Lincoln County, Oregon Genealogy

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County Courthouse
http://www.co.lincoln.or.us/ 225 West Olive Street Newport, Oregon 97365 (541) 265-6611

Quick Facts
20 February 1893: The county was created from Benton and Polk Counties. Named for Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States of America. The irony is that he was offered Governorship of Oregon Territory but he turned it down and it was offered to Joseph Lane instead.

County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Lincoln County Court House as of September 2004.

Cities
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Depoe Bay | Lincoln City | Newport | Siletz | Toledo | Waldport | Yachats

Communities
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Agate Beach | Beverly Beach | Chitwood | Eddyville | Fisher | Gleneden Beach | Kernville | Lincoln Beach | Otis | Otter Rock | Rose Lodge | Seal Rock | Tidewater

Indian Reservation
Siletz, located on the Siletz River (Confederated Tribes of Siletz - specifically - the Rogue River tribe, Shasta, Scoton, Shasta Costa (or Shistakwasta), Grave Creek tribe, Chetco, Coquille (or Mishikwutmetunne), Tututni (or Tututunne), Tolowa, and likely a small number of Siuslaw, Coos, Latgawa, Dakubetede, Taltushtuntude, Takelma, and Kuitsh peoples.)

Neighboring Counties
Benton | Lane | Polk | Tillamook

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

Census

 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Websites

 * The Lincoln County GenWeb Project part of The ORGenWeb Project
 * Linkpendium
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives (backup site)
 * FamilySearch Family History Library Catalog