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Guide to Washington 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 George Washington. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Washington County Courthouse 155 N 1st Avenue Ste 130 Hillsboro, OR 97124-3072 Phone: 503.864.8741 Washington County Website Record Section, Assessment &amp; Taxation has marriage, land and military records from 1850. Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records from 1896, probate records from 1871 and naturalization records from 1906. County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Washington County Court House as of October 2005.
 * Records Held at the Courthouse

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

Census Records

 * 1845 Territorial Transcription and Index (under name of Tuality, Twalatain and Twality County)
 * 1849 Territorial Transcription and Index (under name of Twality County)
 * 1850 Territorial Transcription and Index
 * 1853 Territorial Transcription and Index
 * 1856 Territorial Transcription and Index

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


 * 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. &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. Historic Oregon Newspapers as a division of the Oregon Digital Newspaper Program has digitzied more than 644,000 pages of newspapers throughout Oregon. Dates range from 1846-1922 with selected issues continuing through 1973. Of particular interest to Washington county researchers: The Banner-Courier (Beaverton) The Owl (Beaverton) The Argus (Hilsboro) The Hilsboro Argus (Hilsboro) Hilsboro Independent (Hilsboro) Washington County Independent (Hilsboro)

Other Records
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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
The Family History Library has copies of some records such as: Washington County coroner's inquest records 1854-1889

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

 * Beaverton Oregon Family History Center
 * Beaverton Oregon West Family History Center
 * Cedar Mill Oregon Rock Creek Family History Center
 * Cedar Mill Oregon Stake Center Family History Center
 * Cedar Mill Oregon West Union Family History Center
 * Gresham Oregon Family History Center
 * Hillsboro Oregon Family History Center
 * Lake Oswego Oregon Family History Center
 * Milwaukie Oregon Family History Center
 * Portland Oregon Family History Center
 * Tualatin Oregon Family History Center
 * Wilsonville Oregon Family History Center
 * Hillsboro Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Lake Oswego Public Library - an affiliate library
 * The Genealogical Forum of Oregon - an affiliate library
 * Oregon Genealogical Society - an affiliate library

Libraries
 Societies, Libraries and Museums Washington County Historical Society Five Oaks Musumn 17677 NW Springville Rd Portland, OR 97229 503-645-5353 Website Facebook Page Washington County Heritage Online Website Listing of Partner Institutions Beaverton Historical Society and History Center 12490 S W First Suite 300 Beaverton, OR 97005 503-430-0160 Website Facebook Page Washington County Library Services 155 N 1st Ave Hillsboro OR 97124 503-846-8685 Website Facebook Page

Websites

 * The Washington County GenWeb Project, part of The ORGenWeb Project
 * USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives backup site
 * – 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.