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Lake County, Oregon

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

Lake County was founded on October 24, 1874 from the southern part of Wasco County and the eastern part of Jackson County (Land added from Grant County in 1885).

The Lake County Seat can be found in Lakeview plus the county government website is www.lakecountyor.org/

Areas adjoining Lake County happen to be Deschutes County, Klamath County (west), Harney County (east), Modoc County, California (south), Washoe County, Nevada (south).

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

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

Lake County Societies and Family History Resources

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

Lake County Courthouse and Government Records

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

  • Lake County Clerk
    • Address: 513 Center Street, Lakeview, OR 97630
    • Phone: (541) 947-6006
    • Marriage Records: 1875
    • Land Records: 1870
  • Lake County Circuit Court Clerk
    • Address: 513 Center St., Lakeview, OR 97630
    • Phone: 541.947.6051
    • Court Records: 1875
    • Probate Records: 1874

Lake County Links

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

Lake Co. OR Books, Newspapers & Publications

Lake Co. OR Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Lake Co. OR Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

Lake Co. OR Census Records

Lake Co. OR Cemeteries & Church Records

Lake Co. OR Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

Lake Co. OR General and History Websites

Lake Co. OR Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

Lake Co. OR Military Records

Lake Co. OR Schools & Directories