Baker County, Oregon Genealogy

Baker county was created from Wasco County 22 September 1862. Parts were taken to form Union County 14 Oct 1864 and Malheur County 17 Feb 1887. The Panhandle area between the Powder River and the Wallowa Mountains was returned from Union County 1 Feb 1901, forming the northeast corner of Baker County.

County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Baker County Court House as of July 2005. This courthouse has the reputation of being the cleanest county record depository in the state of Oregon.

Cities: Baker City | Greenhorn | Haines | Halfway | Huntington | Richland | Sumpter | Unity

Unincorporated Communities : Auburn | Copperfield | Cornucopia | Durkee | Keating | McEwen | Muddy Creek | Oxbow | Pine (east) | Pine (west)  Pocahontas | Rock Creek | Sparta | Whitney | Wingville