Clackamas County, Oregon Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Clackamas County Office of the County Clerk 2051 Kaen Rd, 2nd floor Oregon City, OR 97045

Records held at the Courthouse

 * County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Clackamas County Court House as of September/October 2006.


 * Record Loss

Quick History
Wikipedia

Named after the Native Americans living in the area, the Clackamas Indians, part of the Chinookan people.

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

Parent County
5 July 1843: Clackamas county was created from the Oregon Territory.

Boundary Changes
11 January 1854: Wasco County set off.

22 December 1854: Multhomah County set off.

Cities
Barlow | Canby | Damascus | Estacada | Gladstone | Happy Valley | Johnson City | Lake Oswego | Milwaukie | Molalla | Oregon City | Portland | Rivergrove | Sandy | Tualatin | West Linn | Wilsonville

Hamlets
Beavercreek | Mulino | Stafford

Village
Mount Hood Village

Communities
Barton | Boring | Brightwood | Carver | Colton | Cottrell | Eagle Creek | Government Camp | Jennings Lodge | Liberal | Marmot | Marquam | Marylhurst | Oak Grove | Oatfield | Redland | Rhododendron | Riverside | Springwater | Wankers Corner | Welches | Wemme | Yoder | Zigzag

Neighboring Counties
Hood River | Marion | Multnomah | Wasco | Washington | Yamhill

Census

 * 1845 Territorial Original, Transcription and Index
 * 1849 Territorial Transcription and Index
 * 1850
 * 1854 Original, Transcription and Index
 * 1855 State Original
 * 1856 Transcriptions and Index
 * 1857 State Original and Transcription
 * 1860
 * 1870
 * 1880
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Websites

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