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Guide to Wasco 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 a local tribe of Native Americans, the Wasco, a Chinook tribe who lived on the south side of the Columbia River. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Wasco County Courthouse 511 Washigton Street The Dalles, Or 97058 Phone: 541-296-6159 Wasco County Website County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1854. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, probate and court records, from 1854. Wasco County Government County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Wasco County Court House as of August 2011. Wasco County Court is structured differently. Check the County Records Inventory link for addresses for location of records (left column).

 A wiki article describing an online collection is found at; Oregon, Wasco County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records )

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

The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cemeteries

 * Oregon Metro
 * Oregon Genealogy Cemeteries

Church Records
 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records Wiki article describing online FamilySearch Historical collecton is found Oregon, Wasco County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Maps and Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places


 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Migration
Early migration routes to and from Wasco County for European and African American settlers included:
 * Columbia River
 * Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon
 * Barlow Road 1846 from The Dalles to Oregon City

 Rivers and Waterways Details about the rivers and waterways where farms and settlements are often found along them. &gt; Rivers and Waterways

Military Records
 Civil War Online Civil War Indexes and Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

 World War I 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

Newspapers
Oregon Online Historical Newspapers - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.

Other Records
 Wasco County Information %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records

 Online 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

Vital Records
Many early marriages are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.

 Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:
 * Oregon, Wasco County Records (FamilySearch HIstorical Records)

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
 * 1876-1940 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

 ''Delayed Birth Certificates

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
 * 1906-1968 Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, 1906-1968 at Ancestry - index and images ($)
 * Western States Marriage Index at BYU-Idaho
 * Marriage Index 1885-1896 Actually is a book of affiants reporting the marriages. Historical Records Collection

Family History Centers

 * The Dalles Oregon Family History Center
 * Hood River Oregon Family History Center
 * Milwaukie Oregon Family History Center
 * Mount Hood Oregon Family History Center
 * Oregon City Oregon Family History Center
 * Vancouver Washington North Family History Center
 * Vancouver Washington Family History Center
 * Wilsonville Oregon Family History Center
 * Clark County Genealogical Society Library - an affiliate library
 * The Genealogical Forum of Oregon - an affiliate library
 * Oregon Genealogical Society - an affiliate library

Libraries
Wasco County Historical Society 300 W 13th St The Dalles, OR 97058 541-296-1867 Website The Dalles-Wasco County Public Library 722 Court St The Dalles OR 97058 541-296-2815 Website Facebook Page

Websites

 * The Wasco County GenWeb Project, part of The ORGenWeb Project
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives backup site

 A wiki article describing an online collection is found at: Oregon, Waco County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records
 * – 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.