Malheur County, Oregon Genealogy

United States Oregon  Malheur County

County Courthouse
Malheur County Courthouse 251 B St W; Vale, OR 97918 Phone: 541.473.5151 County Clerk has marriage, probate and land records from 1887

Quick Facts

17 Feb 1887: Malheur county was created from southern portion of Baker County. Named for the, which flows through it.


 * County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Malheur County Court House as of July 2005.
 * Record Loss:

Cities
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Adrian | Jordan Valley | Nyssa | Ontario | Vale

Communities
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Arock | Brogan | Danner | Juntura | McDermitt | Riverside | Rome

Neighboring Counties
Baker | Grant | Harney | Idaho counties: Canyon | Owyhee | Payette | Washington | Humboldt, Nevada

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

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

Census

 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for European and African American settlers included:


 * Snake River
 * Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon

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
Many early marriages are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Nyssa Oregon Family History Center
 * Ontario Oregon Family History Center

Websites

 * The Malheur County GenWeb Project, part of The ORGenWeb Project
 * Linkpendium
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives (backup site]