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Guide to Yamhill 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 probably an explorer's name for a local Native American tribe, the Yamhill, who are part of the North Kalapuyan family. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Yamhill County Courthouse 535 NE 5th Street McMinnville, OR 97128 Phone: 503.434.7518 Yamhill County Website County Clerk has marriage records from 1881 and land records from 1853. County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Yamhill County Court House as of October 2005. Lafayette was a former county seat until 1886.
 * Records Held at the Courthouse

 A wiki article describing an online collection is found at: Oregon, Yamhill County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

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:

Census Records

 * 1845 Territorial Transcription and Index
 * 1849 Territorial Transcription and Index

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


 * 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. &gt; Rivers and Waterways

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

 World War I 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.

County Records

 * 1857-1963 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

 Deeds and Property Wiki article describing online FamilySearch Historical collecton is found Oregon. Yamhill County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

 Additional Records
 * Yamhill County, service discharge records, 1919-1951; index, 1920-2008
 * Jacob Calvin Cooper. The military history of Yamhill County. (1899?)

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 * Yamhill County, service discharge records, 1919-1951; index, 1920-2008
 * Jacob Calvin Cooper. The military history of Yamhill County. (1899?)

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records

 Online 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
The Family History Library has copies of some records such as: Yamhill County record of deaths 1907-1931, index 1903-1944, coroner's reports 1861-1940

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

 ''Delayed Birth Certificates

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
 * 1906-1968 Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, 1906-1968 at Ancestry - index and images ($)
 * Western States Marriage Index at BYU-Idaho
 * Marriage Index 1885-1896 Actually is a book of affiants reporting the marriages. Historical Records Collection

Family History Centers

 * Lake Oswego Oregon Family History Center
 * McMinnville Oregon Family History Center
 * Milwaukie Oregon Family History Center
 * Newberg Oregon Family History Center
 * Oregon City Oregon Family History Center
 * Tillamook Oregon Family History Center
 * Tualatin Oregon Family History Center
 * Wilsonville Oregon Family History Center
 * Woodburn Oregon Family History Center
 * The Genealogical Forum of Oregon - an affiliate library
 * Hillsboro Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Lake Oswego Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Oregon Genealogical Society - an affiliate library
 * Wilsonville Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Yamhill County Historical Society and Museum 11275 SW Durham Ln McMinnville, OR 97128 503-472-2842 Website Facebook Page McMinnville Public Library 225 NW Adams St McMinnville, OR 97128 503-435-5562 Website Facebook Page

Websites
Oregon, Yamhill County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records
 * The Yamhill GenWeb Project, part of The ORGenWeb Project
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives (backup site)
 * – 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.