Clackamas County, Oregon Genealogy

History and Tidbits
Clackamas county was created 5 July 1843 from the Oregon Territory. Named after the Native Americans living in the area, the Clackamas Indians, part of the Chinookan people.

Parts were taken off to create Multhomah County 22 December 1854 and Wasco County 11 January 1854.

The county seat is Oregon City.

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

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

Unincorporated Communities
Aims | Alder Creek | Ardenwald | Barton | Battin | Beaver Creek | Bissell | Bolton | Boring | Briarwood | Brightwood | Bryant | Bull Run | Butte Creek | Canemah | Carus | Carver | Cedardale | Cedarhurs Park | Central Point | Charbonneau | Cherryville | Christie | Clackamas | Clackamas Heights | Clarkes | Colton | Concord | Cook | Cottrell | Currinsville | Damascus Heights | Deep Creek | Dodge | Dover | Eagle Creek | Echo Dell | Elliott Prairie | Elwood | Fair Oaks | Faubion | Fernwood | Firwood | Fishers Corner | Garfield | George | Glen Avon | Glen Echo | GovernmentCamp | Hamricks Corner | Harmony | Harmony Point | Henrici | Highland | Hillsview | Holcomb | Hoodview | Jean | Jennings Lodge | Kelso | Ladd Hill | Lake Grove | Lakewood | Liberal | Logan | Lone Elder | Macksburg | Marmot | Marquam | Marylhurst | Milwaukie Heights | Mount Hood Village | Mount Pleasant | Mountain Air Park | Mulino | Needy | New Era | North Highland | O’Neil Corners | Oak Grove | Oaklawn | Oatfield | Old Colton | Paradise Park | Park Place | Redland | Rhododendron | Ripplebrook | Robinwood | Rosemont | Rosewood | Rural Dell | Shadowood | Shady Dell | South Lake Oswego | Springwater | Stafford | Stringtown | Sunnyside | Sunset | Three Lynx | Timber Grove | Tracy | Union Mills | Upper Highland | Viola | Waverly Heights | Welches | Wemme | Wildwood | Wilhoit | Willamette | Yoder | Zigzag

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

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

Genealogy and History Websites
The Clackamas County GenWeb Project part of The ORGenWeb Project, a state project affiliated with The USGenWeb Project

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