Information about Yakima County
Yakima County was created on January 21, 1865, out of Ferguson and Spokane Counties. Ferguson County is the present day location of Kittatas and Yakima counties. Ferguson was established on January 23, 1863. Ferguson County dissolved on January 21, 1865, when Yakima County was created. It was named in honor of the Yakima Indians and means "black bear." The county seat is Yakima.