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Guide to Washington County Oregon genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Washington County, Oregon | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Oregon | |
 Location of Oregon in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | September 3, 1849 |
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| County Seat | Hillsboro |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Washington County Courthouse 155 N 1st Avenue Ste 130 Hillsboro, OR 97124-3072 Phone: 503.864.8741 Washington County Website |
County Courthouse
Record Section, Assessment & Taxation has marriage,
land and military records from 1850.
Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records
from 1896, probate records from 1871 and
naturalization records from 1906. [1]
- Records Held at the Courthouse
County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Washington County Court House as of October 2005.
- Record Loss:
Quick Facts
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3 September 1849: Washington county was renamed from Twality County. Named for George Washington, the first president of the United States. [2]
Boundary Changes
16 January 1854: Columbia County set off.
22 December 1854: Multnomah County set off.
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Cities
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Banks | Beaverton | Cornelius | Durham | Forest Grove | Gaston | Hillsboro | King City | Lake Oswego | North Plains | Portland | Rivergrove | Sherwood | Tigard | Tualatin | Wilsonville
Communities
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Neighboring Counties
Clackamas | Clatsop | Columbia | Multnomah | Tillamook | Yamhill
Trivia Tidbits
Information about localities, too small or too brief to describe in separate pages. Exception to this are Post Offices. > Trivia Tidbits
Resources
Archives and Libraries
Biography
Cemeteries (Rural)
For cemeteries very nar or within the cities or communities, please see these places.
Census
- 1845 Territorial Transcription and Index (under name of Tuality, Twalatain and Twality County)
- 1849 Territorial Transcription and Index (under name of Twality County)
- 1850 Territorial Transcription and Index
- 1853 Territorial Transcription and Index
- 1856 Territorial Transcription and Index
Church History and Records
Court Records
Gazetteers
History
Land and Property
Maps
Military History and Records
Newspapers
Oregon Online Historical Newspapers - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.
Probate Records
Rivers and Waterways
Details about the rivers and waterways where farms and settlements are often found along them. >> Rivers and Waterways
School Records
Taxation
Vital Records
The Family History Library has copies of some records such as:
Washington County coroner's inquest records 1854-1889
Societies, Libraries and Museums
Family History Centers
- Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
- Beaverton Oregon Family History Center
- Beaverton Oregon West Family History Center
- Cedar Mill Oregon Family History Center (Portland)
- Hillsboro Oregon Family History Center
- Tualatin Oregon Family History Center
Websites
- The Washington County GenWeb Project, part of The ORGenWeb Project
- Linkpendium
- USGenWeb Archives
- USGenWeb Archives backup site
- FamilySearch Family History Library Catalog
Washington County Oregon Genealogy References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Washington County, Oregon page 574, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ WorldCat 50140092 ▲ FHLC Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002)
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