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Libraries, Archives
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Salem Oregon Public Library Online History Project
SalemHistory.net

Salem Public Library
Central Library
585 Liberty St. SE
Salem,Oregon 97301
503-588-6315

West Salem Library
395 Glen Creek Rd NW
Salem, Oregon 97305
503-588-6301

Marion County Oregon Genealogy Archives
On online dababase of free genealogy records
~ USGenWeb Archives ~

Oregon State Library
250 Winter St. NE
Salem, OR 97301-3950
Phone: 503-378-4243
Fax: 503-585-8059

Oregon State
University Libraries
121 The Valley Library
Corvallis OR 97331-4501
Phone: (541) 737–3331
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University of Oregon Libraries
1501 Kincaid Street
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
Phone: (541) 346-3053
FAX: (541) 346-3485
Rare Books, Manuscripts and Archives

Center for Columbia River History
1109 E. 5th Street
Vancouver, WA 98661
Phone: (360) 258-3289
FAX: (360) 258-0030

Oregon Historical County Records Guide

Oregon State Archives
800 Summer Street NE
Salem OR 97310
Phone: (503) 373-0701
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Family History Centers
LDS Genealogy
Mormon Genealogy
familysearch.org

Salem Oregon
4550 Lone Oak Road SE
Salem, Oregon
Phone: 503-378-0383

Salem Oregon East
862 45th Street NE
Salem, Oregon
Phone: 503-371-0453

Woodburn Oregon
1000 Country Club Road
Woodburn, Oregon
Phone: 583-981-4731

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Historical & Genealogical
Societies
Historical & Genealogical Societies are a great resource for local genealogical records and history of the area.

Aurora Colony
Historical Society
Corner of
Second & Liberty Streets
PO Box 202
Aurora, OR 97002
Phone: (503) 678-5754

Marion County
Historical Society
260 12th Street SE
Salem, Oregon 97301-4101
Phone: 503-364-2128
Fax (503) 391-5356

Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society
3995 Brooklake Road
Brooks, OR 97303

Willamette Valley Genealogical Society
Oregon State Library
250 Winter St. NE
P.O. Box 2083
Salem, Oregon 97308

Genealogical Council of Oregon

Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon

Oregon-California Trails Association

Oregon Genealogical Society

Oregon Historical Society

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Marion County
Oregon Genealogy & Family History Resources
Cities, Towns, Villages & Communities:
Aumsville, Aurora, Brooks, Detroit, Hubbard, Keizer, Marion, Mill City, Salem, Scotts Mills, Silverton, Stayton, Sublimity, Turner, Woodburn

Established: July 5, 1843
Original County
County Seat: Salem (Oregon State Capital)

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Oregon State Vital Records
Oregon State Health Division
Center for Health Statistics
PO Box 14050
Portland, Oregon 97293-0050
Phone: 503-731-4095
Fax: 503-234-8417

Marion County Oregon Vital Records
Marion County Clerk
Courthouse
100 High Street N.E Room #1331
PO Box 14500
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: (503) 588-5225
Fax: (503) 373-4408
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Marion County Oregon Marriage Records
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Social Security Death Index
The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. This file now contains over 89 million death records.

Census Links - Marion County Oregon
Censuslinks.com
Links to Online Census Records Marion Co., Oregon
Census-online.com
Marion County, Oregon Federal Census Index
US-Census.org
1850 U.S. Federal Census Index. States/Territories: CA, IA, KS, MO, NE, NM, TX, OR, UT
Genealogical Publishing Company
Search 1880 US Federal Census Free Online
FamilySearch.org - A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Search the United States Indian Census 1885-1940
Ancestry.com ~ The Indian Census schedules are census rolls usually submitted each year by agents or superintendents in charge of Indian reservations, as required by an act of 4 July 1884 (23 Stat. 98).
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Free Trial Available. View all original federal census records taken every 10 years from the first census in 1790 through the 1930 census. You can also view some state census records. The 1940 census will not be released by the federal government until 2012.
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Cemeteries of Marion County Oregon
Interment.net is a publisher of cemetery transcriptions for use by genealogists and local historians. Search and browse cemetery burial records from thousands of cemeteries across the world.
City View Funeral Home and Cemetery
City-View.org
390 Hoyt Street S.
Salem, Oregon 97302
Phone: (503) 363-8652
Eoff Cemetery
MarionCountyCemetery.com
Fairfield Cemetery, Marion County Oregon
MarionCountyCemetery.com/fairfield
This site includes a page on each individual burial which may include obituary, census or death certificate information. There are also photo's of markers.
Halls Ferry Cemetery
MarionCountyCemetery.com
Hobbson-Whitney Cemetery
MarionCountyCemetery.com
Lewis Cemetery
MarionCountyCemetery.com
Marion County Oregon Cemeteries
USGS (GNIS) National Mapping Information
Marion County Oregon Tombstone Transcription Project
Volunteers transcribe tombstone inscriptions and have that work archived for the future and made easily accessible to all.
Marion County Oregon Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project
AHGP Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project
Mt. Hope Cemetery
MarionCountyCemetery.com/mthope
This site includes a page on each individual burial which may include obituary, census or death certificate information. There are also photo's of markers.
Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
MarionCountyCemetery.com/brooks
This site includes a page on each individual burial which may include obituary, census or death certificate information. There are also photo's of markers.
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
MarionCountyCemetery.com
Political Graveyard: Marion County Oregon
The website that tells where the dead politicians are buried
Salem Pioneer Cemetery
(aka- Rural, I.O.O.F.) Salem, Oregon
Open.org/~pioneerc/index.html

