Union County, Oregon Genealogy

United States Oregon  Union County

County Courthouse
http://www.union-county.org/

1106 K Avenue La Grande, OR 97850 541-963-1001

Union was the former county seat until 1901.

Quick Facts
14 October 1864: Union county was created from Baker County.

Named for the city of Union which is located within the boundaries, a county seat at the time of the creation of the county.


 * Records Held at the Courthouse

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


 * Record Loss:

Boundary Changes
11 February 1887: Wallowa County was set off.

1 February 1901: Southeast portion of Union known as the Panhandle was annexed to Baker County by the order of the State Legislature.

Cemeteries
LDS Cemetery Records

Vol. 21 page 177 - Lower Cove Cemetery, Alical

Census

 * 1870
 * 1880
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

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

Websites

 * The Union County GenWeb Project, part of The ORGenWeb Project
 * Linkpendium
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives backup site
 * FamilySearch Family History Library Catalog