Inventory of Columbia County Resources
in Connie Lenzen's Library

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ASSESSMENT & TAXATION:

Delinquent Tax Rolls, 1854-1859. Oregon Provisional and Territorial Government Records. Microfilm #8.

Delinquent Road Tax Rolls, 1857. Oregon Provisional and Territorial Government Records. Microfilm #8.

CEMETERY RECORDS:

Cox, Judith Whipple & Betty Mayfield, ed. Columbia County, Oregon Cemetery Records. Portland, OR: Genealogical Forum of Oregon, 1996. Contains: Apiary, Bayview, Bethany, Bryant, Columbia Memorial Gardens, Dibblee House, Fairview, Fishhawk, Gilbreath-Moeck, Girgenson, Gore, Green Mountain, Hall Grave, Hall-Tipton, Herwick Grave, Hillcrest, Hudson, Indian Burial Sites, Keasey, Kentucky Flat, Kinder, Knights of Pythias, Kobel, Lacey Grave, Lamberson, Maplewood, Marshland, Masonic, Mayger-Downing, McKay Grave, McNulty, McPherson Grave, Merrill, Merriman Grave, Mist, Mountain View, Murray Hill, Neer City, North, Owen Grave, Palm, Pisgah Home, Potter’s Field, Schieve Grave, Schoolmaster’s Grave, Selders Grave, Shiloh Basin, St. Joseph, St. Wenceslaus, Stewart Creek, Union, United Brethren, Vernonia Memorial, Vernonia Pioneer, Welter, Whittig, Woodbine.

CENSUS:

1856 Census. Oregon Provisional and Territorial Government Records. Microfilm #8.

Haskin, Harley. 1860 Columbia County Census. Salem, OR: End of Trail Researchers.

Hiday, Nellie C. 1870 U.S. Census of Northwestern Oregon (including Columbia County).

CITY/COUNTY HISTORIES:

Columbia County History. St. Helens, OR: Columbia County Historical Society. Volume 1 through 22, 1961 through 1984.

Thorne, Paulina and Conrad. Early Settlers Book I Sauvie Island Columbia County, Oregon (Portland, OR: The Authors, 1997).

Watts, James Loring. The History of Scappoose, Oregon, 18521930. Grant Watts Parent Organization, 1984.

LAND:

Record of deeds, 1850–1870, Direct Index to Deeds; Inverted Index to Deeds. Oregon State Archives microfilm 14/80.

Record of Deeds, Vol. A 1854–1861 and Vol. B 1861–1866. Oregon State Archives microfilm 14/80

Record of Deeds, Vol. B 1861–1866 to Vol. D 1867–1870. Oregon State Archives microfilm, Item 80.

Register of Married Women's Separate Property, Book A, 1874–1904. Oregon State Archives microfilm, Item 82.

PROBATE:

Viles, Aileen. "Columbia County, Oregon Probate Records, "[#1 to #386, including years 1875–1900]. Abstracted in Genealogical Forum of Portland Bulletin, beginning September 1984 and continuing to March 1985.

VITAL RECORDS:

Columbia County, Oregon Marriage Records, 18551900. Portland, OR: Genealogical Forum of Oregon, 1994.

Marriages, 1854–1865. Book A Misc & Marriages, 1854–1865. Oregon State Archives Microfilm, Item 81.

VOTER RECORDS:

Election Abstracts, 1854–1859. Oregon Provisional and Territorial Government Records. Microfilm #8.

Precinct Poll Books, 1854–1859. Oregon Provisional and Territorial Government Records. Microfilm #8.


Other Oregon Resources in Connie Lenzen's Library:

Biographical Census County Records French Canadian Native American Military Oregon Trail & Early Oregon Oregon Catholics Vital Records

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