Curry County, Oregon Genealogy

United States Oregon  Curry County

Guide to Curry County, Oregon ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has land, military and naturalization records from 1916.

Records Held at the Courthouse

 * County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Curry County Court House as of September 2005.


 * Record Loss:

Quick Facts
Named for, last Governor of Oregon Territory, 1853-1859.

Parent County
18 December 1855: Created from Coos County.

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Oregon County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Oregon County Boundary Maps" (1843-1975) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Cities
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Brookings | Gold Beach | Port Orford

Communities
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Agness | Carpenterville | Harbor | Langlois | Nesika Beach | Ophir | Pistol River | Sixes | Wedderburn

Neighboring Counties
Coos | Douglas | Josephine | Del Norte County, California

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

Census

 * 1856 Transcription and index
 * 1860
 * 1870
 * 1880
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1833 – 1963 Oregon Wills and Probate Records 1833-1963 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

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
See also How to order Oregon Vital Records, order electronically online or download an application for Oregon Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Application to mail.

Societies, Libraries and Museums
Curry Historical Society 29419 Ellensburg Avenue PO Box 1598 Gold Beach OR 97444 Telephone: 541-247-9396 E-mail:[mailto:info@curryhistory.com info@curryhistory.com] Website

Curry County Historical Society 920 S Ellensberg Ave Gold Beach 97444-9705

Family History Centers

 * Brookings Oregon Family History Center 770 Elk Dr Brookings OR 97415 United States
 * Gold Beach Oregon Family History Center 94161 Ellensburg Ave Gold Beach OR 97444 United States
 * Port Orford Oregon Family History Center

Websites

 * Curry County, OR History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Oregon Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Oregon Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * The Curry County GenWeb Project part of The ORGenWeb Project
 * Linkpendium
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project (backup site)
 * FamilySearch Catalog for Curry County