Oregon Gazetteers

&lt; Oregon

Several helpful gazetteers of Oregon have been published. Two of the most helpful are:


 * Oregon Geographic Names, McArthur, Lewis A. and McArthur, Lewis L.; 6th ed. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society, 1992. (Family History Library book 979.5 E2m 1992.) The 7th edition is available in some libraries in Oregon and the Library of Congress.


 * R. L. Polk &amp; Co.'s Oregon and Washington Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1909-1910. Seattle, Washington: R.L. Polk, 1909. (Family History Library film 1000367 item 1.)
 * Maps on microfilm are available as described in Familysearch.org Family History Library catalog.


 * Many maps can be found on-line. To locate applicable maps use a search engine such, as Google or Yahoo and terms such as Oregon Gazet(t)eer or maps.