

Clark County Assessor

The Clark County Assessor holds the tax rolls for every parcel. You can search by owner name, street address, or parcel number. A result shows the current owner, the mailing address, the tax value, and the sale history. For a people lookup in Vancouver or Camas this is a strong first step. The site is free. No login is needed.

Here is the Assessor's landing page.

The assessor site is updated weekly. New sales may take a few weeks to show. Call the office for a same day answer if you need one.

Clark County GIS and Parcel Map

The Clark County Property Information GIS tool is a map based way to look up a parcel. You can click any home on the map and see the owner name, the address, and the lot size. It pulls from the same data the assessor uses. For a visual resident search it is hard to beat. You can see the full block at once.

Here is the GIS map tool.

The map covers the whole county. It also shows zoning, flood zones, and school boundaries. For a white pages run stick to the parcel layer to keep things clean.

Clark County Courts

The Clark County Superior Court handles civil, family, and felony cases. You can search by party name at the clerk's office in Vancouver. The free Washington Courts public access site also works for a statewide case search. District and municipal courts handle traffic and small claims. Each court keeps its own files. Under GR 31 and RCW 2.68 most case files are open to the public.

A court case search often turns up a middle name, a current address, and a case type. That helps narrow a common name. It is a great second step after the assessor search.

Note: sealed family law and juvenile files will not show in the public case search at all.

State Tools for Clark County

State level sites work well as a second layer. The Washington Voter Registration Database shows every voter by county. The Washington State Digital Archives holds old records for Clark County, including vital records and land files. The Washington Secretary of State corporations site ties a person to a business filing. For a lawyer the WSBA lawyer directory is the fastest check. All three are free under the state Public Records Act.

For people in state prison the Washington Department of Corrections offender lookup is free. For federal court files the PACER system covers the federal district that includes Clark County.

How to Run a Clark County Search

Follow a clear flow and you will save time. Start broad. End narrow. Match two sources before you trust the result.

• Search the assessor by owner name first
• Check the GIS parcel map for the same address
• Run an auditor search for deeds and liens
• Pull any court case files by party name
• Confirm with the state voter rolls

Keep the parcel numbers and case numbers you find. Those make follow up work much faster.

Public Records Law

All Clark County tools above run under state law. The main statute is RCW 42.56, the Public Records Act. Real estate records fall under RCW 65.04. Voter access runs under RCW 29A.08. Court rules under GR 31 set what is open. Some records stay closed, like juvenile cases and sealed family law files.

Cities in Clark County

These are the major cities in Clark County with their own pages on this site.

Nearby Counties

Clark County shares its northern border with Cowlitz and its east border with Skamania. For a person who moved, these Washington counties are the next stops for a white pages run.