Wallowa County, Oregon Genealogy
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Guide to Wallowa County, Oregon ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
Wallowa County was named for the Nez Perce term for a structure of stakes (a weir) used in fishing. The county is located in the northeastern area of the state.[2]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Wallowa County Courthouse
101 S River Street
Enterprise, Or 97828-1300
Phone: 541-426-4991
Wallowa County Website
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Wallowa 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.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1907 | 1879 | 1905 | 1887 | 1875 | 1886 | 1845 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. |
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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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]
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Defunct Post Offices
- Alder Slope: Alder post office, the third in what is now Wallowa County, was established Apr. 5, 1878, with Henry Beecher first postmaster. The office was discontinued Oct. 9, 1890.
History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Named for Wallowa River. Lewis and Clark Expedition journals recorded Wil-le-wahas the name.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biographies[edit | edit source]
- 35 years on Smith Mountain WorldCat 10352854
- My days in northeast Oregon: a memoir of wagon trains and pack strings in the 1890s WorldCat 53151451
- Angel from Paradise: the life and times of a Wallowa County cowboy WorldCat 49728789
- Of men and mountains WorldCat 20692913
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census Records[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1890 | 3,661 | — |
| 1900 | 5,538 | 51.3% |
| 1910 | 8,364 | 51.0% |
| 1920 | 9,778 | 16.9% |
| 1930 | 7,814 | −20.1% |
| 1940 | 7,623 | −2.4% |
| 1950 | 7,264 | −4.7% |
| 1960 | 7,102 | −2.2% |
| 1970 | 6,247 | −12.0% |
| 1980 | 7,273 | 16.4% |
| 1990 | 6,911 | −5.0% |
| 2000 | 7,226 | 4.6% |
| 2010 | 7,008 | −3.0% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
Church Records[edit | edit source]
List of Churches and Church Parishes
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
Court Records[edit | edit source]
- County Records Inventory lists record collections and locations held.
Directories[edit | edit source]
- 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
- Bollman Funeral Home is found in Enterprise, Wallowa County but has no web site.
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
Online Land Indexes and Records
- Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
- About Wallowa County: people, places, images WorldCat 45243397 FS Catalog Collection
- An Illustrated history of Union and Wallowa counties: with a brief outline of the early history of the state of Oregon WorldCat 35550807 FS Catalog Collection[7]
- The old and the new: history of the post offices of Wallowa County WorldCat 11533878 FS Catalog Collection
- The Wallowa country, 1867-1877 WorldCat 10977066 FS Catalog Collection
- The History of Wallowa County, Oregon WorldCat 10570978
- Historical sketches of Wallowa National Forest WorldCat 276172917
- Reminiscences of Wallowa County WorldCat 10193105
- Wallowa, the land of winding waters WorldCat 31939388
- Carving the north end wilderness;: Flora WorldCat 12279706
- Bits of Wallowa County lore WorldCat 15483800
- This valley: (Wallowa Valley) WorldCat 6874397
- The flora country; the hardships and struggles of the Matt Devin family as pioneers in northern Wallowa County, Oregon. WorldCat 29720945
- Gateway to the Wallowas WorldCat 54510506
- From The Wallowas WorldCat 27965682
- Pioneering in the Wallowas: four frontier tales WorldCat 18593071
- Heritage of the Wallowas: life as it was WorldCat 7853501
- Wallowa County, the Northwest's most scenic area; a land of beauty and opportunity WorldCat 5228592
- Memories: a nostalgic look at life in northeast Oregon WorldCat 8224326
- Wallowa County, Oregon: a capsule history WorldCat 18592973
- The story of Wallowa Lake WorldCat 15635920
- The forgotten grist and flour mills of Wallowa County, Oregon: a history of the eight grist or flour mills that have operated in Wallowa County, Oregon WorldCat 45375331
- Wallowa County, Oregon the land of peace, prosperity and happiness WorldCat 37724872
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Click a neighboring county
for more resources
for more resources
- Origin of Wallowa County place names WorldCat 26989269
- Map of Wallowa County, Oregon, 1922 WorldCat 27993061
- Metsker's atlas of Wallowa County, Oregon, 1935 WorldCat 10239215
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
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
- 1861-1865 Oregon, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
World War I
- 1919-1920 Oregon, World War I, County Military Service Records, 1919-1920 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1921-1938 Oregon, World War I, Veteran State Aid Applications, 1921-1938 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
- 1868-1991 United States, Oregon, Naturalization Records, 1868-1991 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
See Enterprise, Joseph and Wallowa for the newspapers published in these cities.
Oregon Online Historical Newspapers - identifies historical archived and digitized newspapers available online on both free and pay-to-access websites.
- 1800s-Current Oregon, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Voting Records[edit | edit source]
- Election voter register, Wallowa County, Oregon, 1902, 1906, 1914 FS Catalog Collection
Farms - Ranches
- Wallowa County brand book, 1921 May 1 WorldCat 27077291
- Index to chattel mortgages, Wallowa County, Oregon, 1913-1931 FS Catalog Collection
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
- Signal mountain: Wallowa County's own historical magazine WorldCat 38527127
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Online Probate Indexes and Records
- 1833-1963 Oregon Wills and Probate Records 1833-1963 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
School Records[edit | edit source]
- School days in the Wallowas: a history of the ninety-one schools and communities, past and present, of Wallowa County, Oregon WorldCat 26657807
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1842-1917 Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Births, 1842-1917 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images; Also at: Ancestry ($)
- 1855-1970 Oregon, U.S., County Births and Deaths, 1855-1970 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1860-1952 Oregon Births, 1860-1952 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index
- 1903-1918 Oregon, Center for Health Statistics, Birth Records, 1903-1918 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1826-1975 Oregon, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
- 1841-1964 Oregon, Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage — index ($)
- 1849-1884;1991-2006 Oregon Marriage Index, 1849-1884; 1991-2006 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1906-1968 Oregon, U.S., State Marriages, 1906-1968 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1887-1983 Wallowa County, Oregon, marriage records, 1887-1983 WorldCat 21103560
- Western States Marriage Index.
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1855-1970 Oregon, U.S., County Births and Deaths, 1855-1970 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1864-1967 Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1864-1968 Oregon, U.S., State Deaths, 1864-1968 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1906-1915 Coroner's inquest, Wallowa County, Oregon, 1906-1915 FS Catalog Collection
Divorce[edit | edit source]
- 1841-1964 Oregon, Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage — index ($)
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Wallowa 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
- Enterprise Oregon FamilySearch Center
- Cook Memorial Library - an affiliate library
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Wallowa County. For state-wide library facilities, see Oregon Archives and Libraries.
Wallowa County Libraries101 S River St
Enterprise, OR 97828
Website
Museums[edit | edit source]
Wallowa County Museum
110 S Main St
Joseph, OR 97846
Phone: 541-432-6095
Email: sroberts@co.wallowa.or.us
Website
Facebook
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Wallowa County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Oregon Societies.
Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center
211 E 2nd St
Wallowa, OR 97885
Phone: 541-886-3670
Website
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Wallowa County GenWeb, and OR GenWeb
- USGenWeb Archives
- 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]
- ↑ WorldCat 50140092; FS Catalog Collection Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002)
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Wallowa, Oregon" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallowa_County,_Oregon accessed 29 Nov 2018
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Wasco County, Oregon page 574, At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Wallowa 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.
- ↑ WorldCat 50140092; FS Catalog Collection Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002)
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Wallowa County, Oregon" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallowa_County,_Oregon, accessed 16 January 2019.
- ↑ HQO - (LAR)