Columbia County, Oregon Genealogy

United States Oregon  Columbia County

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage records from 1890, divorce and court records from 1854 and probate records from 1880.

Records Held at the Courthouse

 * County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Columbia County Court House as of May 2005.


 * Record Loss:

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Oregon, Columbia County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Quick Facts
Named for the Columbia River, which forms the northern and eastern boundaries.

Parent County
16 January 1854: from Washington County.

Boundary Changes

 * No parts were taken to create any county.

Cities
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Clatskanie | Columbia City | Prescott | Rainier | St. Helens | Scappoose | Vernonia

Communities
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Apiary | Goble | Mist | Pittsburg | Riverside | Warren

Neighboring Counties
Clatsop | Multnomah | Tillamook | Washington | Washington counties: Cowlitz | Clark | Wahkiakum

Cemeteries
For a detailed list, including addresses, phone numbers, and external links, see Columbia County, Oregon Cemeteries.

The following is a list of cemeteries in Columbia County:

Links

 * Oregon Department of Transportation 1978 Cemetery Survey
 * Cemeteries managed by the city of Clatskanie
 * Rainier Cemetery District

Territorial and State Census Records (Extant)

 * 1845 (as part of Tuality County, aka Twality or Twalitain)
 * 1849 (as part of Tuality County, aka Twality or Twalitain)
 * 1853 (as part of Washington County)
 * 1865

Federal Census Records (Extant)

 * 1850
 * 1860
 * 1870
 * 1880
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Land and Property
Wiki articles describing land records online are found at Oregon, Columbia County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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

Societies, Libraries and Museums

 * Historical Society of Columbia County
 * Saint Helens Historic Courthouse Museum

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Rainier Oregon Family History Center
 * St Helens Oregon Family History Center
 * Vernonia Oregon Family History Center

Websites

 * The Columbia County GenWeb Project part of The ORGenWeb Project
 * Linkpendium
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project (backup site)
 * Family History Library Catalog for Columbia County
 * The Columbia County Historian compiled by Christopher and Larry Rea
 * Oregon, Columbia County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)