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About the Oregon Historical Records Index

Index News

March 1, 2007
The Oregon Historical Records Index has added 4,459 new entries to the database.

The newest entries include:
Delta Clackamas County divorces, 1936-1950 (3,723 entries).
Delta Washington County divorces, 1917-1939 (736 entries).

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Updated March 1, 2007
Total number of entries: 572,940

About the index:
This index includes entries compiled by examining actual records held by the Oregon State Archives. The spelling of surnames and other information reflects the original records.

The records included in this index represent only a small fraction of our holdings. Also see:
Oregon Historical County Records Guide
State Agency Records Guides
Topical Research Aids

Order copies:
Information or copies from the indexed records may be requested by contacting the Reference Unit of the Archives. In most cases these records include more information than the index entries. Entries will be added to the index on an ongoing basis.



Records from the following entities are included in the index:
Choose a county or agency to learn more about its records in the index.

Baker County
Benton County
Clackamas County
Clatsop County
Columbia County
Crook County
Curry County
Defense Council, Oregon State
Deschutes County
Gilliam County
Grant County
Hawthorne Asylum
Health Division, Oregon
Hood River County
Hospital, Oregon State
Jackson County
Josephine County
Lake County
Lane County
Lincoln County

 

Linn County
Malheur County
Marion County
Military Department, Oregon
Morrow County
Multnomah County
Penitentiary, Oregon State
Polk County
Portland, City of
Provisional and Territorial Government
Provisional Government
Sherman County
Tillamook County
Umatilla County
Wallowa County
Wasco County
Washington County
Wheeler County
Yamhill County


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