Benton County, Oregon Genealogy

Benton county was created 23 December 1847 from Polk County. Named after Thomas Hart Benton, U.S. Senator from Missouri, who advocated U.S. control over Oregon Country.

Parts were taken to create Lincoln County 20 February 1893 and Umpqua County 28 January 1851.

The county seat is Corvallis.

County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Benton County Court House as of July 2006.

Cities: Adair Village | Corvallis | Monroe | Philomath | part of Albany (main part is in Linn County)

Unincorporated Communities: Alder | Alpine | Alsea | Bellfountain | Blodgett | Dawson | Flynn | Glenbrook | Greenberry | Harris | Hoskins | Kings Valley | Kopplein | Lewisburg | Noon | Russell | Summit | Wren

Genealogy Websites : The Benton County GenWeb Project part of The ORGenWeb Project, a state project affiliated with The USGenWeb Project

Neighboring Counties: Lane | Lincoln | Linn | Polk

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