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Guide to Jefferson 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 Mount Jefferson. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Jefferson County Courthouse 75 SE C Street Madras, Or 97741-1709 Phone: 541-475-4451 Jefferson County Website County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and land records from 1914. Jefferson County Government County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Jefferson County Court House as of July 2011. Jefferson County Court is structured differently. Check the County Records Inventory link for addresses for location of records (left column). Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs maintain separate government.
 * Culver was the county seat 1914 to 1916
 * Record Loss:

 Historical Named for Mount Jefferson, located on west boundary. It was named in turn for, third president of the United States of America by. Jefferson: Little biographic bits associated with the names of non-population localities.

Populated Places
The following are locations in the county:

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator

Church Records
 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
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

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

 * 1826-1975 Oregon, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 1842-1917 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images; Also at: Ancestry ($)
 * 1849-1884;1991-2006 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1885-1896 Marriage Index 1885-1896 Actually is a book of affiants reporting the marriages. Historical Records Collection
 * 1906-1968 Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, 1906-1968 at Ancestry - index and images ($)
 * Western States Marriage Index at BYU-Idaho

Family History Centers

 * Bend Oregon Family History Center
 * Prineville Oregon Family History Center
 * Redmond Oregon Family History Center
 * The Genealogical Forum of Oregon - an affiliate library
 * Oregon Genealogical Society - an affiliate library

Libraries

 * Jeffferson County Library District 241 SE 7th St Madras, OR 97741 541-475-3351 Website

Societies

 * Jefferson County Historical Society PO Box 647 34 SE "D" St Madras, OR 97741 Telephone: 541-475-5390 Website
 * Jefferson Historical Society & Museum 107 N Main St Jefferson, Oregon 97352 541-327-7996 E-mail: [mailto:emailofsociety museum4jeff@gmail.com]

Websites

 * The Jefferson County GenWeb Project part of The ORGenWeb Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * – 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.