The Oregon Archives Division, Office of the Secretary of State is the official website for the Oregon State Archives. This site has links to searchable birth records, death records, divorce records, marriage records, land records, naturalization records, photographs, military records, and more.
Birth, Marriage, & Death Records
Vital Records at Oregon Historical Records Index
Search Portland births, 1881-1902; and deaths 1881-1917
Search Benton County delayed births, 1862-1899; divorces, 1853-1920; and marriages, 1885-1929
Search Clackamas County delayed births, 1869-1899; divorces, 1852-1920; and marriages, 1848-1893, 1910-1921
Search Clatsop County divorces, 1861-1869; and marriages, 1848-1893, 1910-1921
Search Curry County divorces, 1866-1929
Search Gilliam County divorces, 1909-1924
Search Grant County divorces, 1872-1922
Search Hood River County marriages, 1908-1947; and divorces, 1890-1908
Search Jackson County divorces, 1856-1914
Search Lane County divorces, 1855-1900
Search Lincoln County marriages, 1924-1947
Search Linn County delayed births, 1860-1899; and marriages, 1850-1873
Search Marion County divorces, 1852-1921
Search Polk County delayed births, 1855-1899; and divorces, 1854-1912
Search Tillamook County divorces, 1875-1909
Search Umatilla County divorces, 1863-1942
Search Wasco County delayed births, 1859-1899; and divorces, 1859-1916
Search Washington County divorces, 1863-1942
Search Yamhill County divorces, 1857-1930; and marriages, 1856-1875
Vital Records – onsite only with access restrictions, by city and county and year
Adoption Records – Onsite only
Wills & Probate Records
Oregon Historical Records Index
1850-1898 Benton County probates
1844-1928 Clackamas County probates
1847-1925 Clatsop County probates
1853 Umpqua/Jackson County probates
1882 Wasco County probates
1856-1922 Curry County probates
1852 Umpqua County probates
1864 Wasco/Umatilla County probates
1889 Grant County probates
1902-1929 Hood River County probates
1853-1925 Jackson County probates
1856 Josephine in Jackson County probates
1882 Klamath in Lake county probates
1874 Lake in Jackson County probates
1852-1928 Lane County probates
1887 Malheur in Baker County probates
1843-1908 Marion County probates
1885 Morrow in Umatilla County probates
1855-1900 Multnomah County probates
1847-1921 Polk County probates
1889 Sherman in Wasco County probates
1859-1953 Tillamook County probates
1864-1922 Umatilla County probates (surnames A-H)
1864 Union in Baker County probates
1854-1953 Wasco County probates
1899 Wheeler in Grant/Gilliam/Crook County probates
1852-1946 Yamhill County probates
Probate Records Guide – onsite collections
Residence Records
Census
Census Records Guide – primarily onsite
Oregon Historical Records Index – 1865 Marion County Census, 1865 Umatilla County Census, 1875 Lake County Census, 1875 Umatilla County Census, 1885 Umatilla County Census, 1895 Marion County Census, 1895 Morrow County Census, 1895 Multnomah County Census
Colonization
Early Oregonians Database – Project attempts to document all individuals who lived in Oregon prior to statehood.
Maps
Oregon Historical County Records Guide – Includes maps, county and office histories, scenic images and records for Oregon’s 36 counties.
Provisional and Territorial Records Guide – Includes maps, agency and county histories and descriptions of provisional and territorial government records available at the Oregon State Archives.
Land Records
Land Records Guide – use Oregon Historical Records Index to search 4,000 land claims from the early 1840s
Naturalization & Citizenship Records
Oregon Historical Records Index to search 8,000 records starting in the late 1800s
Curry County – Naturalization Declarations of Intention, 1904-1929
Hood River County – Naturalization Records, 1880-1940
Josephine County – Naturalization Records, 1854-1970
Linn County – Naturalization Records, 1850-1956
Wasco County – Naturalization Records, 1851-1962
Yamhill County – Naturalization Records, 1849-1959
Naturalization Records Guide – links to what’s available onsite
Daily Life Records
Government Records
Oaths of Office for Elected Officials, 2010-2020
Governors Records Guides – Includes biographical notes, records descriptions and container listings for many governors. Earlier governors listings primarily feature governor’s messages and letters.
Legislative Bill Tracings – Includes committee names, page numbers from minutes, tape numbers and other helpful research information related to selected bills from 1981 to the present.
Legislative Committee Minutes, Audio Logs and Recordings – Summaries of committee proceedings from 1991 to present.
Oregon Legislative Records Guide – Includes access information, histories, and records inventories.
Oregon Legislators and Staff Guide – Includes listings of members of the legislature with their residence, district and party from 1841 to present.
Provisional and Territorial Records Guide – Includes maps, agency and county histories and descriptions of provisional and territorial government records available at the Oregon State Archives.
Libraries, Museums, & Archives
State Agency Records Guides – State agency records held by the Oregon State Archives. Includes agency history, scope and content notes, record series descriptions, image slideshow and links.
Photographs
Historical Photograph Collections – Search historical photographs from the holdings of the Salem Public Library, the Oregon State Archives and the Marion County Historical Society
Surnames
Oregon Historical Records Index – Index of surnames and other entries compiled from a selected list of records held by the Oregon State Archives.
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