Marion County, Oregon Genealogy

United States &gt; Oregon &gt; Marion County

County Courthouse
http://www.co.marion.or.us/ Courthouse Square 555 Court Street N.E P.O. Box 14500 Salem, OR 97309

Records held at County Courthouse

 * County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Marion County Court House as of July 2006.


 * Record Loss:

Quick Facts
3 September 1849: Marion county was renamed from Champoeg County. Named for Francis Marion, a Continental Army general in the American Revolutionary War.

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

Parent County
None, one of original counties.

Boundary Changes
11 June 1854: Part was taken for Wasco County.

Cities
Aumsville | Aurora | Detroit | Donald | Gates | Gervais | Hubbard | Idanha | Jefferson | Keizer | Mill City | Mt. Angel | St. Paul | Salem | Scotts Mills | Silverton | Stayton | Sublimity | Turner | Woodburn

Communities
Brooks | Butteville | Breitenbush | Champoeg | Clear Lake | Four Corners | Hayesville | Labish Village | Marion | Mehama | Monitor | Pratum | Saint Benedict | Saint Louis | West Stayton

Neighboring Counties
Clackamas | Jefferson | Linn | Polk | Wasco | Yamhill |

Census

 * 1845 (under name of Champoeg County)
 * 1849 (under name of Champoeg County)
 * 1850
 * 1853 State Census Transcriptions and Indexes
 * 1860
 * 1870
 * 1880
 * 1890
 * 1895 State
 * 1900
 * 1905 State
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Websites
The Marion County GenWeb Project a member of The ORGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project


 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Marion County.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Marion County. (Backup site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library Catalog for Marion County.