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Guide to Union County, Oregon ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for the town of Union. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Union County Courthouse 1106 K Avenue LaGrande, Or 97850 Phone: 541-963-1006 Union County Website County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1875, and naturalization records 1900-1975. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, probate and court records from 1854. Union County Government County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Union County Court House as of August 2018. Union County Court is structured differently. Check the County Records Inventory link for addresses for location of records (left column). Union was the former county seat until after 1 February 1901.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator.

The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

History Timeline

 * 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.

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

Cemeteries

 * Vol. 21 page 177 - Lower Cove Cemetery, Alical
 * Vol. 21 page 177 - Lower Cove Cemetery, Alical

Church Records
 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Union County for European and African American settlers included:
 * Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon

 Rivers and Waterways Details about the rivers and waterways where farms and settlements are often found along them. see Rivers and Waterways

Military Records
 Civil War
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

World War I
 * 1919-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1921-1938 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Newspapers
Oregon Online Historical Newspapers - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records


 * 1833-1963 Oregon Wills and Probate Records 1833-1963 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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

Birth

 * 1842-1917 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images; Also at: Ancestry ($)
 * 1860-1952 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1876-1940 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Marriage

 * 1826-1975 Oregon, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1842-1917 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images; Also at: Ancestry ($)
 * 1849-1884;1991-2006 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1885-1896 Marriage Index 1885-1896 Actually is a book of affiants reporting the marriages. Historical Records Collection
 * 1906-1968 Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, 1906-1968 at Ancestry - index and images ($)
 * Western States Marriage Index at BYU-Idaho

Family History Centers

 * Elgin Oregon Family History Center
 * Enterprise Oregon Family History Center
 * Hermiston Oregon Family History Center
 * La Grande Oregon Family History Center
 * Pendleton Oregon Family History Center
 * Pine Valley Oregon Family History Center
 * The Genealogical Forum of Oregon - an affiliate library
 * Oregon Genealogical Society - an affiliate library

Libraries

 * Cook Memorial Library 2006 Fourth St La Grande, OR 97850 541-962-1339 Website

Societies

 * Union County Historical Society 333 S Main St Union 97883 Website

Websites

 * The Union County GenWeb Project, part of The ORGenWeb Project
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.