Oregon, Grant County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

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The collection consists of land, vital, probate and naturalization records and available indexes from the Grant County Clerk's Office. This collection is being published as images become available. This collection contain records for the years 1851 to 1992.

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 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Oregon.
 * Oregon Guided Research
 * Oregon Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research: 1850-1903 | 1900-Present

Family History Library Holdings

 * The History of Grant County, Oregon, 1862-1983. S. l. : Grant County Oliver Museum, c1983 FHL 979.578 H2h
 * Frances Bingham Krechel, compiled. Name and topic index for The History of Grant County, Oregon, 1862-1983. FHL 979.578 H2h index
 * Grant County, birth and death records and records of physicians, midwives and undertakers, ca. 1858-1929
 * Grant County, birth records, 1880-1949
 * Grant County, marriage records, 1864-1959
 * Grant County, coroners' records, 1867-1943
 * Grant County, County Court law journal, 1883-1919
 * Grant County, deed records, 1864-1990
 * Grant County, mining claims, 1862-1863
 * Grant County, miscellaneous land and property records, 1886
 * Grant County, register of married women's personal property, 1876-1908
 * Grant County, water claims, 1895-1970
 * Grant County, military records, 1917-1971 Discharges and WWI Draft Registrations June, 1917
 * Grant County, militia rolls, 1887-1899
 * Grant County, naturalization records, 1854-1972
 * Grant County, pension records, 1913-1936
 * Grant County, poor records, 1865-1915
 * Grant County, probate records, 1864-1989

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