Jackson County, Oregon Genealogy

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County Courthouse, 1932
Jackson County Courthouse Room 216 10 South Oakdale Medford, OR 97501


 * Jacksonville was the former county seat prior to 1927.


 * Records kept at the Courthouse: County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Jackson County Court House as of September 2001.


 * Record Loss:

History



 * Named for Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States.

Parent County
12 January 1852: Created from Umpqua.

Boundary Changes

 * Parts taken for:

22 December 1853: Coos County

11 January 1854: Wasco County

22 January 1856: Josephine County

24 October 1874: Lake County

Neighboring Counties
Douglas | Josephine | Klamath | Siskiyou County, California

Societies and Libraries

 * Jackson County Genealogy Library maintained by Rogue Valley Genealogical Society

Web Sites

 * The Jackson County GenWeb Project;part of The ORGenWeb Project, a state project affiliated with The USGenWeb Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Jackson County
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Jackson County (mirror site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Jackson County