Linn County, Oregon Genealogy

History and Tidbits
Linn county was created from Champoeg County 28 December 1847. Named for U.S. Senator Lewis F. Linn of Missouri. Parts were taken for Lane 28 January 1851, Umpqua 28 January 1851 and Wasco 11 January 1854.

The county seat is Albany.

County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Linn County Court House as of October 2004.

Cities
Albany | Brownsville | Gates | Halsey | Harrisburg | Idanha | Lebanon | Lyons | Mill City | Millersburg | Scio | Sodaville | Sweet Home | Waterloo

Unincorporated Communities
Anidem | Berlin | Bryant City | Burlington | Calapooia | Cascadia | Central | Crabtree | Crawfordsville | Crowfoot | Dotyville | Draperville | Evansville | Fairview | Fords Mill | Foster | Fox Valley | Greenville | Holley | Jordan | Kingston | Lacomb | Liberty | Marion Forks | New Idanha | Peoria | Riverside | Santiam Terrace | Shedd | Shelburn | South Lebanon | Tangent | Union Point | Upper Soda | West Scio | Whitaker

Discontinued Post Offices
Abberdeen |

Neighboring Counties
Benton | Deschutes | Jefferson | Lane | Marion | Polk

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

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