Morrow County, Oregon Genealogy

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History and Tidbits
Morrow county was created from Umatilla and Wasco Counties 16 February 1885. Named for Jackson L. Morrow, one of the first settlers of Morrow County, who was a member of the state legislature when the county was created.

The county seat is Heppner.

County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Morrow County Court House as of September/October 2003.

Cities
Boardman | Heppner | Ione | Irrigon | Lexington

Unincorporated Communities
Cecil | Clarke | Eightmile | Ella | Galloway | Gooseberry | hardman | Lena | Morgan | Pine City | Ruggs | Valby

Discontinued Post Offices
Acton |

Neighboring Counties
Gilliam | Grant | Umatilla | Wheeler | Benton, Washington | Klickitat, Washington

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

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