Benton County, Oregon Genealogy
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Guide to Benton County, Oregon ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Benton County, Oregon | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Oregon | |
 Location of Oregon in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | December 23, 1847 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Corvallis |
| Courthouse | |
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| Address | Benton County Courthouse 180 NW 5th Street Corvallis, OR 97330-4777 Phone: 541.757.6800 Benton County Website |
Contents
- 1 County Information
- 2 Quick Facts
- 3 Places / Localities
- 4 Resources
- 5 Societies, Libraries and Museums
- 6 Websites
- 7 References
County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
The County was named for Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator who advocated American control over the Oregon Country. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.
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Benton County, Oregon Record Dates[edit | edit source]
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1907 | 1850 | 1907 | 1850 | 1850 | 1850 | 1845 |
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
County Clerk has birth and death records from 1907
marriage, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1850
and military discharge records from 1919. [3]
Records held at County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
- County Records Inventory listing the records held at the Benton County Court House as of July 2006.
- Record Loss:
A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:
Oregon, Benton County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records
Quick Facts[edit | edit source]
Named after Thomas Hart Benton, U.S. Senator from Missouri, who advocated U.S. control over Oregon Country.
Parent County[edit | edit source]
23 December 1847: from Polk County. [4]
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
20 February 1893: Lincoln County. 28 January 1851: Umpqua County.
For animated maps illustrating Oregon County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Oregon County Boundary Maps" (1843-1975) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
Places / Localities[edit | edit source]
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator.
The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[5]
| Cities | ||
| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Census-designated places | ||
Post Offices
- Alpine: The post office was established in 1912.
- Alsea: The post office was not established until July 1871, with Thomas Russell postmaster.
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Trivia Tidbits[edit | edit source]
Information about localities, too small or too brief to describe in separate pages. Exception to this are Post Offices. > Trivia Tidbits
Resources[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
| Tombstone Transcriptions Online | Tombstone Transcriptions in Print | List of Cemeteries in the county |
| Findagrave.com | Family History Library | Findagrave.com |
| ORGenWeb | WorldCat | Billion Graves |
| ORGenWeb Archives | ||
| Tombstone Project | ||
| ORInterment | ||
| ORGravestones | ||
| EPodunk | ||
| Billion Graves | ||
| See Oregon Cemeteries for more information. | ||
Census[edit | edit source]
- 1850
- 1853 Territorial Transcription and Index
- 1854 Territorial Transcription and Index
- 1860
- 1870
- 1880
- 1890
- 1900
- 1910
- 1920
- 1930
Church History and Records[edit | edit source]
County Records[edit | edit source]
- 1856-1984 - Oregon, Benton County Records, 1856-1984 at FamilySearch — index and images
Court[edit | edit source]
Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
Land and Property[edit | edit source]
Maps[edit | edit source]
Click a neighboring county
for more resources
for more resources
Military History and Records[edit | edit source]
Civil War[edit | edit source]
- 1861-1865 - Oregon, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
World War I[edit | edit source]
- 1919-1920 - Oregon, World War I, County Military Service Records, 1919-1920 at FamilySearch — index
- 1921-1938 - Oregon, World War I, Veteran State Aid Applications, 1921-1938 at FamilySearch — index and images
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Online Records
- 1850-1885 - Benton County Oregon list of probate files SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills. - free
- 1833 – 1963 Oregon Wills and Probate Records 1833-1963 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
Rivers and Waterways[edit | edit source]
Details about the rivers and waterways where farms and settlements are often found along them. >> Rivers and Waterways
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
See also How to order Oregon Vital Records, order electronically online or download an application for Oregon Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Application to mail.
Birth Records[edit | edit source]
- 1860 - 1952 - Oregon Births, 1860-1952 at FamilySearch — index
Delayed Birth Certificates
Birth Registers
Marriage Records[edit | edit source]
- 1826-1975 - Oregon, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
- Extractions of early marriages are listed on the Western States Marriage Index
- Marriage Index 1885-1896 Actually is a book of affiants reporting the marriages. Historical Records Collection
Death Records[edit | edit source]
Societies, Libraries and Museums[edit | edit source]
Benton County Genealogical Society
PO Box 1646
Philomath 97370
Benton County Historical Society
1101 Main Street
Philomath 97370
Telephone: 541-929-6230
Website
Benton County History Ctr
110 Nw 3rd St
Corvallis 97330-4701
Family History Centers
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Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes.
- For current information about a center near you, go to the Family History Center Map
- Corvallis Oregon Family History Center4141 NW Harrison Blvd. Corvallis OR 97330 United States Location on Map
Websites[edit | edit source]
- FamilySearch Benton County records 1856-1984
- FamilySearch Benton County Marriage records
- Benton County Genealogical Society
- Benton County Genealogical Society on Facebook
- Benton County OR GenWeb Project, an member of The ORGenWeb Project
- Pioneers of Benton County
- Selected Genealogical Sources in the OSU Archives for Benton County
- Corvallis - Benton County Public Library
- BCGS Library Shelf List
- BCGS Library Shelf List (2015) of Benton County
- Cyndis List for Benton County
- Benton County, OR History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
- Oregon Genealogy Network Community on Google+
- Oregon Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
- Linkpendium
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Benton County
- The USGenWeb Archives Project for Benton County
- FamilySearch.org FamilySearch Catalog for Benton County
- Oregon, Benton County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Benton, Oregon" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton_County,_Oregon accessed 27 Nov 2018
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Benton County, Oregon . Page 572-574 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 563-564.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Benton County, Oregon page 572, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ WorldCat 50140092Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Benton County, Oregon," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton_County,_Oregon, accessed 13 September 2018.
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