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Multnomah County, Oregon

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

Multnomah County was founded on December 22, 1854 from the eastern portion of Washington County and the northern part of Clackamas County.

The Multnomah County Seat can be found in Portland plus the county government website is www.web.multco.us/

Areas adjoining Multnomah County happen to be Clark County, Washington, Skamania County, Washington, Hood River County, Clackamas County, Washington County, Columbia County.

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

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

Multnomah County Societies and Family History Resources

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

Multnomah County Courthouse and Government Records

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

  • Multnomah County Clerk
    • Address: 1620 SE 190th Ave, Portland, OR, 97233
    • Phone: (503) 988-3741
    • Marriage Records: 1855
    • Land Records: 1849
  • Multnomah County Circuit Court Clerk
    • Address: 1021 SW Fourth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204
    • Phone: 503.988.3957
    • Court Records: 1850
    • Probate Records: 1849

Multnomah County Links

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

Multnomah Co. OR Books, Newspapers & Publications

Multnomah Co. OR Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Multnomah Co. OR Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

Multnomah Co. OR Census Records

Multnomah Co. OR Cemeteries & Church Records

Multnomah Co. OR Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

Multnomah Co. OR General and History Websites

Multnomah Co. OR Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

Multnomah Co. OR Military Records

Multnomah Co., OR Schools & Directories