Jefferson County, Oregon Genealogy

Jefferson county was created from Crook County 12 Decembr 1914. Named for Mount Jefferson, located on west boundary. It was named in turned for Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States of America. The county seat is Madras. Culver was the county seat 1914 to 1916 County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Jefferson County Court House as of August 2005. Cities: Culver | Madras | Metolius Unincorporated Communities: Ashwood | Camp Sherman | Warm Springs  Genealogy Websites: The Jefferson County GenWeb Project  Neighboring Counties: Crook| Deschutes| Linn| Marion| Wasco| Wheeler  Portal: Oregon