Harney County, Oregon
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=== County Courthouse === | === County Courthouse === | ||
| − | + | [http://www.co.harney.or.us/ Harney County Government] | |
| − | + | [http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/records/local/county/harney/inv/index.html County Records Inventory] listing the records held at the Harney County Court House as of July 2008. | |
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| + | Harney County Court is structured differently. Check the County Records Inventory link for addresses for location of records (left column). | ||
*Record Loss: | *Record Loss: | ||
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{{Wikipedia|Harney County, Oregon}} Named for Brig. Gen. William S. Harney of U.S. Army, who was involved in "Pig War" and popular in the Pacific Northwest. | {{Wikipedia|Harney County, Oregon}} Named for Brig. Gen. William S. Harney of U.S. Army, who was involved in "Pig War" and popular in the Pacific Northwest. | ||
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==== Boundary Changes ==== | ==== Boundary Changes ==== | ||
| − | No parts were taken to create any county. | + | No parts were taken to create any county. |
== Places / Localities == | == Places / Localities == | ||
| − | {{Harney County, Oregon}} The preceding list of places includes incorporated cities and towns, unincorporated towns and communities, and place names that may have been used in family histories. Some have well-organized records and even have web sites. Some are simply social communities with no official records, but which may be referenced in small-town newspapers. The list is provided to help researchers identify localities within the county. As records or histories of these localities are identified, a page will be added for each of these place names. | + | {{Harney County, Oregon}} The preceding list of places includes incorporated cities and towns, unincorporated towns and communities, and place names that may have been used in family histories. Some have well-organized records and even have web sites. Some are simply social communities with no official records, but which may be referenced in small-town newspapers. The list is provided to help researchers identify localities within the county. As records or histories of these localities are identified, a page will be added for each of these place names. |
| − | ====Trivia Tidbits==== | + | ==== Trivia Tidbits ==== |
| − | Information about localities, too small or too brief to describe in separate pages. Exception to this are Post Offices. [[Harney County, Oregon Trivia Tidbits|> Trivia Tidbits]] | + | |
| + | Information about localities, too small or too brief to describe in separate pages. Exception to this are Post Offices. [[Harney County, Oregon Trivia Tidbits|> Trivia Tidbits]] | ||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
| − | === Archives and Libraries === | + | === Archives and Libraries === |
=== Cemeteries === | === Cemeteries === | ||
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=== Gazetteers === | === Gazetteers === | ||
| − | === History === | + | === History === |
=== Land and Property === | === Land and Property === | ||
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=== Newspapers === | === Newspapers === | ||
| − | === Probate Records === | + | === Probate Records === |
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=== Rivers and Waterways === | === Rivers and Waterways === | ||
| − | Details about the rivers and waterways where farms and settlements are often found along them. [[Harney County, Oregon Rivers and Waterways|>> Rivers and Waterways]] | + | |
| + | Details about the rivers and waterways where farms and settlements are often found along them. [[Harney County, Oregon Rivers and Waterways|>> Rivers and Waterways]] | ||
=== Taxation === | === Taxation === | ||
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== Societies, Libraries, Museums == | == Societies, Libraries, Museums == | ||
| − | ==== Family History Centers ==== | + | ==== Family History Centers ==== |
| − | *[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] | + | *[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] |
*[[Burns Oregon Family History Center]] | *[[Burns Oregon Family History Center]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Harney_County,_Oregon]] | [[Category:Harney_County,_Oregon]] | ||
Revision as of 07:08, 16 August 2012
| Harney County, Oregon | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Oregon | |
 Location of Oregon in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | February 23, 1889 |
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| County Seat | Burns |
| Courthouse | |
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| Website: www.co.harney.or.us | |
| Named for: Gen. William Shelby Harney | |
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United States 
Oregon Harney County
Contents |
County Courthouse
County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Harney County Court House as of July 2008.
Harney County Court is structured differently. Check the County Records Inventory link for addresses for location of records (left column).
- Record Loss:
Historical Facts
Named for Brig. Gen. William S. Harney of U.S. Army, who was involved in "Pig War" and popular in the Pacific Northwest.
Parent County
23 February 1889: Harney county was created from Grant County. [1]
Boundary Changes
No parts were taken to create any county.
Places / Localities
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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
Cemeteries
Census
- 1870, part of Grant County. Entire area that later formed Harney County was not enumerated.
- 1880, part of Grant County. Entire area that later formed Harney County was not enumerated.
- 1890
- 1900
- 1910
- 1920
- 1930
Church History and Records
Court Records
Gazetteers
History
Land and Property
Maps
Military History and Records
Newspapers
Probate Records
Rivers and Waterways
Details about the rivers and waterways where farms and settlements are often found along them. >> Rivers and Waterways
Taxation
Vital Records
Many early marriages are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.
Societies, Libraries, Museums
Family History Centers
Websites
- The Harney County GenWeb Project, part of The ORGenWeb Project
- Linkpendium
- The USGenWeb Archives Project
- The USGenWeb Archives Project (backup site)
- FamilySearch.org
References
- ↑ WorldCat 50140092 ▲ FHL Collection Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002)
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