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Linn County, Oregon

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

Linn County was founded on December 28, 1847 from the southern portion of Champoeg County.

The Linn County Seat can be found in Albany plus the county government website is www.co.linn.or.us/

Areas adjoining Linn County happen to be Marion County, Benton County, Lane County, Deschutes County, Jefferson County, Polk County.

Linn 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.

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

Linn County Societies and Family History Resources

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

Linn County Courthouse and Government Records

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

  • Linn County Clerk
    • Address: 300 SW 4th Avenue, Albany, OR 97321
    • Phone: (541) 967-3829
    • Marriage Records: 1850
    • Land Records: 1853
  • Linn County Circuit Court Clerk
    • Address: PO Box 1749, 300 Fourth Ave. SW, Albany, OR 97321
    • Phone: 541.967.3802
    • Court Records: 1850
    • Probate Records: 1854

Linn County Links

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

Linn Co. OR Books, Newspapers & Publications

Linn Co. OR Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Linn Co. OR Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

Linn Co. OR Census Records

Linn Co. OR Cemeteries & Church Records

Linn Co. OR Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

Linn Co. OR General and History Websites

Linn Co. OR Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

Linn Co. OR Military Records

Linn Co. OR Schools & Directories