Oregon, United States Genealogy

This article is about a Pacific northwestern state of the United States. For other uses, see Oregon (disambiguation).

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Welcome to Oregon, Beaver State

Oregon is a western state of the United States Genealogy. It was the 33rd state admitted to the Union, on February 14, 1859.

The settlement of the Oregon Country commenced in March 1811 with the fur-trappers from John Jacob Astor's company "Pacific Fur Company" at Fort Astoria, now simply Astoria.

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According to the Oregon Blue Book, the source for the earliest written use of the word "Oregon" was Major Robert Rogers, a British army officer. In his 1765 proposal for a journey.

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Counties of Oregon

Oregon County Creation Dates and Parent Counties showing dates they were created or renamed and counties created from older counties. Details will assist you in determining which county would have the records you are seeking. Oregon currently has 36 counties:

Baker Benton Clackamas Clatsop Columbia Coos Crook Curry Deschutes

Douglas Gilliam Grant Harney Hood River Jackson Jefferson Josephine Klamath

Lake Lane Lincoln Linn Malheur Marion Morrow Multnomah Polk

Sherman Tillamook Umatilla Union Wallowa Wasco Washington Wheeler Yamhill

Extinct, renamed, or transferred counties:
Champoeg | Clark | Lewis | Twality | Umpqua

Neighboring states: Washington (disambiguation) | Idaho, United States Genealogy | Nevada, United States Genealogy | California, United States Genealogy

Did You Know?

• If your ancestors migrated to the West by following the Oregon Trail, take a look at the Oregon Trail History Library. You’re welcome to add emigration history of your pioneer.
• The Oregon Trail was much more than a pathway to the state of Oregon; it was the only practical corridor to the entire western United States. The places we now know as Washington (disambiguation), Oregon, California, United States Genealogy, Nevada, United States Genealogy, Idaho, United States Genealogy and Utah, United States Genealogy would probably not be a part of the United States today were it not for the Oregon Trail. That's because the Trail was the only feasible way for settlers to get across the mountains.
• The thousands of settlers who arrived in the Oregon Territory between December 1850 and December 1855 were eligible to receive donation land claims. The applications for these free lands may provide birth, marriage, citizenship, and migration information. Read more...
• Gretna Greens. When an Oregon couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like Winnemucca NV, or Weiser ID, or Payette ID. Many people were married in Washington because it did not require waiting or a blood test.

Research Tools

Ask a question about how to find your Oregon ancestors at the Western States Research forum. View historic Oregon maps in the David Rumsey Map Collection. Find other Oregon genealogy websites at Cyndi's List - Oregon. View images related to the state of Utah at the Wikimedia Commons page for Oregon Western States Marriage Index Oregon Trails to the Past Early Oregonian Search The ORGenWeb Project provides county information about formation date, parent county, county seat, bibliography, cemeteries, census, churches, towns, history, look ups, obituaries, queries, repositories, surname registry, and many Internet links. Wiki articles describing online collections are found at: Oregon Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records) Oregon, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records Oregon Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998 - FamilySearch Historical Records Oregon, Douglas County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records Oregon Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records Websites for death records in the state of Oregon: Oregon Deaths and Burials 1903-1947 Oregon Births and Christenings 1868-1929 Oregon State Archives for death certificates, up to and including 1959.

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