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Yamhill County, Oregon

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

Yamhill County was founded on July 05, 1843 as one of the four original counties created in Oregon .

The Yamhill County Seat can be found in McMinnville plus the county government website is www.co.yamhill.or.us/

Areas adjoining Yamhill County happen to be Clackamas County, Marion County, Polk County, Tillamook County, Washington County.

Yamhill 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.

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

Yamhill County Societies and Family History Resources

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

Yamhill County Courthouse and Government Records

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

  • Yamhill County Clerk
    • Address: 535 NE 5th, McMinnville, OR 97128
    • Phone: (503) 434-7518
    • Marriage Records: 1856
    • Land Records: 1852
  • Yamhill County Circuit Court Clerk
    • Address: 535 NE 5th Street, McMinnville, OR 97128
    • Phone: 503.434.7530
    • Court Records: 1849
    • Probate Records: 1843

Yamhill County Links

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

Yamhill Co. OR Books, Newspapers & Publications

Yamhill Co. OR Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Yamhill Co. OR Court, Probate Land and Tax Records

Yamhill Co. OR Census Records

Yamhill Co. OR Cemeteries & Church Records

Yamhill Co. OR Family Websites, Pictures & Histories

Yamhill Co. OR General and History Websites

Yamhill Co. OR Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

Yamhill Co. OR Military Records

Yamhill Co. OR Schools & Directories