Washington County, Oregon
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Hello My name is Martha and I will be your guide to historical and genealogical resources for Washington County, Oregon. I do not live in Oregon, I live on the Central Coast of California, but have ancestors that graced the Oregon Territory. I am an experienced online researcher and will do all I can to assist you with your research. Contact: Martha  Dedication This site is dedicated to past coordinator Donald Leroy Kelly Born on Mar. 25, 1934 ~ Departed on Aug. 3, 2012 and resided in Cornelius, OR. Washington County Neighbors: [All in Oregon] Clackamas ~ Clatsop ~ Columbia ~Multnomah ~ Tillamook ~ Yamhill History of Washington County [Wiki] Washington County is one of 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 census, the population was 529,710,[1] making it the state's second most populous county.[2] The county seat and largest city is Hillsboro.[2][3] Washington County is part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area.Cities in Washington County include Hillsboro, Beaverton, Tigard, and Forest Grove, the county's oldest city.[4] Originally named Twality when created in 1843, the territorial legislature renamed it for the first president of the United States, George Washington, in 1849. The original boundaries included the entire northwest corner of Oregon before sections became new counties. The Tualatin River and its drainage basin are almost entirely within the county, with the county nearly coterminous with the Tualatin Valley. It is bordered on the west and north by the Northern Oregon Coast Range, on the south by the Chehalem Mountains, and on the north and east by the Tualatin Mountains (or West Hills). The county's major roads include small sections of Interstate 5 and Interstate 205, the Sunset Highway, Oregon Route 217, Oregon Route 47, Oregon Route 10, Oregon Route 6, and Oregon Route 8. Public transportation is primarily operated by TriMet and includes buses, the Westside Express Service commuter rail, and MAX Light Rail. Other transportation includes air travel at the Hillsboro Airport, private airfields and heliports, and heavy rail cargo on rail lines. Search Washington County |
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Oregon Base Map ~ Oregon Territory Map 1852 David Rumsey ~ Historic Map & Atlas Collection Perry-Castaneda ~ Map Collection ~ Interactive Earthquake Fault Map American Georgaphical Society Library - Digital Map Collection Humboldt State University Map Collection Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Oregon~ Railroad Maps And, of course, Google Earth Trails West & Mining History &? Overland Trail ~ Oregon Trail Deaths along the Oregon Trail: 1852 Oregon Historical Mining Maps ~ Stone Quarries and Beyond 'Ghost Towns in Oregon' The Volcano's of Oregon There does not seem to be a definitive history of Washington County in the nice old County Histories written from 1875 > 1925, but I will see if I can find Biographies in other books. There are Washington County Bios in the USGW Archives The Centennial History of Oregon 1811 - 1912 Volume's II. III, IV The S J Clark Publishing Company, Chicago, 1912 An Illustrated History of the State of Oregon H. K. Hines, Author Published by Lewis Pub. Co., Chicago, 1893 The Book is in the Google Book Archives. There is a Biographical Index with links Oregon Pioneers I found a batch of filmed records for Oregon Pioneers. These seem to be for Washington County. Vol 1, Index: Images 6 > 63 / Vol 1, Registers: Images 69 > 240 Vol 2, Index: Images 247 > 280 / Vol 2, Registers: Images 281 > 364 Vol 3, Index: Images 371 > 377 / Vol 3, Registers: Images 378 > 492 These can be found here, Film # 857038 [Sign in for access] Donation Claims : Index FS has the Volumes and they can be downloaded. Historical Data can be found in many places, this is one resource Washington County Historical Society Additional Historical Information which includes Native American Tribes |
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Oregon Burial Site Guide Compiled by: Dean H Bryd Co-Compiled by Stanley R Clarke & Janice M Healy Binford & Mort Publishing, Portland Oregon, 2001 Permission to use on the ORGenWeb given by: Mr Stanley R Clarke. The Introduction and key can be found here. The Indexes can be found here. Washington County Pages can be found here. All pages are combined into a searchable pdf. Notes about the old Washington Cemetery Files. Over the years, Don and local Volunteers did a huge amount of work. The old Cem Files can be found here. Note: The Cem Files do not format well to pdf's. I have updated both header & footer. The data is static, it has not been changed, nor will it be updated. There is an index for the Milwaukie Cemetery dated 1957. LDS Film #857035 - access it here, scroll down, Then use the image ranges below for the alpha letter of choice.
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Military Data All with a connection to Oregon or Washington County, OR Please use this link : Google Drive Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, 1835-1998 Pennsylvania, WWI Service & Compensation Files, 1917-19 & 1934-48 Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-66 Washington Soldier Home Records, 1891 - 1945 Registers of Patients at Naval Hospitals, 1812 - 1934 Soldiers Of The Great War In three Volumes Compiled by: W M Haulsee, F G Howe, A C Doyle Soldiers Record Publishing Association, Washington, D C: Copyright, 1920 US Headstone Applications: Washington County Military Veterans, 1915 - 1963 1890 Veteran's Schedule Vietnam Casualties, Washington State Search: DAR ~ GAR ~ SAR More Military Data can be found here: "Gleanings" Types of Information Military Hospitals ~ Burial Records ~ Pensions & Bounty Claims Indian Campaign Service Records ~ Military Death Certificates Abstracts of Military Service ~ WW I & II Service Cards Registers of Deaths, Army, 1860-1889 ~ Deceased Union Veterans Veteran's Compensation Applications ~ Military Academy Applications Military Transport Service during War Time Washington Soldier Home Records |
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