Yamhill County, Oregon Genealogy
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Oregon, United States Genealogy Yamhill County
Guide to Yamhill County Oregon genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Yamhill County, Oregon | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Oregon, United States Genealogy | |
 Location of Oregon in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | July 5, 1843 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | McMinnville |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Yamhill County Courthouse 535 NE 5th Street McMinnville, OR 97128 Phone: 503.434.7518 Yamhill County Website |
Contents
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
County Clerk has marriage records from 1881 and land records from 1853. [1]
- Records Held at the Courthouse
County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Yamhill County Court House as of October 2005.
- Record Loss:
Lafayette was a former county seat until 1886.
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:
Oregon, Yamhill County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records
Quick Facts[edit | edit source]
| Template:Adoption Genealogical Council of Oregon |
Named for a local Native American tribe, the Yamhill, a part of North Kalapuyan family.
Parent County[edit | edit source]
5 July 1843: Yamhill county was created from the Oregon Territory. [2]
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
22 December 1845: Polk County set off.
15 December 1853: Tillamook County set off.
Places / Localities[edit | edit source]
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
Cities[edit | edit source]
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Amity | Carlton | Dayton | Dundee | Lafayette | McMinnville | Newberg | Sheridan | Willamina | Yamhill
Communities[edit | edit source]
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Bellevue | Cove Orchard | Dellwood | Dewey | Gopher | Grand Island | Hopewell | Lunnville | Midway | Rex | Riverside | Saint Joseph | Shipley | Springbrook | Sunnycrest | Wapato | Wheatland | Whiteson
Indian Reservation[edit | edit source]
Grand Ronde Agency (Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community - specifically Chasta, Kalapuya, Molalla, Rogue River, Klickitat, Chinook, Tillamook, French-Canadian (Iroqouian).
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Clackamas | Marion | Polk | Tillamook | Washington
Trivia Tidbits[edit | edit source]
Information about localities, too small or too brief to describe in separate pages. Exception to this are Post Offices. > Trivia Tidbits
Resources[edit | edit source]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census[edit | edit source]
- 1845 Territorial Transcription and Index
- 1849 Territorial Transcription and Index
Church History and Records[edit | edit source]
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Deeds and Property[edit | edit source]
Wiki article describing online FamilySearch Historical collecton is found Oregon. Yamhill County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
Maps[edit | edit source]
Military History and Records[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Oregon Online Historical Newspapers - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Rivers and Waterways[edit | edit source]
Details about the rivers and waterways where farms and settlements are often found along them. >> Rivers and Waterways
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
The Family History Library has copies of some records such as:
Yamhill County record of deaths 1907-1931, index 1903-1944, coroner's reports 1861-1940
Societies, Libraries and Museums[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
- Introduction to Family History Centers
- McMinnville Oregon Family History Center
- Newberg Oregon Family History Center
Websites[edit | edit source]
- The Yamhill GenWeb Project, part of The ORGenWeb Project
- Linkpendium
- USGenWeb Archives
- USGenWeb Archives (backup site)
- FamilySearch Family History Library Catalog
Oregon, Yamhill County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records
Yamhill County Oregon Genealogy References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Yamhill County, Oregon page 574, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ WorldCat 50140092 ▲ FHL Collection Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002)
