Grant County, Oregon Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Grant County Court 201 S. Humboldt St., #280 Canyon City, OR 97820

History



 * Named for General Ulysses S. Grant, General of the Union Army at the time.

Parent County

 * Grant county was created from Wasco and Umatilla Counties 14 October 1864.

Boundary Changes

 * Parts were taken to form Harney County 23 February 1899 and Wheeler County 17 February 1899.

Neighboring Counties
Baker | Crook | Harney | Malheur | Morrow | Umatilla | Union | Wheeler

Records Held at the Courthouse
County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Grant County Court House as of July 2004.

Census

 * 1870 - the portion that is now Harney County was not enumerated


 * 1880 - the portion that is now Harney County was not enumerated. This includes what is now Burns, Harney, etc.

Web Sites

 * The Grant County GenWeb Project, part of The ORGenWeb Project, a state project affiliated with The USGenWeb Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Grant County
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Grant County (mirror site)
 * Webtree.com, listing individuals who born or died in Baker City or County, Oregon. Submitters of gedcoms may add, update or remove contents.
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library Catalog for Grant County.