Grant County, Oregon Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Grant County Court 201 S. Humboldt St., #280 Canyon City, OR 97820


 * Records Held at the Courthouse County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Grant County Court House as of July 2004.


 * Records Loss:

History



 * Named for General Ulysses S. Grant, General of the Union Army at the time.
 * Gold was discovered in what is now Canyon Creek in 1862, bring a gold rush into the area.

Parent Counties

 * Grant county was created from Wasco and Umatilla Counties 14 October 1864.

Boundary Changes
17 February 1899: Wheeler County set off.

23 February 1899: Harney County set off.

Cities
Canyon City | Dayville | Granite | Greenhorn | John Day | Long Creek | Monument | Mount Vernon | Prairie City | Seneca

Communities
Austin | Bates | Fox | Kimberly

Neighboring Counties
Baker | Crook | Harney | Malheur | Morrow | Umatilla | Union | Wheeler

Census

 * 1870 - the portion that is now Harney County was not enumerated


 * 1880 - the portion that is now Harney County was not enumerated. This includes what is now Burns, Harney, etc.
 * 1890
 * 1900
 * 1910
 * 1920
 * 1930

Emigration and Immigration

 * Ellis Island Passenger Arrival Records, 1892-1924, listing passengers who stated they are going to Grant County, Oregon

Vital Records

 * Social Security Death Index, begins about 1962 to at least 2 months ago.

Web Sites

 * The Grant County GenWeb Project, part of The ORGenWeb Project, a state project affiliated with The USGenWeb Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Grant County
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Grant County (backup site)
 * Webtree.com, listing individuals who born or died in Grant County, Oregon. Submitters of gedcoms may add, update or remove contents.
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library Catalog for Grant County.