Oregon, Deschutes County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

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FamilySearch Catalog

 * Deschutes County. Deeds records, 1871-1984
 * Deschutes County. Water Rights, 1911-1975
 * Deschutes County. Marriage Records, 1916-2001
 * Deschutes County. Miscellaneous Records, 1910-1976

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * Deschutes County Historical Society. A history of the Deschutes Country in Oregon. Redmond, Oregon : Midstate Print., 1985

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