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Deschutes County, Oregon

Deschutes County was founded on December 13, 1916 from southern part of Crook County.

The Deschutes County Seat can be found in Bend plus the county government website is www.deschutes.org/

Areas adjoining Deschutes County happen to be Jefferson CountyCrook CountyHarney CountyKlamath CountyLake CountyLane CountyLinn County.

Deschutes County does have Federal Census Schedules to guide in looking into your family tree. United states federal Population Schedules can be found for 192019301940. There is free down loadable and printable census forms to help you with your research.

Deschutes County Societies and Family History Resources

A list of Deschutes County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives.

Deschutes County Courthouse and Government Records

Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Deschutes 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 Deschutes 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 Deschutes County. The dates stated below are considered the first noted records data for this county.

Deschutes County Links

The following are links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Deschutes 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 Deschutes County genealogy or family history related sites.

Deschutes Co. OR Books, Newspapers & Publications

Deschutes Co. OR Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Deschutes Co. OR Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

Deschutes Co. OR Census Records

Deschutes Co. OR Cemeteries & Church Records

Deschutes Co. OR Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

Deschutes Co. OR General and History Websites

Deschutes Co. OR Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

Deschutes Co. OR Military Records

Deschutes Co. OR Schools & Directories