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Guide to Lane 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 Joseph Lane, Oregon's first territorial governor. The County is located in the west central area of the state.

County Courthouse
 Lane County Courthouse] County Website Lane County Courthouse 125 East 8th Eugene, Or 97630 Phone: 541-682-4234 Deeds and Records Archives has marriage, land, military and naturalization records from 1855. Court Archives has probate and divorce records. Clerk Circuit Court has court records. County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Lane County Court House as of July/August 2012. Lane County Court is structured differently. Check the County Records Inventory link for addresses for location of records (left column). Lane for additional information about some addresses and records.

Populated Places
Information about localities, too small or too brief to describe in separate pages. Exception to this are Post Offices. Lane

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:

Biographies
Lane Little biographic bits associated with the names of non-population localities.

Cemeteries

 * Oregon Metro
 * Oregon Genealogy Cemeteries

Church Records
 Lutheran
 * Records of Bethesda Evangelical Lutheran Church, Eugene, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
 * 1781-1969 U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969 at Ancestry — index & images, ($)

 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
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

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

Marriage

 * 1826-1975 Oregon, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1842-1917 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images; Also at: Ancestry
 * 1849-1884;1991-2006 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1852-1921 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1906-1968 Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, 1906-1968 at Ancestry - index and images ($)
 * Western States Marriage Index at BYU-Idaho
 * 1885-1896 Marriage Index 1885-1896 Actually is a book of affiants reporting the marriages. Historical Records Collection

Family History Centers

 * Coos Bay Oregon Family History Center
 * Cottage Grove Oregon Family History Center
 * Eugene Oregon Family History Center
 * Florence Oregon Family History Center
 * Oakridge Oregon Family History Center
 * Reedsport Oregon Family History Center
 * Sweet Home Oregon Family History Center
 * The Genealogical Forum of Oregon - an affiliate library
 * Oregon Genealogical Society, Inc. - an affiliate library
 * Siuslaw Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Libraries of Lane County 13 Libraries Listed Website
 * Lane Education Service District

Museums
Lane County History Museum 740 W 13th Ave Eugene 97402-4010 541-682-4242 Website

Societies
Cottage Grove Genealogical Society 700 Gibbs Ave Cottage Grove, Oregon Telephone: +1 541-942-9570 Email: [mailto:cggenealogy@cggenealogy.org cggenealogy@cggenealogy.org] Website Hours are Wednesday through Friday, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

Websites

 * The Lane 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.