Union County, Oregon Genealogy

United States Oregon  Union County

County Courthouse
http://www.union-county.org/

1106 K Avenue La Grande, OR 97850 541-963-1001

Union was the former county seat until 1901.

Quick Facts
14 October 1864: Union county was created from Baker County.

Named for the city of Union which is located within the boundaries, a county seat at the time of the creation of the county.


 * Records Held at the Courthouse

County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Union County Court House as of October 2005.


 * Record Loss:

Boundary Changes
11 February 1887: Wallowa County was set off.

1 February 1901: Southeast portion of Union known as the Panhandle was annexed to Baker County by the order of the State Legislature.

Trivia Tidbits
Information about localities, too small or too brief to describe in separate pages. Exception to this are Post Offices. &gt; Trivia Tidbits

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records

Vol. 21 page 177 - Lower Cove Cemetery, Alical

Individual Cemeteries:


 * Elgin Cemetery, Elgin BillionGraves

Census

 * 1870
 * 1880
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for European and African American settlers included:


 * Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon

Rivers and Waterways
Details about the rivers and waterways where farms and settlements are often found along them. &gt;&gt; Rivers and Waterways

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Elgin Oregon Family History Center
 * La Grande Oregon Family History Center

Websites

 * The Union County GenWeb Project, part of The ORGenWeb Project
 * Linkpendium
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives backup site