Union County, Oregon Genealogy
Guide to Union County, Oregon ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Union County, Oregon | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Oregon | |
 Location of Oregon in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | October 14, 1864 |
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| County Seat | LaGrande |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Union County Courthouse 1106 K Avenue LaGrande, Or 97850 Phone: 541-963-1006 Union County Website |
Contents
County Information
Union County, Oregon Record Dates
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| Birth | Marriage | Death | Census | Land | Probate |
| 1905 | 1864 | 1870 | 1864 | 1864 | |
County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1875,
and naturalization records 1900-1975.
Clerk CircuitCourt has divorce, probate and court records from 1854. [1]
County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Union County Court House as of October 2005.
Union County Court is structured differently. Check the County Records Inventory link for addresses for location of records (left column).
Union was the former county seat until after 1 February 1901.
Historical Facts
| Template:Adoption Genealogical Council of Oregon |
14 October 1864: Union county was created from Baker County. [2]
Named for the city of Union which is located within the boundaries, a county seat at the time of the creation of the county.
- Records Held at the Courthouse
County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Union County Court House as of October 2005.
Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
Boundary Changes
11 February 1887: Wallowa County was set off.
1 February 1901: Southeast portion of Union known as the Panhandle was annexed to Baker County by the order of the State Legislature.
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.
Places / Localities
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Trivia Tidbits
Information about localities, too small or too brief to describe in separate pages. Exception to this are Post Offices. > Trivia Tidbits
Resources
Biography
Cemeteries
| Tombstone Transcriptions Online | Tombstone Transcriptions in Print | List of Cemeteries in the county |
| Findagrave.com | Family History Library | Findagrave.com |
| ORGenWeb | WorldCat | Billion Graves |
| ORGenWeb Archives | ||
| Tombstone Project | ||
| ORInterment | ||
| ORGravestones | ||
| EPodunk | ||
| Billion Graves | ||
| See Oregon Cemeteries for more information. | ||
Vol. 21 page 177 - Lower Cove Cemetery, Alical
Census
- 1870
- 1880
- 1890
- 1900
- 1910
- 1920
- 1930
Church History and Records
Court Records
History
Land and Property
Maps
Migration
Early migration routes to and from Union County, Oregon Genealogy for European and African American settlers included:
- Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon[3]
Military
Civil War
- 1861-1865 - Oregon, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
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
Many early marriages are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.
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
Union County Historical Society
333 S Main St
Union 97883
Website
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.
- Elgin Oregon Family History Center 755 Baltimore Elgin, OR 97827 United States Location Map
- La Grande Oregon Family History Center2504 N Fir, La Grande OR 97850 United States Location Map
Websites
- Union County, OR History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
- Oregon Genealogy Network Community on Google+
- Oregon Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
- The Union County GenWeb Project, part of The ORGenWeb Project
- Linkpendium
- USGenWeb Archives
- USGenWeb Archives backup site
- FamilySearch FamilySearch Catalog
Union County Oregon Genealogy References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Union County, Oregon page 574, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ WorldCat 50140092; FHL Collection Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002)
- ↑ Jim Tompkins, "The Oregon Trail 1841-1848 Map VI" in Oregon Trail Landmarks at http://www.oregonpioneers.com/OTMap6.jpg (accessed 18 July 2011).
