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Harney County, Oregon

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

Harney County was founded on February 25, 1889 from the southern two-thirds of Grant County.

The Harney County Seat can be found in Burns plus the county government website is www.co.harney.or.us/

Areas adjoining Harney County happen to be Lake County, Deschutes County, Crook County, Grant County, Malheur County, Humboldt County, Nevada, Washoe County, Nevada.

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

Harney Co. Union Veterans Schedules is available for 1890. There is free down loadable and printable census forms to help you with your research.

Harney County Societies and Family History Resources

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

Harney County Courthouse and Government Records

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

  • Harney County Clerk
    • Address: 450 N. Buena Vista, Burns, OR 97720
    • Phone: (541) 573-6641
    • Marriage Records: 1889
    • Land Records: 1871
  • Harney County Circuit Court Clerk
    • Address: 450 N. Buena Vista, Burns, OR 97770
    • Phone: 541.573.5207
    • Court Records: 1889
    • Probate Records: 1885

Harney County Links

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

Harney Co. OR Books, Newspapers & Publications

Harney Co. OR Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Harney Co. OR Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

Harney Co. OR Census Records

Harney Co. OR Cemeteries & Church Records

Harney Co. OR Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

Harney Co. OR General and History Websites

Harney Co. OR Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

Harney Co. OR Military Records

Harney Co. OR Schools & Directories