Harney County, Oregon Genealogy

United States Oregon  Harney County

County Courthouse
Harney County Courthouse 450 N Buena Vista Avenue Burns, OR 97720-1533

Records Held at the Courthouse

 * County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Harney County Court House as of October 2003.


 * Record Loss:

Quick Facts
Named for Brig. Gen. William S. Harney of U.S. Army, who was involved in "Pig War" and popular in the Pacific Northwest.

Parent County
23 February 1889: Harney county was created from Grant County.

Boundary Changes
No parts were taken to create any county.

Places / Localities
The preceding list of places includes incorporated cities and towns, unincorporated towns and communities, and place names that may have been used in family histories. Some have well-organized records and even have web sites. Some are simply social communities with no official records, but which may be referenced in small-town newspapers. The list is provided to help researchers identify localities within the county. As records or histories of these localities are identified, a page will be added for each of these place names.

Census

 * 1870, part of Grant County. Entire area that later formed Harney County was not enumerated.
 * 1880, part of Grant County. Entire area that later formed Harney County was not enumerated.
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Vital Records
Many early marriages are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.

Websites

 * The Harney County GenWeb Project, part of The ORGenWeb Project
 * Linkpendium
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project (backup site)