Coos County, Oregon Genealogy

United States &gt; Oregon &gt; Coos County

County Courthouse

 * The county seat is Coquille.

History

 * Named after a tribe of Native Americans who lived in the area.
 * Trivia Tidbits: Little biographic bits associated with the names of non-population localities.

Parent County

 * Created from Umpqua and Jackson Counties 22 December 1853.

Boundary Changes

 * Part was taken to form Curry County 18 December 1855.

Records Held at the Courthouse

 * County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Coos County Court House as of August/September 2004.

Neighboring Counties
Curry | Douglas | Josephine

Web Sites

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