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Guide to Multnomah 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 Chinookan word for the "lower river". The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Multnomah County Courthouse 1021 SW 4th Avenue Portland, OR 97204-1123 Phone: 503.248.3511 Multnomah County Website County Clerk has divorce, court and land records from 1854
 * Multnomah County Courthouse

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:

 Defunct Post Offices
 * Albina: Albina post office was in service from 1876 to 1892.

Cemeteries

 * Mt. Calvary &amp; Gethsemani Catholic Cemeteries, online index.
 * Oregon Metro
 * Oregon Genealogy Cemeteries

Church Records
 Lutheran
 * Records of Central Lutheran Church, Portland, 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
Early migration routes to and from Multnomah County for European and African American settlers included:
 * Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon
 * Barlow Road 1846 from The Dalles to Oregon City
 * Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon
 * Barlow Road 1846 from The Dalles to Oregon City

 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

 World War II
 * 1942-1945 at FamilySearch — index

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

Voter Registration Records

 * 1908-1958 at FamilySearch — index

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
 * 1903-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Marriage
The Genealogical Forum of Oregon has placed an index on-line to the following marriage books: Access Codes: FI$
 * 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
 * 1826-1975 Oregon, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1906-1968 Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, 1906-1968 at Ancestry - index and images ($)
 * Western States Marriage Index at BYU-Idaho
 * 1855-1901 1855-1901 of the Multnomah County Marriage Books

Death

 * 1915-1924 Portland, Oregon Deaths, 1915-1924 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Family History Centers

 * Beaverton Oregon West Family History Center
 * Cedar Mill Oregon West Union Family History Center
 * Cedar Mill Oregon Stake Center Family History Center
 * Gresham Oregon Family History Center
 * Hillsboro Oregon Family History Center
 * Lake Oswego Oregon Family History Center
 * Milwaukie Oregon Family History Center
 * Oregon City Oregon Family History Center
 * Portland Oregon Family History Center
 * Tualatin 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

Libraries
Multnomah County Library Administration 919 NE 19th Ave Suite 250 Portland OR 97232 503-988-7870 Website

Societies
Genealogical Forum of Oregon 2505 SE 11th Ave., Suite B-18 Portland, OR 97202 503-963-1932 Website Online Library Catalog [mailto:info@gfo.org Email] East County Historical Organization PO Box 946 Fairview, OR 97024 503-618-0946 Website Multnomah Historical Association PO Box 19785 2929 SW Multnomah Blvd Portland, OR 97219 503-893-5549 Website David Douglas Historical Society 11300 NE Halsey St Portland, OR 97220 503-252-2900 Website

Websites

 * Multnomah County, 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.