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Grant County, Oregon

Societies and Family History Resources ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣ County Genealogy Links

Grant County was founded on October 14, 1864 from Wasco County and Umatilla County.

The Grant County Seat can be found in Canyon City plus the county government website is www.gcoregonlive2.com/

Areas adjoining Grant County happen to be Malheur County, Harney County, Crook County, Wheeler County, Morrow County, Umatilla County, Union County, Baker County.

Grant County does have Federal Census Schedules to guide in looking into your family tree. United states federal Population Schedules can be found for 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.

Grant Co. Mortality Schedules is available for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Grant Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules can be found for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Grant Co. Union Veterans Schedules is available for 1890. There is free down loadable and printable census forms to help you with your research.

Grant County Societies and Family History Resources

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

Grant County Courthouse and Government Records

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

  • Grant County Clerk
    • Address: 201 S Humbolt Street, Canyon City, OR 97820
    • Phone: (541) 575-1675
    • Marriage Records: 1864
    • Land Records: 1862
  • Grant County Circuit Court Clerk
    • Address: PO Box 159, 201 S. Humbolt St., Canyon City, OR 97820
    • Phone: 541.575.1438
    • Court Records: 1864
    • Probate Records: 1864

Grant County Links

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

Grant Co. OR Books, Newspapers & Publications

Grant Co. OR Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Grant Co. OR Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

Grant Co. OR Census Records

Grant Co. OR Cemeteries & Church Records

Grant Co. OR Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

Grant Co. OR General and History Websites

Grant Co. OR Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

Grant Co. OR Military Records

Grant Co. OR Schools & Directories