Yamhill County, Oregon Genealogy

United States Oregon  Yamhill County

County Courthouse
http://www.co.yamhill.or.us/ 535 E. 5th St. McMinnville, OR 97128


 * Records Held at the Courthouse

County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Yamhill County Court House as of October 2005.


 * Record Loss:

Lafayette was a former county seat until 1886.

Quick Facts
Named for a local Native American tribe, the Yamhill, a part of North Kalapuyan family.

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

Boundary Changes
22 December 1845: Polk County set off.

15 December 1853: Tillamook County set off.

Cities
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Amity | Carlton | Dayton | Dundee | Lafayette | McMinnville | Newberg | Sheridan | Willamina | Yamhill

Communities
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Bellevue | Cove Orchard | Dellwood | Dewey | Gopher | Grand Island | Hopewell | Lunnville | Midway | Rex | Riverside | Saint Joseph | Shipley | Springbrook | Sunnycrest | Wapato | Wheatland | Whiteson

Indian Reservation
Grand Ronde Agency (Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community - specifically Chasta, Kalapuya, Molalla, Rogue River, Klickitat, Chinook, Tillamook, French-Canadian (Iroqouian).

Neighboring Counties
Clackamas | Marion | Polk | Tillamook | Washington

Trivia Tidbits
Information about localities, too small or too brief to describe in separate pages. Exception to this are Post Offices. &gt; Trivia Tidbits

Census

 * 1845 Territorial Transcription and Index
 * 1849 Territorial Transcription and Index

Rivers and Waterways
Details about the rivers and waterways where farms and settlements are often found along them. &gt;&gt; Rivers and Waterways

Vital Records
The Family History Library has copies of some records such as:

Yamhill County record of deaths 1907-1931, index 1903-1944, coroner's reports 1861-1940

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * McMinnville Oregon Family History Center
 * Newberg Oregon Family History Center

Websites

 * The Yamhill GenWeb Project, part of The ORGenWeb Project
 * Linkpendium
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives (backup site)

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Oregon, Yamhill County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)