Oregon

The Capitol is Salem
The largest city is Portland

An autonomous government was formed in the Oregon Country in 1843.

The Oregon Territory was created in 1848.

On February 14, 1859, Oregon was admitted to the union as the 33rd state.

Oregon was inhabited by many indigenous Native American tribes before Western traders, explorers, and settlers arrived.

At 11,249 feet, Mount Hood, a stratovolcano, is the state's highest point.

The deepest lake in the U.S. is Crater Lake in Klamath County, formed by the collapse of the Mount Mazama volcano in the Crater Lake National Park.

Other Oregon Facts

State Records
Biographies / Books	Census Records
County Map	Facts and Trivia
County Info Named After, Creation Dates, County Seats	Governors
Genealogical Data found in Pioneer Land Donation Claims	History Topics
Military Records	Miscellaneous Data
Native Americans	Newspaper Gleanings
Obituaries and Death Notices	Passenger and Crew Lists
Pioneer Records	Ship Wrecks
Website Updates: (County updates are on the county pages) Mar 2025: Military: Roll of Thirty-third Annual GAR Encampment Misc. Data: Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Proceedings of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Oregon Obits/Death Notices: JACKSON Nov 2024: Military Records: United States Soldiers interred in Oregon (FORT KLAMATH, CAMP WATSON, Near FORT DALLES) Aug 2024: Misc. Data: Freemasons, Grand Lodge of Oregon - Necrology, 1892-1893 Obits/Death Notices: EARHART Previous Updates

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Lincoln	Linn	Malheur	Marion	Morrow
Multnomah	Polk	Sherman	Tillamook	Umatilla
Union	Wallowa	Wasco	Washington	Wheeler
Yamhill	Defunct Counties:	Umpqua (now Douglas)	Champoeg (now Marion)	Tualatin (now Washington)

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