Jackson County, Oregon Genealogy

Guide to Jackson County, Oregon ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Oregon Online Genealogy Records

Description
Jackson County was named for Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. The county is located in the southeastern area of the state.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage records from 1853 and voter registration from 1952.


 * Jacksonville was the former county seat prior to 1927.

Quick Facts


Named for, seventh president of the United States.

Parent County
12 January 1852: Created from Umpqua.

Boundary Changes

 * Parts taken for:

22 December 1853: Coos County

11 January 1854: Wasco County

22 January 1856: Josephine County

24 October 1874: Lake County

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.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Populated Places
The following are locations in the county:

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator

Former Communities
 * Copper

Neighboring Counties
Douglas | Josephine | Klamath | Siskiyou County, California

Trivia Tidbits
Information about localities, too small or too brief to describe in separate pages. Exception to this are Post Offices. &gt; Trivia Tidbits

Cemeteries

 * Oregon Metro
 * Oregon Genealogy Cemeteries


 * Rogue Valley Genealogical Society Library maintains and updates a listing of burials and or deaths in Jackson County Oregon. As of February 2014, over 82,000 names are listed. All Jackson County cemeteries are listed with links to Google maps to help users locate individual cemeteries. Each entry in the database includes the following information: name of the deceased, year of death, year of birth, cemetery if buried in Jackson County, a code designating the source of our information,e.g., o for obituary, and a headstone photo. Additional information is available in the full database housed at the library, contact by email [info@rvgslibrary.org] for more information. Of course, not all information is included for every individual in the database but we do update the database frequently. All information in the database is free.

Church History and Records (rural area)

 * Jackson County Genealogy Library has records for the First United Methodist Church and for the First Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville, OR; In addition we have early records of Moses Williams from the mid-19th century. The link to the Moses Williams records is http://rvgslibrary.org/Diary/Moses.html.

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

County Records

 * County Records Inventory lists record collections and locations helf.

Court Records
The website of Jackson County Genealogy Library contains indexes to marriage certificates, divorce records, naturalization documents, and deeds. Copies of the the original and/or of abstracts of those documents can be obtained by paying a nominal fee.

Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Maps

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Civil War

 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index

World War I

 * 1919-1920 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1921-1938 at FamilySearch — index and images

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

Historic Oregon Newspapers http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ as a division of the Oregon Digital Newspaper Program has digitzied more than 644,000 pages of newspapers throughout Oregon. Dates range from 1846-1922 with selected issues continuing through 1973.

 Of particular interest to Jackson county researchers: 

The Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland) The Ashland Tidings (Ashland)

Probate Records
Online Records
 * 1833–1963 Oregon Wills and Probate Records 1833-1963 at Ancestry.com — index & images, ($)

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 Jackson County Genealogy Library has extensive indexes to births, marriages, divorces, death certificates, and obituaries for residents of Jackson County.

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.

Birth Records

 * 1842-1917 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images (*); Also at: Ancestry
 * 1860-1952 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1876-1940 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Delayed Birth Certificates

Marriage Records

 * 1826-1975 Oregon, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1842-1917 Oregon, U.S., State Births, 1842-1917 at Ancestry - index & images, ($); Also at: 
 * 1849-1884; 1991-2006 at FamilySearch — index and images; collection is incomplete.
 * 1906-1968 Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, 1906-1968 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * Extractions of early marriages are listed on the Western States Marriage Index
 * Marriage Index 1885-1896 Actually is a book of affiants reporting the marriages. Historical Records Collection

Societies, Libraries and Museums
Jackson County Genealogy Library 3405 S Pacific Hwy Medford, OR 97501 Phone: 541-512-2340 Website

Eagle Point Historical Society and Museum PO Box 201 202 N. Royal Avenue Eagle Point, OR 97524 Phone: 541-826-4166 Website

Rogue Valley Genealogical Society 3405 S. Pacific Highway Medford, OR 97501 Phone: 541-512-2340 Website

Southern Oregon Historical Society 106 N Central Ave. Medford, OR 97501 Phone: 541-773-6536 ext 238 Website

Talent Historical Society Archives and Research PO Box 582 Talent, OR 97540 Phone: 541-512-8838 Website

Jackson County Library Services Multiple Branches Phone: 541-774-8679 Website Facebook

Family History Centers

 * Central Point Oregon Family History Center
 * Medford Oregon Family History Center
 * Jackson County Genealogy Library - an affiliate library
 * Klamath County Library - an affiliate library
 * Oregon Genealogical Society - an affiliate library

Websites

 * Oregon Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * The Jackson County GenWeb Projectpart of the ORGenWeb Project
 * Linkpendium
 * Jackson County, Oregon History Notes
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * FamilySearch Catalog for Jackson County