Harney County, Oregon Genealogy

United States &gt; Oregon &gt; 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.

Populated Places
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Neighboring Counties
Crook | Deschutes | Grant | Lake | Malheur | Nevada counties: Humboldt | Washoe

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 for Harney County
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Harney County (backup site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library Catalog for Harney County.