Statesman Journal
280 Church St. NE
P.O. Box 13009 | Salem, Oregon 97309
(503) 399-6622 | (800) 452-2511
News.statesmanjournal.com
Obituary Collection
This database is a compilation of obituaries published in U.S. newspapers, collected from various online sources. ~ Ancestry.com
Read Historic Newspapers Online
Read history as it was happening in more than 16 million pages from over 1000 different newspapers across the US, U.K. and Canada dating back to the 1700's. ~ Ancestry.com

Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Updated annually, this database is an index to passengers who arrived in United States and Canadian ports from the 1500s through the 1900s. It contains listings of approximately 4,588,000 individuals and references thousands of different records compiled from everything from original passenger lists to personal diaries. For each individual listed, you may find the following information: name, age, year and place of arrival, and the source of the record.

Marion County, Oregon World War II Casualties Army and Airforce
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1895 Marion County Oregon Map
This atlas was originally printed in 1895 by the Rand McNally Corporation. ~ LivGenMi.com
Marion County Oregon Land Patents
Glorecords.blm.gov
Original Land Owners Listed in the General Land Office Records
Settlers whos purchases are indexed in the U.S. Bureau of Land Management datasbase
Search General Land office Records here!

Aurora Oregon Church Directory
cdds.com/dirctory.htm
Mountain View Church
Aumsville, Oregon
mtviewchurch.org

R.C. Polk & Company
Marion Counties Directories - Selected Years Available at:
Salem Public Library
585 Liberty St. SE
Salem,Oregon 97301
503-588-6315
(Also contains some Tax Lists)

Marion County Oregon GenWeb Project
Part of the Oregon GenWeb Project
Marion County Oregon Genealogy Sites
CyndisList.com
Marion County Oregon Genealogy Resources
GenDir.com
Marion County Oregon Genealogy Links
Linkpendium.com
Marion County Oregon Genealogy
MyCinnamonToast.com
Marion County Oregon GenExchange
GenExchange.org
Marion County Oregon Genealogy Resources
Resources @ Rootsweb
RootsWeb General Search
Rootsweb.com

Marion County Oregon Biographies
Oregon Biographies Project
Marion County Surnames
Marion County ORGenWeb Project

Department of Corrections
2575 Center St NE
Salem, OR 97310-0470
Oregon State Insane Asylum - Salem
Rootsweb/~asylums
Oregon State Penitentiary
2605 State St
Salem, OR 97310-0505

Black Genesis: A Resource Book for African-American Genealogy
Genealogical Publishing Company

City of Salem Oregon History in Brief
Oregonlink.com/about_salem.html
Marion County Oregon History
arcweb.sos.state.or.us
Marion County Towns & Settlements
OregonPioneers.com
Salem Oregon History
StateOfOregon.com
Salem Oregon History
SalemHistory.net
The Story of Hubbard Oregon
On the Road of a Thousand Wonders
Woodburn Oregon City History
ci.woodburn.or.us

Historic Places in Marion County Oregon
Old Aurora Colony Museum
AuroraColonyMuseum.com
The centerpiece of Oregon's First National Historic District
Corner of Second & Liberty Streets
PO Box 202 | Aurora, OR 97002
Oregon Electric Railway Museum
TrainWeb.org/oerhs/oerm.htm
3995 Brooklake Road | Brooks, Oregon
Phone: 503-888-4014

Aurora Oregon Homepage
cdds.com/aurora.htm
City of Hubbard Oregon
Home of the Hop Fest
open.org/~hubbard/
City of Keizer Oregon
Iris Capital of the World
keizer.org/
City of Salem Oregon Official Website
CityOfSalem.net
City of Scotts Mills Oregon
open.org/~smcity/index.htm
City of Woodburn Oregon Official Website
ci.woodburn.or.us
Marion County Oregon Homepage
co.marion.or.us
Silverton Oregon
Gateway to Silver Falls State Park
SilvertonOr.com
Stayton and Sublimity, Oregon
Staytonsublimitychamber.org
Surname Directory
SurnameDirectory.com
Surname Community
Ancestry.com
DNA Ancestry
Ancestry.com

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