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Benton County Records Inventory
Circuit Court Dockets
1861-1946
Series records brief entries about the proceedings of court cases. Information includes date; plaintiff and defendant names; cause of action such as larceny, assault, divorce, or receivership; attorney names; and final disposition of the case. Circuit court records continue after 1983 under authority of the state and are maintained by the state court administrator. Circuit court records have been inventoried through 1983. For information on more recent court records, contact the trial court administrator. Portions of these records may be restricted.
Docket sheets were microfilmed with the circuit court case files for a number of years. See the Circuit Court Case Files series.
Oregon State Archives:
Circuit Court Dockets, 1864-1868, 1889-1911 (3 volumes);
Circuit Court Order Book, 1921 (1 volume);
Circuit Court Register [and Docket], no. 4410-12858,
1917-1946 (2 cu.ft.);
Circuit Court Registers, 1864-1934 (6 volumes).
Benton County Courthouse, Clerk's Vault:
Docket Circuit Court, vol. 1, 1870-1888 (1 volume).
Benton County Courthouse, Recorder's Vault:
Register Circuit Court [with index], vol. 3, 1908-1912 (1 volume).
Benton County Historical Museum:
Court Records Circuit, 1861 (1 volume);
Fee Book Circuit Court [and Register-with index], vol. 1, 1871-1873 (1 volume).
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