Clackamas County, Oregon Genealogy

United States Oregon  Clackamas County

Guide to Clackamas County Oregon genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage and land records 1846. State Archivist has custody of some old county records.

Records held at the Courthouse

 * County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Clackamas County Court House as of September/October 2006.


 * Record Loss

Quick Facts


Named after the Native Americans living in the area, the Clackamas Indians, part of the Chinookan people.

Parent County
5 July 1843: Clackamas county was created from the Oregon Territory.

Boundary Changes
11 January 1854: Wasco County set off.

22 December 1854: Multhomah County set off.

For animated maps illustrating Oregon County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Oregon County Boundary Maps" (1843-1975) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

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

Hamlets
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Beavercreek | Mulino | Stafford

Village
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Mount Hood Village

Communities
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Barton | Boring | Brightwood | Carver | Colton | Cottrell | Eagle Creek | Government Camp | Jennings Lodge | Liberal | Marmot | Marquam | Marylhurst | Oak Grove | Oatfield | Redland | Rhododendron | Riverside | Springwater | Wankers Corner | Welches | Wemme | Yoder | Zigzag

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

Cemeteries
BillionGraves:


 * Carus Cemetery, Oregon City
 * Cliffside Cemetery, Sandy
 * Damascus Cemetery, Damascus
 * Forester Cemetery, Eagle Creek
 * Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Happy Valley
 * Moehneke Cemetery, Beavercreek
 * Redland Cemetery, Oregon City
 * Sunnyside Cemetery, Happy Valley

Census

 * 1845 Territorial Original, Transcription and Index
 * 1849 Territorial Transcription and Index
 * 1850
 * 1854 Original, Transcription and Index
 * 1855 State Original
 * 1856 Transcriptions and Index
 * 1857 State Original and Transcription
 * 1860
 * 1870
 * 1880
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for European and African American settlers included:


 * Willamette River
 * Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon
 * Applegate Trail 1846 from Winnemucca, Nevada to Oregon City, Oregon
 * Barlow Road 1846 from The Dalles to Oregon City

Newspapers
Oregon Online Historical Newspapers - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.

Rivers and Waterways
Details about the rivers and waterways where farms and settlements are often found along them. &gt;&gt; Rivers and Waterways

Vital Records
The Family History Library has copies of some county records as following:

Clackamas County Coroner's Inquest 1859-1883, Certificates of Death 1921-1944

See also How to order Oregon Vital Records, order electronically online or download an application for Oregon Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Application to mail.

Societies, Libraries and Museums
See also a List of Oregon Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Lake Oswego Oregon Family History Center
 * Milwaukie Oregon Family History Center (Gladstone)
 * Molalla Oregon Family History Center
 * Mount Hood Oregon Family History Center (Boring)
 * Oregon City Oregon Family History Center
 * Wilsonville Oregon Family History Center

Websites

 * Clackamas County, OR History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Oregon Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Oregon Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * The Clackamas County GenWeb Project part of The ORGenWeb Project
 * Linkpendium
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project (backup site)
 * Family History Library catalog for Clackamas County