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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] [[Oregon|Oregon]] [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]] '''Union County'''''
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Guide to '''Union County Oregon genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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| county = Union County
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| state = Oregon
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| founded year = 1864
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| founded date = October 14
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| seat = LaGrande
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| building address = Union County Courthouse<br>1106 K Avenue<br>LaGrande, Or 97850<br>Phone: 541-963-1006<br>[http://www.union-county.org/ '''Union County Website'''] }}
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== County Courthouse  ==
 
== County Courthouse  ==
  
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County Clerk has marriage and land records from 1875, <br>and naturalization records 1900-1975. <br>Clerk CircuitCourt has divorce, probate and court records from 1854. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Union County, Oregon page 574, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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[http://www.union-county.org/ Union County Government]
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[http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/records/local/county/union/inv/index.html County Records Inventory] listing the records held at the Union County Court House as of October 2005.
  
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1106 K Avenue<br>La Grande, OR 97850<br>541-963-1001<br>
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Union County Court is structured differently. Check the County Records Inventory link for addresses for location of records (left column).
  
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[[Union, Oregon|Union]] was the former county seat until 1901.  
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[[Union, Oregon|Union]] was the former county seat until after 1 February 1901.  
  
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== Quick Facts  ==
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=== Historical Facts  ===
  
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_County,_Oregon Wikipedia]
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{{Wikipedia|Union County, Oregon}}
  
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'''14 October 1864:''' Union county was created from [[Baker County, Oregon|Baker]] County.  
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'''14 October 1864:''' Union county was created from [[Baker County, Oregon|Baker]] County. <ref>{{WorldCat|50140092}}; {{FHL|1049485|item}} ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002)</ref>
  
 
Named for the city of Union which is located within the boundaries, a county seat at the time of the creation of the county.  
 
Named for the city of Union which is located within the boundaries, a county seat at the time of the creation of the county.  
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{{Union County, Oregon}}
  
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=== Trivia Tidbits  ===
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Information about localities, too small or too brief to describe in separate pages. Exception to this are Post Offices. [[Union County, Oregon Trivia Tidbits|&gt; Trivia Tidbits]]
  
 
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:*[[Oregon Trail]] 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon<ref>Jim Tompkins, "The Oregon Trail 1841-1848 Map VI" in ''Oregon Trail Landmarks'' at http://www.oregonpioneers.com/OTMap6.jpg (accessed 18 July 2011).</ref>
  
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Details about the rivers and waterways where farms and settlements are often found along them. [[Union County, Oregon Rivers and Waterways|&gt;&gt; Rivers and Waterways]]
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Many early marriages are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.  
 
Many early marriages are listed on the Western States Marriage Index.  
  
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== Websites  ==
  
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[http://www.oregongenealogy.com/union/ The Union County GenWeb Project], part of [[ORGenWeb|The ORGenWeb Project]], a state project affiliated with [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project.]]  
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*[http://www.oregongenealogy.com/union/ The Union County GenWeb Project], part of [[ORGenWeb|The ORGenWeb Project]]  
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*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/OR/Union/ Linkpendium]
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*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/union/uniontoc.htm USGenWeb Archives]
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*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/union/uniontoc.htm USGenWeb Archives] backup site
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United States Gotoarrow-kelly.png Oregon Gotoarrow-kelly.png Union County

Guide to Union County Oregon genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.


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Union County, Oregon
Map
Map of Oregon highlighting Union County
Location in the state of Oregon
Map of the U.S. highlighting Oregon
Location of Oregon in the U.S.
Facts
Founded October 14, 1864
County Seat LaGrande
Courthouse
Address Union County Courthouse
1106 K Avenue
LaGrande, Or 97850
Phone: 541-963-1006
Union County Website



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]


Union County Government

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

Wikipedia
 Wikipedia has more about this subject: Union County, 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:

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.

Places / Localities

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

LDS Cemetery Records

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

Newspapers

Probate Records

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.

Societies, Libraries and Museums

Family History Centers

Websites

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ WorldCat 50140092; FHL Collection Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002)
  3. ↑ Jim Tompkins, "The Oregon Trail 1841-1848 Map VI" in Oregon Trail Landmarks at http://www.oregonpioneers.com/OTMap6.jpg (accessed 18 July 2011).
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