Deschutes County, Oregon Genealogy
Guide to Deschutes County, Oregon ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Deschutes County, Oregon | |
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 Location in the state of Oregon | |
 Location of Oregon in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | December 13, 1916 |
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| County Seat | Bend |
| Courthouse | |
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| Address | Deschutes County Courthouse 1340 N W Wall Street Bend, Or 97701 Phone: 541-388-6549 Deschutes County Website |
Contents
- 1 County Information
- 2 County Courthouse
- 3 Historical Facts
- 4 Places / Localities
- 5 Resources
- 6 Societies, Libraries and Museums
- 7 Websites
- 8 Deschutes County Oregon Genealogy References
County Information
Description
The County was named for the Deschutes River. The County is located in the central area of the state. [1]
Deschutes County, Oregon Record Dates
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| Birth | Marriage | Death | Census | Land | Probate |
| 1916 | 1820 | 1869 | 1916 | ||
County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage, burial, divorce, land,
probate, military discharge records from 1853
and Naturalization records from 1916.[2]
County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Deschutes County Court House as of September/October 2007.
Deschutes County Court is structured differently. Check the County Records Inventory link for addresses for location of records (left column).
- Record Loss:
Historical Facts
Named for Deschutes River. French name was Riviere des Chutes or Riviere aux Chutes, meaning River of the Falls. The waterfall it referred to was Celilo Falls near where the river exits into Columbia River.
Parent County
13 December 1916: Created from Crook County. [3]
Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Oregon County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Oregon County Boundary Maps" (1843-1975) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
Places / Localities
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:[4]
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| Unincorporated communities | ||
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| Census-designated places | ||
Defunct Post Offices
Neighboring Counties
Crook | Harney | Jefferson | Klamath | Lake | Lane | Linn
Trivia Tidbits
Information about localities, too small or too brief to describe in separate pages. Exception to this are Post Offices. > Trivia Tidbits
Resources
Cemeteries
| Tombstone Transcriptions Online | Tombstone Transcriptions in Print | List of Cemeteries in the county |
| Findagrave.com | Family History Library | Findagrave.com |
| ORGravestones | WorldCat | Billion Graves |
| ORGenWeb Archives | ORGenWeb | |
| Tombstone Project | ||
| EPodunk | ||
| Billion Graves | ||
| See Oregon Cemeteries for more information. | ||
Census
- 1920
- 1930
Church History and Records
Court Records
Gazetteers
History
Land and Property
Maps
for more resources
Military History and Records
Civil War
- 1861-1865 - Oregon, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
World War I
- 1921-1938 - Oregon, World War I, Veteran State Aid Applications, 1921-1938 at FamilySearch — index and images
Newspapers
Oregon Online Historical Newspapers - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.
Probate Records
Online Records
- 1833 – 1963 Oregon Wills and Probate Records 1833-1963 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
Rivers and Waterways
Details about the rivers and waterways where farms and settlements are often found along them. >> Rivers and Waterways
Taxation
Vital Records
See also How to order Oregon Vital Records, order electronically online or download an application for Oregon Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Application to mail.
Birth Records
- 1860 - 1952 - Oregon Births, 1860-1952 at FamilySearch — index
Delayed Birth Certificates
Birth Registers
Marriage Records
- 1826-1975 - Oregon, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
- Extractions of early marriages are listed on the Western States Marriage Index
- Marriage Index 1885-1896 Actually is a book of affiants reporting the marriages. Historical Records Collection
Death Records
Societies, Libraries and Museums
Bend Genealogical Society
2200 US-20
Bend, OR 97701
Telephone: 541-317-9553
E-mail:bgs@bendbroadband.com
Website
Deschutes County Historical Society
129 NW Idaho Ave
Bend OR 97701
Telephone: 541-389-1813
Website
Deschutes County Historical Society
PO Box 5252
Bend 97708
Family History Centers
Family history centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes. See family history center for more information. Search the online FHC directory for a nearby family history center.
- Bend Oregon Family History Center 1260 NE Thompson Dr Bend OR 97701 United States Location Map
- Redmond Oregon Family History Center 450 SW Rimrock Dr Redmond OR 97756 United States Location Map
Websites
- Deschutes County, OR History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
- Oregon Genealogy Network Community on Google+
- Oregon Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
- The Deschutes County GenWeb Project part of The ORGenWeb Project
- Linkpendium
- The USGenWeb Archives Project
- The USGenWeb Archives Project (backup site)
- FamilySearch.org FamilySearch Catalog for Deschutes County.
Deschutes County Oregon Genealogy References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Deschutes, Oregon" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deschutes_County,_Oregon accessed 27 Nov 2018
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Deshutes County, Oregon page 572, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ WorldCat 50140092 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Deschutes County, Oregon," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deschutes_County,_Oregon, accessed 10 October 2018.
