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Lake County was created from the southern part of Wasco and the eastern part of Jackson Counties and was established on October 24, 1874. Lake County is in south central Oregon and was named because of the many large lakes that are mainly within its borders. The county seat was at Linkville until the voters selected a permanent site at Lakeview, which overlooks Goose Lake.
A fire swept through Lakeview in 1890 which destroyed about 75 businesses; in 1901 the town was rebuilt. The land for the first courthouse was donated by M. W. Bullard and was completed in 1904. In 1954 a new courthouse was built on the site of the former courthouse. Lakeview is known as "The Tallest Town in Oregon" because of its elevation.
The county's main industries include agriculture, livestock, wood products, mining and recreation. Lake County is famous for both its hang gliding and Oregon's only geyser, Old Perpetual.
Other towns in Lake County include Adel, Alkali Lake, Christmas Valley, Fort Rock, New Pine Creek, Paisley, Plush, Silver Lake, Summer Lake, and Valley Falls.
Click * HERE * to see a map of Lake County.
1880 Census index and lookup for Lake County
New Pine Cr. Church memberships 1873-1937
History of New Pine Creek Church
New Pine Creek Photographs from Sue Tolbert
Lake County Cemeteries:
Adel
Cemetery
Paisley
Cemetery
Summer
Lake Cemetery
Silver
Lake Cemetery
Fort
Rock Cemetery
Lakeview
Cemetery, A to E
Lakeview
Cemetery, F to L
Lakeview
Cemetery, M to S
Lakeview
Cemetery, T to Z
New
Pine Creek Cemetery
New Pine Creek Cemetery photographs by Aubrey Cloud
Sunset
Park Cemetery, A to G
Sunset
Park Cemetery, H to O
Sunset
Park Cemetery, P to Z
West Side Cemetery
Lake Co. Page - Lake County Economic Development
Lake Co. Inventory - Oregon State Archives
Lake County Examiner Newspaper
305 N "F" Street
PO Box 271
Lakeview OR 97630
Phone: 541-947-3378
Fax: 541-947-4359
E-mail: lce4news@triax.com
Web address: www.lakecountyexam.com
To request information of the Chamber
Lake County Libraries & Other Resources
Link to Barry and O'Shea families of Lake County
"The Growth of Lake County, Oregon" by Georgie
Ellen Boydstun Stephenson
Lake Co. Marriage Records Vol 1,2, and 3, which covers 1875-1920
Lake County Community Resources
City of Paisley in Lake County
Summer Lake
Area Resources
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Oregon Resources
Echoes of Oregon History, 1837-1859
Oregon Census Records Information - Oregon State Archives
Genealogical Websites of Societies and CIGS
Oregon Genealogical and Historical Societies
Oregon History - Applegate Trail
More Oregon Resources on the Internet
Oregon History and Genealogy Resources Page
Oregon Historical Museums Page
Southern Oregon Historical Society
U.S. Resources
Cyndi Howell's Genealogy Resources
The OrGenWeb/USGenWeb Project
In March and April, 1996, a group of genealogists organized
the Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy Database Project. The idea
was to provide a single entry point for all counties in Kentucky,
where collected databases would be stored. In addition, the databases
would be indexed and cross-linked, so even if an individual were
found in more than one county, they could be located in the index.
At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the web page. Now the same thing is in the works for many states in the nation.
I'm Ralph Turner, the current County Coordinator for Lake County. If you have information about the county you'd like to share with others, please contact me and I'll add you to our Lookups Page, or simply add your information to a Lake County page.
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