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Wallowa County, Oregon

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

Wallowa County was founded on February 11, 1887 from the eastern portion of Union County.

The Wallowa County Seat can be found in Enterprise plus the county government website is www.co.wallowa.or.us/

Areas adjoining Wallowa County happen to be Umatilla County, Union County, Baker County, Adams County, Idaho, Idaho County, Idaho, Nez Perce County, Idaho, Asotin County, Washington, Garfield County, Washington, Columbia County, Washington.

Wallowa 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.

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

Wallowa County Societies and Family History Resources

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

Wallowa County Courthouse and Government Records

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

  • Wallowa County Clerk
    • Address: 101 S. River Street, Enterprise, OR 97828
    • Phone: (541) 426-4543 Ext. 17
    • Marriage Records: 1879
    • Land Records: 1875
  • Wallowa County Circuit Court Clerk
    • Address: 101 S. Rive St., Enterprise, OR 97828
    • Phone: 541.426.4991
    • Court Records: 1886
    • Probate Records: 1887

Wallowa County Links

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

Wallowa Co. OR Books, Newspapers & Publications

Wallowa Co. OR Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Wallowa Co. OR Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

Wallowa Co. OR Census Records

Wallowa Co. OR Cemeteries & Church Records

Wallowa Co. OR Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

Wallowa Co. OR General and History Websites

Wallowa Co. OR Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

Wallowa Co. OR Military Records

Wallowa Co. OR Schools & Directories