Harney County, Oregon Genealogy

United States &gt; Oregon &gt; Harney County

County Courthouse
450 N Buena Vista Avenue Burns, OR 97720-1533

History

 * Named for Brig. Gen. William S. Harney of U.S. Army, who was involved in "Pig War" and popular in the Pacific Northwest.

Parent County
Harney county was created from Grant County 23 February 1889.

Boundary Changes

 * No parts were taken to create any county.

Records Held at the Courthouse

 * County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Harney County Court House as of October 2003.

Neighboring Counties
Crook | Deschutes | Grant | Lake | Malheur | Nevada counties: Humboldt | Washoe

Websites

 * The Harney County GenWeb Project, part of The ORGenWeb Project, a state project affiliated with The USGenWeb Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Harney County
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Harney County (mirror site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library Catalog for Harney County.