Oregon, Yamhill County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

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It also includes 6 volumes of "Miscellaneous Records" dated 1899-1957. The miscellaneous records include some land transactions, licensing records and other items. Records will be added to this collection as images become available.
 * Deeds and mortgages (1857-1963)
 * Military service records (1919-1951)
 * Licensing and other miscellaneous records (1899-1957)

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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

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I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

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 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Oregon.
 * Oregon Guided Research
 * Oregon Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research: 1850-1903 | 1900-Present

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Yamhill County, deed records
 * Yamhill County, mortgage records, 1870-1927
 * Yamhill County, chattel mortgages, 1893-1901; chattel mortgage index, 1855-1907
 * Yamhill County, register of titles, 1907-1967
 * Yamhill County, power of attorney, 1918-1927
 * Yamhill County, miscellaneous records, 1899-1957; index, 1900-1958
 * Yamhill County, service discharge records, 1919-1951; index, 1920-2008
 * Yamhill County, marriage records, 1857-1925; index to marriage records, 1876-1922
 * Yamhill county, marriage records, 1925-1962; index, 1856-1942
 * Yamhill County, probate records, 1843-1923
 * Yamhill County, probate Court records, 1849-1946
 * Yamhill County will records, 1854-1926

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * Ruth Stoller. Old Yamhill : the early history of its towns and cities. Lafayette, Oregon : Yamhill Co. Hist. Soc., 1976.

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