Baker County, Oregon Genealogy

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Guide to Baker County, Oregon ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. This article is about a northeast Oregon county. For other uses, see Baker.

County Facts
County seat: Baker City
Organized: September 22, 1862
Parent County(s): Wasco
Neighboring Counties
Adams (ID) • Grant • Malheur • Union • Wallowa • Washington (ID)
See County Maps
Courthouse
Oregon, Baker County Courthouse.png
Location Map
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County Information[edit | edit source]

Description[edit | edit source]

Baker County was named for Edward Dickinson Baker, a senator from Oregon who was killed at Ball's Bluff, a battle of the Civil War in Virginia in 1861. The county is located in the northeastern area of the state.[1]

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Baker County Courthouse
1995 Third
Baker City, OR 97814
Phone: 541-523-6303
Baker County Courthouse

Baker 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[2]
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
1871 1862 1905 1862 1862 1862 1845
*Statewide registration for births and deaths in 1903. General compliance year unknown.

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

  • 1890s Some will books were lost in a county clerk’s office fire in the 1890s.[3]
  • One early marriage register missing (as of 2005).
  • Some will books were lost in a county clerk's office fire in 1890s. One early marriage register is missing (covering 1862-1877).

For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:

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:[4]

Cities
Unincorporated communities
Ghost towns


Defunct Post Offices

  • Arthur
  • Audrey
  • Augusta

History Timeline[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

Biographies[edit | edit source]

An Illustrated history of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney counties FS Library Catalog;WorldCat 5436806
Spokane, Washington, Western Historical Publishing Company, 1902

Thirty-one years in Baker County: a history of the county from 1861 to 1893 Isaac Hiatt, FS Library; WorldCat 841884
Baker, Oregon. Baker County Historical Society and the Powder River Sportsmen's Club, 1970.

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

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries of Baker 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]

Federal
Note: 1870, 1880, 1890 and 1900 censuses, the Panhandle of Baker County enumerations can be found in Union County when it was part of Union County.

  • 1870 - the area between Baker City, Haines and the Blue Mountains, generally known as Wingville, was overlooked and not enumerated.
  • Baker County 1870 Census USGenweb Archives Project
  • Eastern Oregon 1870 U.S. Census: Baker County, Grant County, Umatilla County, Union County FS Library
  • 1880 - the portion that later became Malheur County (all the places south of the Malheur River including what is now Ontario, Vale, Nyssa, Owyhee, etc.) was not enumerated.
  • Baker County 1880 Census USGenWeb Archives Project
  • 1890
  • 1900
  • 1910
  • 1920
  • 1930

State

  • 1905

Taken by Militia

Church Records[edit | edit source]

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]

  • The History of Baker County; Baker County Historical Society, pub. 1986. WorldCat 15218008; FS Catalog Collection
    ([S.l.]: Baker County Historical Society (OR), 1986)
    Little of biography and local history, more of family genealogies.
  • Centennial pioneer families of Baker County, 1976 FS Catalog Collection

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]

Union CountyWallowa CountyGrant CountyMalheur CountyWashington CountyAdams CountyOR BAKER.PNG
Click a neighboring county
for more resources

Migration[edit | edit source]

Early migration routes to and from Baker County, Oregon for European and African American settlers included:

Rivers and Waterways
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

World War II

Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Obituaries[edit | edit source]

Other Records[edit | edit source]

County Records[edit | edit source]

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Note: some will books were lost from a small fire in the county clerk's office before 1900.

Online Probate Indexes and Records

School Records[edit | edit source]

Social Security Records[edit | edit source]

Tax Records[edit | edit source]

Online Tax Indexes and Records

  • 1892-1897 Baker County, (Oregon), assessment tax rolls, 1892-1897 FS Library
  • 1908-1909 Baker City (Oregon) city directories FS Library microfilm 2309792 Item 1 Tax lists are for Baker, Grant and Union counties 1908-1909, listed as last part of the volume.

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Record of births and deaths: record of physicians, midwives and undertakers, 1916-1929 #FS Library

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 Baker 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 Baker County. For state-wide library facilities, see Oregon Archives and Libraries.

Baker County Public Library
2400 Resort St
Baker City, OR 97814
541-523-5419
Website

Museums[edit | edit source]

Baker Heritage Museum
2480 Grove St.
Baker City 97814-2719
541-523-9308
Email:museum@bakercountyor.gov
Website
Facebook

Societies[edit | edit source]

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

Baker County Historical Society
Box 83
Baker City, OR 97814
Website

Websites[edit | edit source]

  • FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Baker, Oregon" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_County,_Oregon accessed 27 Nov 2018
  2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Baker 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.
  3. ↑ Information extracted from Wikipedia, RAOGK, Handybook For Genealogists, Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, numerous state and county websites.
  4. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Baker County, Oregon," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_County,_Oregon, accessed 12 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Jim Tompkins, "The Oregon Trail 1841-1848 Map V" in Oregon Trail Landmarks at http://www.oregonpioneers.com/OTMap5.jpg (accessed 18 July 2011).

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