Lincoln County, Oregon Genealogy

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Quick Facts
Lincoln county was created from Benton and Polk Counties 20 February 1893. Named for Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States of America. The irony is that he was offered Governorship of Oregon Territory but he turned it down and it was offered to Joseph Lane instead.

The county seat is Newport.

County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Lincoln County Court House as of September 2004.

Cities
Depoe Bay | Lincoln City | Newport | Siletz | Toledo | Waldport | Yachats

Communities
Agate Beach | Beverly Beach | Chitwood | Eddyville | Fisher | Gleneden Beach | Kernville | Lincoln Beach | Otis | Otter Rock | Rose Lodge | Seal Rock | Tidewater

Indian Reservation
Siletz, located on the Siletz River (Confederated Tribes of Siletz - specifically - the Rogue River tribe, Shasta, Scoton, Shasta Costa (or Shistakwasta), Grave Creek tribe, Chetco, Coquille (or Mishikwutmetunne), Tututni (or Tututunne), Tolowa, and likely a small number of Siuslaw, Coos, Latgawa, Dakubetede, Taltushtuntude, Takelma, and Kuitsh peoples.)

Neighboring Counties
Benton | Lane | Polk | Tillamook

Biographies
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Church Records
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Trivia Tidbits: Little biographic bits associated with the names of non-population localities.

Genealogy Websites
The Lincoln County GenWeb Project part of The ORGenWeb Project, a state project affiliated with The USGenWeb Project