Clackamas County, Oregon Genealogy

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History and Tidbits

 * Clackamas county was created 5 July 1843 from the Oregon Territory. Named after the Native Americans living in the area, the Clackamas Indians, part of the Chinookan people.
 * Parts were taken off to create Multhomah County 22 December 1854 and Wasco County 11 January 1854.
 * The county seat is Oregon City.
 * County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Clackamas County Court House as of September/October 2006.

Cities
Barlow | Canby | Damascus | Estacada | Gladstone | Happy Valley | Johnson City | Lake Oswego | Milwaukie | Molalla | Oregon City | Portland | Rivergrove | Sandy | Tualatin | West Linn | Wilsonville

Unincorporated Communities
Aims | Alder Creek | Ardenwald | Barton | Battin | Beaver Creek | Bissell | Bolton | Boring | Briarwood | Brightwood | Bryant | Bull Run | Butte Creek | Canemah | Carus | Carver | Cedardale | Cedarhurs Park | Central Point | Charbonneau | Cherryville | Christie | Clackamas | Clackamas Heights | Clarkes | Colton | Concord | Cook | Cottrell | Currinsville | Damascus Heights | Deep Creek | Dodge | Dover | Eagle Creek | Echo Dell | Elliott Prairie | Elwood | Fair Oaks | Faubion | Fernwood | Firwood | Fishers Corner | Garfield | George | Glen Avon | Glen Echo | GovernmentCamp | Hamricks Corner | Harmony | Harmony Point | Henrici | Highland | Hillsview | Holcomb | Hoodview | Jean | Jennings Lodge | Kelso | Ladd Hill | Lake Grove | Lakewood | Liberal | Logan | Lone Elder | Macksburg | Marmot | Marquam | Marylhurst | Milwaukie Heights | Mount Hood Village | Mount Pleasant | Mountain Air Park | Mulino | Needy | New Era | North Highland | O’Neil Corners | Oak Grove | Oaklawn | Oatfield | Old Colton | Paradise Park | Park Place | Redland | Rhododendron | Ripplebrook | Robinwood | Rosemont | Rosewood | Rural Dell | Shadowood | Shady Dell | South Lake Oswego | Springwater | Stafford | Stringtown | Sunnyside | Sunset | Three Lynx | Timber Grove | Tracy | Union Mills | Upper Highland | Viola | Waverly Heights | Welches | Wemme | Wildwood | Wilhoit | Willamette | Yoder | Zigzag

Neighboring counties
Hood River | Marion | Multnomah | Wasco | Washington | Yamhill

Biographies
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Church Records
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Trivia Tidbits: Little biographic bits associated with the names of non-population localities.

Genealogy and History Websites
The Clackamas County GenWeb Project part of The ORGenWeb Project, a state project affiliated with The USGenWeb Project