Coos County, Oregon Genealogy

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Guide to Coos County, Oregon ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Facts
County seat: Coquille
Organized: December 22, 1853
Parent County(s): Umpqua, Jackson
Neighboring Counties
CurryDouglas
See County Maps
Courthouse
Oregon, Coos County Courthouse.png
Location Map
Oregon Coos County Map.png

County Information[edit | edit source]

Description[edit | edit source]

Coos County was named for a tribe of Native Americans who live in the region. The county is located in the western area of the state. [1]

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Coos County Courthouse
250 N Baxter Street
Coquille, OR 97423
Phone: 541-396-7600
Coos County Website

  • County Clerk has birth and death records 1906-1929, marriage records from 1857, land records from 1854, widows’ military pensions 1929-1950 and some school records
  • State Courts have divorce and probate records. [2]
  • County Records Inventory

Coos County, Oregon Record Dates[edit | edit source]

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records[3]
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
1906 1857 1906 1853 1854 1852 1845
*Statewide registration for births and deaths in 1903. General compliance year unknown.

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes[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:[6]

Cities
Unincorporated communities
American Indian Communities
Census-designated places


Post Offices

  • Allegany: This post office was established March 25, 1893, with William Vincamp, first postmaster.

History Timeline[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

Biographies[edit | edit source]

Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries of Coos County, Oregon online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)
List of Cemeteries in the County
See Oregon Cemeteries for more information.


Census Records[edit | edit source]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1860 445
1870 1,644 269.4%
1880 4,834 194.0%
1890 8,874 83.6%
1900 10,324 16.3%
1910 17,959 74.0%
1920 22,257 23.9%
1930 28,373 27.5%
1940 32,466 14.4%
1950 42,265 30.2%
1960 54,955 30.0%
1970 56,515 2.8%
1980 64,047 13.3%
1990 60,273 −5.9%
2000 62,779 4.2%
2010 63,043 0.4%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Lutheran

List of Churches and Church Parishes

Court Records[edit | edit source]

Directories[edit | edit source]

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]

Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]

Genealogies[edit | edit source]

Guardianship[edit | edit source]

Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]

Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

Douglas CountyJosephine CountyCurry CountyOR COOS.PNG
Click a neighboring county
for more resources


Migration[edit | edit source]

Details about the rivers and waterways where farms and settlements are often found along them. See Rivers and Waterways

Military Records[edit | edit source]

Civil War

World War I

Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Oregon Online Historical Newspapers - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.

Historic Oregon Newspapers
http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ as a division of the Oregon Digital Newspaper Program has digitized more than 644,000 pages of newspapers throughout Oregon. Dates range from 1846-1922 with selected issues continuing through 1973.

Of particular interest to Coos County researchers:

The Bandon Recorder
Semi-Weekly Bandon Recorder

Obituaries[edit | edit source]

Other Records[edit | edit source]

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Online Probate Indexes and Records

School Records[edit | edit source]

Social Security Records[edit | edit source]

Tax Records[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Birth[edit | edit source]

Marriage[edit | edit source]

Death[edit | edit source]

Divorce[edit | edit source]

Research Facilities[edit | edit source]

Archives[edit | edit source]

Listed below are archives in Coos County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Oregon Archives and Libraries.

FamilySearch Centers[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries

  • FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
  • FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Listed below are libraries in Coos County. For state-wide library facilities, see Oregon Archives and Libraries.

Coos Bay Public Library
525 Anderson Ave
Coos Bay, OR 97420
Phone: 541-269-1101
Website
Facebook

Museums[edit | edit source]

Coos County History Museum
1210 N Front St
Coos Bay, OR 974206
541-756-6320
Website

Societies[edit | edit source]

Listed below are societies in Coos County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Oregon Societies.

Websites[edit | edit source]

Research Guides[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Coo, Oregon" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coos_County,_Oregon accessed 27 Nov 2018
  2. Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Coos County, Oregon page 572, At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  3. Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Coos County, Oregon . Page 572-574 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library 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.
  4. WorldCat 50140092 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FS Library book 973 D27e 2002].
  5. Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002).At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  6. Wikipedia contributors, "Coos County, Oregon," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coos_County,_Oregon, accessed 3 October 2018.
  7. "Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: An Inventory of Selected Congregational Records of the American Lutheran Church in Minnesota at the Minnesota Historical Society," Collection Finding Aids, Minnesota Historical Society, http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/01009.xml, accessed 10 June 2013.