Baker County, Oregon Genealogy

Baker county was created from Wasco County 22 September 1862. Parts were taken to form Union County 14 October 1864 and Malheur County 17 February 1887. The Panhandle area between the Powder River and the Wallowa Mountains was returned from Union County 1 February 1901, forming the northeast corner of Baker County. Named for U.S. Senator Edward Dickinson Baker of Oregon, who was killed at the Battle of Ball's Bluff in the Civil War.

The county seat is Baker City.

County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Baker County Court House as of July 2005. This courthouse has the reputation of being the cleanest county record depository in the state of Oregon.

Cities: Baker City | Greenhorn | Haines | Halfway | Huntington | Richland | Sumpter | Unity

Unincorporated Communities: Auburn | Big Creek | Bourne | Bridgeport | Brownlee | Cableville | Carroll | Carson | China Town | Clarksville | Connor Creek | Copperfield | Cornucopia | Cracker City | Durkee | Encina | Erwin | Estes | Granite | Hereford | Homestead | Hutchinson | Jett | Jimtown | Keating | Lime | Little Alps | McEwen | Medical Springs | Muddy Creek | New Bridge | Oxbow | Parkersville | Pine | Pine Creek | Pleasant Valley | Pocahontas | Robinette | Rock Creek | Rye Valley | Sanger | Sparta | Sunset | Whitney | Wingville

Discontinued Post Offices: Anthony | Arthur | Audrey | Augusta |

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

Neighboring Counties: Grant | Harney | Malheur | Union | Wallowa | Adams, Idaho | Washington, Idaho

Biographies
The History of Baker County; Baker County Historical Society, pub. 1986. FHL Book #975.575 H2hi (not available on microfilm)

An Illustrated history of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney counties; Western Historical Publishing Company, pub. 1903. FHL 979.5 H2i, microfilm FHL #924599 item 1.

Church Records
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Annual genealogical report, Form E, 1907; microfilm FHL #781501 item 8. (Covers Baker City, Bramwell, Cove, Emmett Idaho, Imbler, Indian Valley, La Grande, Mount Glen, Pine Grove and Union wards.)

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

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