This index includes entries (615,592 in October 2014) compiled by examining actual records held by the Oregon State Archives. The spelling of surnames and other information reflects the original records.

This guide includes maps, county and office histories, scenic images and a comprehensive descriptive inventory of selected records for each of Oregon's 36 counties. The inventory listings describe records available to researchers at the State Archives, county offices, local museums and other repositories.

These record descriptions and listings are based on useful topics for researchers. Most of the records are available at the Oregon State Archives. ​​Some are indexed online. The guides also give suggestions for records held by other repositories such as the National Archives and Bureau of Land Management.

Here you may browse State Agency Records Guides including Department ofCorrections (1854-1983), Oregon Department of the Military (1847-1986), and Depart​ment of State Lands (1859-1989), and many more.

The Oregon Historical Society serves as the state’s collective memory, gathering and preserving a vast collection of artifacts, photographs, films, manuscripts, books, and oral histories.

The Oregon Historical Society's Research Library maintains more than 32,000 books, 25,000 maps, 12,000 linear feet of manuscripts, 3,000 serials titles, 5,000 vertical files, 16,000 reels of newspaper microfilm, 8.5 million feet of film and videotape, 10,000 oral history tapes, and more than 2.5 million photographs.

Vital Records - Maintained by the Center for Disease Control

State Libraries - Maintained by publiclibraries.com

Public Libraries - Directory by state and city

Lots of indexes by the Rogue Valley Genealogical Society

US GenWeb - Links for all states and counties

Cyndi’s List - Over 331,000 Genealogical links

GenForum - Message boards for surnames, locales, etc

Oregon FamilySearch Historical Record Collections

Genealogical Society of Washington County Oregon (Indexes)

Biographical files and oral history recordings at the Harney County Library

Digital Archives include copies of their local Myrtle Point Herald and others dating back to 1870

Historic Oregon Newspapers - scanned by the University of Oregon

Oregon Digital Newspaper Project

Oregon Newspaper Index - by the University of Oregon. 977,000+ entries from the Portland Oregonian (1852-1987), the Oregon Daily Emerald (1900-1979), and The Register Guard (1963-2004)

Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1836-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.

Index entries cover some 17,000 obituaries, mainly of Clackamas County residents and former residents from over 100 years of Canby, Oregon, newspapers.

Oregonians or individuals closely associated with Oregon politics, arts, sciences, athletics, and other pursuits. Each page in this guide includes an image of the individual and a short biographical sketch that summarizes notable accomplishments or actions

The Oregon Historical Society’s Research Library has a wide array of biographical and genealogical resources

A place called Oregon — History and Genealogy

Check links for History, Families, People, Stories, and more

Good resource for Jewish and/or East European ancestors

QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more.

Oregon Counties and Links by Name

Newberry Atlas of Counties

Geology and Earth Science News and Information for Oregon

Collection of historical Oregon maps

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection

Death Indexes- Deaths, obits, probate files, and burials

National Cemeteries in Oregon

Pick a cemetery and search the database

Search 14 pioneer cemeteries

Soldiers’ Memorial, Friends of Lone Fir Cemetery

Pick a cemetery and search the database

Oregon pays for the disposition of the unclaimed dead through its Indigent Burial Fund. This searchable database, going back to January 2000, lists the names of those whose final arrangements were covered by the fund.

Oregon State Hospital, 1914 - 1970s

An exhibit and learning resource exploring the experiences of Oregonians in World War I as seen through the records of the State Council of Defense for Oregon

The Rebel flag flew in Oregon — Offbeat Oregon History

The Grand Army of the Republic assembles for its 52nd encampment

Theodore Augustus Penland — the last surviving member of the G.A.R. in Oregon — findagrave.com

James W. Smith — Oregon’s last Civil War veteran — Offbeat Oregon History

The Official Records of the Oregon Volunteers in the Spanish War and Philippine Insurrection

WW1 draft registration records of Oregon

Oregon Death Roll, WWI, Army

From the Records of the Adjutant General's Office, as of December 27, 1921

American Battle Monuments Commission — WWI : an index to the 226 WWI soldiers from Oregon in the ABMC database. Cemetery links go directly to the page for the soldier and give much more information.

A list of Spanish American War Veterans buried in Oregon

Korea National Archives

Vietnam National Archives

Nobuo Fujita dropped two incendiary bombs to start a forest fire outside Brookings

Oregon - List of Governors

Oregon - List of Senators

Oregon - The Legal Genealogist - History of the Oregon Constitution

Oregon - The Legal Genealogist - of crime and punishment in Oregon Territory

Oregon - The Legal Genealogist - The aging of Oregon

Oregon - The Black Laws of Oregon, 1844-1857

Oregon - African Americans in Salem

Oregon - A Brief History of the Chinese in Oregon, 1850-1950

Oregon - Japanese Americans in the Columbia River Basin

Oregon - Lang Syne Society

Taking the Census in the Applegate Valley of Oregon — William Dollarhide

Heroes and rascals, shipwrecks and lost gold - Finn J.D. John

Oregon Trail Timelines

The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center offers living history demonstrations, interpretive programs, exhibits, multi-media presentations, special events, and more than four miles of interpretive trails

“On the Oregon Trail” — by Myra Vanderpool Gormley in genealogymagazine.com

At the End of the Trail — Clackamas County, home to Oregon City, the first capital of Oregon Territory. As the site of some of the earliest settlements in Oregon, Clackamas is a fascinating area for historians and genealogists.

The Applegate Trail was blazed by Lindsay and Jesse Applegate in 1846

Oregon Obituaries - Virgil W. Earp

Oregon Biographies - James H. McMillen

Oregon Biographies - Delos D. Neer

Oregon Biographies - John W. Ogilbee

Oregon Biographies - Martin L. Pratt

Oregon Biographies - Otto Schumann

Oregon Biographies - Robert A. Skeen

Oregon Biographies - David Solis-Cohen

Oregon Biographies - Jens C. Westergaard

A local history collection that honors the people who lived in Sherman County, kept the records, and preserved their stories. It’s truly the work of many, and will appeal to history enthusiasts and genealogists.