Wasco County, Oregon Genealogy

United States Oregon  Wasco County

County Courthouse
http://co.wasco.or.us/

511 Washington Street, Room 201 The Dalles, Oregon 97058 (541) 506-2530 Phone

Parent Counties
11 January 1854: Wasco county was created from Clackamas, Douglas, Jackson, Lane, Linn, and Marion Counties. Named for the Wasco (or Wascopam), a Chinook tribe on the south side.


 * Records Held at the Courthouse

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


 * Record Loss:

Boundary Changes
22 September 1862: Baker County set off.

27 September 1862: Umatilla County set off.

24 October 1874: Lake County set off.

24 October 1882: Crook County set off.

14 October 1864: Grant County set off.

25 February 1885: Gilliam County set off.

25 February 1889: Sherman County set off.

23 June 1908: Hood River County set off.

Cities
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Antelope | Dufur | Maupin | Mosier | Shaniko | The Dalles

Communities
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Boyd | Chenoweth | Friend | Pine Hollow | Pine Grove | Rice | Rowena | Tygh Valley | Wamic

Neighboring Counties
Clackamas | Gilliam | Hood River | Jefferson | Marion | Sherman | Wheeler | Klickitat, Washington

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

 * 1860
 * 1870
 * 1880
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

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

Websites

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