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Columbia County, Oregon
Societies and Family History Resources ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣ County Genealogy Links
Columbia County was founded on January 16, 1854 from Washington County.
The Columbia County Seat can be found in Saint Helens plus the county government website is www.co.columbia.or.us/
Areas adjoining Columbia County happen to be Clatsop County, Washington County, Multnomah County, Clark County, Washington, Cowlitz County, Washington, Wahkiakum County, Washington.
Columbia County does have Federal Census Schedules to guide in looking into your family tree. United states federal Population Schedules can be found for 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Columbia Co. Mortality Schedules is available for 1860, 1870 and 1880. Columbia Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules can be found for 1860, 1870 and 1880. Columbia Co. Union Veterans Schedules is available for 1890. There is free down loadable and printable census forms to help you with your research.
Columbia County Societies and Family History Resources
A list of Columbia County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives.
- Columbia Gorge Genealogy Society, 722 Court Street, The Dalles 97058
- https://www.archives.gov/research/census
- Oregon State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Columbia County USGenWeb Archives Project (usgwarchives.net)
- Columbia County, Oregon Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com)
- Columbia County, Oregon Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- Oregon Historical County Records Guide (arcweb.sos.state.or.us)
Columbia County Courthouse and Government Records
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Columbia County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy information. Buried away in Oregon courthouses and archives everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of countless Oregon residents. The possibilities are excellent that your forefathers have left a comprehensive document of at least a number of facets of their lives in the Columbia County court records. Even if your forebears is not referred to in a Court case, contemplate all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her to appear in court records.
The below specifics indicates whatever death, marriage, birth,, land, probate, and court records are typically in Columbia County. The dates stated below are considered the first noted records data for this county.
- Columbia County Clerk
- Address: 230 Strand St., St. Helens, OR 97051
- Phone: (503) 397-3796
- Marriage Records: 1854
- Land Records: 1850
- Columbia County Circuit Court Clerk
- Address: 230 Strand St., St. Helens, OR 97051
- Phone: 503.397.2327
- Court Records: 1850
- Probate Records: 1854
Columbia County Links
The following are links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Columbia County. Most of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Business oriented Sites, Personal Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some have to have a cost. This is just a list that has been gathered or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site above another. Feel free to suggest your own most popular Columbia County genealogy or family history related sites.
Columbia Co. OR Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Oregon Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Oregon historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from Oregon (1816 – 1923) (genealogybank.com) Immediately find names and keywords in over 450 million articles, obituaries, marriage announcements, birth notices and other items printed in over 2,800 historic U.S. newspapers. Completely new content added on a monthly basis!
- Columbia County, Oregon Books (amazon.com)
- Columbia County Newspapers (usgwarchives.net)
- Columbia County Obituaries (usgwarchives.net)
Columbia Co. OR Birth, Marriage & Death Records
- Oregon Vital Records Research Guide
- Columbia County Vital Records (usgwarchives.net)
- Social Security Death Index (search.ancestry.com)
Columbia Co. OR Court, Probate Land and Tax Records
- Oregon Court Records Research Guide
- Columbia County Records, 1854-1958 (familysearch.org) This collection includes digital images of land and property, marriage, and other miscellaneous records and indexes digitally captured at the Columbia County Courthouse in St. Helens, Oregon. This collection is being published as images become available.
- Columbia Court Records, including Estates, Probate, & Wills (usgwarchives.net)
- Columbia County Land & Deed Records (usgwarchives.net)
- BLM Land Records (glorecords.blm.gov)
Columbia Co. OR Census Records
- Oregon Census Records Research Guide
- 1860 Columbia County, Oregon census (search.ancestry.com)
- Columbia County, OR Census Records Links
- Columbia County Census Records (usgwarchives.net)
- Columbia County, OR Census QuickFacts
Columbia Co. OR Cemeteries & Church Records
- Oregon Cemetery Research Guide
- Columbia Co., Oregon Graves (findagrave.com)
- Columbia County Cemetery Transcriptions and Tombstone Photos (usgwarchives.net)
- Columbia County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Columbia Co., Oregon Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Columbia Co., Oregon Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Oregon Church & Bible Research Guide
- Columbia County, Oregon Church Books (amazon.com)
Columbia Co. OR Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Create a Free Family Tree (ancestry.com)
- County Biographies (usgwarchives.net)
- Baker County Scenic Images (arcweb.sos.state.or.us)
Columbia Co. OR General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Oregon
- Columbia County Oregon (genealogytrails.com)
- Columbia County, Oregon Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Columbia County, Oregon Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Columbia Co. OR Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Columbia County History (usgwarchives.net)
- Columbia County – American History and Genealogy Project (oregongenealogy.com)
- Columbia County, Oregon (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Oregon – Counties – Columbia (cyndislist.com)
- Columbia Co. ORGenweb (oregongenealogy.com)
- Columbia County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Columbia Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Columbia Co. OR Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Oregon Links and Information
- Columbia County D.O.T. Map
- 1895 Columbia County Map (livgenmi.com)
Columbia Co. OR Military Records
- Oregon Military Records Research Guide
- Columbia County Military Records (usgwarchives.net)
- Oregon Military Records (Fold3.com) delivers access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents of the Oregon both women and men which served. Ideal for Columbia County genealogists, researchers, historians and more.
Columbia Co. OR Schools & Directories
- Oregon City Directories (search.ancestry.com)