Douglas County, Oregon Genealogy

Douglas county was created from Umpqua County 7 January 1852. Part was taken to form Wasco County 11 January 1854. Douglas County absorbed the remaining parts of Umpqua County in 1863. Named for U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois. The county seat is Roseburg.

County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Douglas County Court House as of June 2005.

Cities: Canyonville | Drain | Elkton | Glendale | Myrtle Creek | Oakland | Reedsport | Riddle | Roseburg | Sutherlin | Winston | Yoncalla

Unincorporated Communities: Ash | Azalea | Days Creek | Gardiner | Glenn | Green | Lookingglass | Prospect | Roseburg North | Scottsburg | Tiller | Tri-City | Winchester | Wincehster Bay

Genealogy Websites: The Douglas County GenWeb Project part of The ORGenWeb Project, a state project affiliated with The USGenWeb Project

Neighboring Counties: Coos | Curry | Jackson | Josephine | Klamath County | Lane

Portal: Oregon