Benton County, Oregon Genealogy

History and Tidbits
Benton county was created 23 December 1847 from Polk County. Named after Thomas Hart Benton, U.S. Senator from Missouri, who advocated U.S. control over Oregon Country.

Parts were taken to create Lincoln County 20 February 1893 and Umpqua County 28 January 1851.

The county seat is Corvallis.

County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Benton County Court House as of July 2006.

Cities
Adair Village | Corvallis | Monroe | Philomath | Albany

Unincorporated Communities
Alder | Alpine | Alsea | Bellfountain | Blodgett | Calloway | Dawson | Dry Creek | Flynn | Glenbrook | Greenberry | Harris | Hoskins | Kings Valley | Kopplein | Lewisburg | Noon | North Albany | Peak | Russell | Summit | Wren

Neighboring Counties
Lane | Lincoln | Linn | Polk

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

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