Portland Genealogy (in Multnomah County, OR)

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Portland Birth Records

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1842-1917 Oregon State Births (selections) Ancestry online

Birth and death records, 1876-1908 FamilySearch Library

Kirchenbuch der Zweiten deutschen Kongregationalen Gemeinde in Portland, Oregon, 1913-1969 Archive Grid

Ledger index to City of Portland births, 1864-1917 ; Ledger index to City of Portland deaths, 1881-1917 WorldCat

Oregon Historical Records Index (includes Births, 1881-1902) Oregon Secretary of State online

Oregon, Birth Records, 1903-present Oregon Health Authority

Portland Birth Certificates 1903-1905 Genealogical Forum of Oregon online

Portland Birth Ledger 1864-1905 Genealogical Forum of Oregon online

Portland Cemetery Records (93)


Portland Census Records

1856 Oregon State Census Index (included in Oregon Compiled Census Index) Ancestry online

1857 Oregon State Census Index (included in Oregon Compiled Census Index) Ancestry online

1858 Oregon State Census Index (included in Oregon Compiled Census Index) Ancestry online

1920 census enumeration map for Portland, Oregon : election precincts as established by the County Court FamilySearch Library

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Portland Church Records (62)


Portland City Directories (142)


Portland Court Records

1920 census enumeration map for Portland, Oregon : election precincts as established by the County Court FamilySearch Library

Portland Death Records

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1864-1971 Oregon State Deaths Ancestry online

1898-2008 Oregon Death Index Ancestry online

Alphabetical index to deaths found in the city of Portland, Oregon chronologic index to deaths, vol. 1 March 1881-December 1883 WorldCat

Alphabetical index to deaths found in the city of Portland, Oregon, chronologic index to deaths, vol. 1, March 1881-December 1883 FamilySearch Library

Birth and death records, 1876-1908 FamilySearch Library

Kirchenbuch der Zweiten deutschen Kongregationalen Gemeinde in Portland, Oregon, 1913-1969 Archive Grid

Ledger index to City of Portland births, 1864-1917 ; Ledger index to City of Portland deaths, 1881-1917 WorldCat

Obituaries of Kansans clipped from the Oregonian, Portland, Oregon WorldCat

Obituaries, 1944-1956 FamilySearch Library

Obituaries, 1944-1956 FamilySearch Library

Oregon Deaths, 1903-1930 MyHeritage online

Oregon Historical Records Index (includes Deaths, 1881-1917) Oregon Secretary of State online

Oregon, Death Records, 1903-present Oregon Health Authority

Portland Death Certificates 1881-1917 Genealogical Forum of Oregon online

Portland death records, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon FamilySearch Library

Portland, Oregon Deaths, 1915-1924 Ancestry online

Portland, Oregon Deaths, 1915-1924 Archives.com online

Portland Histories and Genealogies

City on the Willamette; the story of Portland, Oregon FamilySearch Library

Early Portland : stump-town triumphant; 1831-1854 rival townsites on the Willamette FamilySearch Library

History of Portland, Oregon : With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens and Pioneers Ancestry online

History of Portland, Oregon : with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent citizens and pioneers FamilySearch Library

History of Portland, Oregon : with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent citizens and pioneers Genealogy Gophers online

History of Portland, Oregon : with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent citizens and pioneers Genealogy Gophers online

History of Portland, Oregon : with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent citizens and pioneers LDS Genealogy online

History of Portland, Oregon : with illustrations and biographical sketches of prominent citizens and pioneers Internet Archive online

Portland names and neighborhoods : their historic origins FamilySearch Library

Portland, Oregon A.D. 1999 : and Other Sketches Ancestry online

Portland, Oregon, its history and builders Ancestry online

Portrait and Biographical Record of Portland and Vicinity, Oregon Ancestry online

Portrait and biographical record of Portland and vicinity, Oregon, containing original sketches of many well known citizens of the past and present Genealogy Gophers online

Portrait and biographical record of Portland and vicinity, Oregon, containing original sketches of many well known citizens of the past and present LDS Genealogy online

Portrait and biographical record of Portland and vicinity, Oregon, containing original sketches of many well known citizens of the past and present Internet Archive online

Portland Immigration Records

Oregon Passenger and Crew Lists, 1888-1956 Family Search online

Oregon, Portland, Index and Register of Vessels, 1949-1955 Family Search online

Portland, Oregon, Chinese Immigrant Case files, 1890-1914 Ancestry online

Portland Land Records

Deed index, Multnomah County, Oregon, ca. 1855-1878 FamilySearch Library

Portland Map Records

1920 census enumeration map for Portland, Oregon : election precincts as established by the County Court FamilySearch Library

Guide map, city of Portland and suburban districts FamilySearch Library

Map of Portland, Oregon 1890. Library of Congress online

Map of Portland, Oregon, 1879 Library of Congress online

Portland, 1879 Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Portland, 1890 Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, 1889 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, 1889 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, 1901 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, 1905 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, 1908-1909 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, 1950 Library of Congress online

Portland Marriage Records

1906-1968 Oregon State Marriages (selections) Ancestry online

1906-2009 Oregon Marriage Indexes Ancestry online

Kirchenbuch der Zweiten deutschen Kongregationalen Gemeinde in Portland, Oregon, 1913-1969 Archive Grid

Marriages by William T. Milliken (Multnomah and Clackamas counties, 1916 thru 1948) Genealogical Forum of Oregon online

Multnomah County Marriages, 1855 thru 1911 Genealogical Forum of Oregon online

Multnomah County, Oregon Marriage Index, 1855-1911 Ancestry online

Oregon, Marriage Records, 1911-present Oregon Health Authority

Portland Minority Records

Danish in Portland : past and present, serving where seeds are planted, 1882-1982 FamilySearch Library

Jewish Tribune. (Portland, Ore.) 1903-1922 US Newspaper Directory

Portland Jewish Review. (Portland, Or.) 1940s-1986 US Newspaper Directory

Portland Miscellaneous Records

Ewry and Cook account books, 1870 to 1876 : a Portland, Oregon undertaking firm WorldCat

Oregon Historical Records Index (includes Hawthore Asylum Register, 1863-1894) Oregon Secretary of State online

Oregon Passenger and Crew Lists, 1888-1956 Family Search online

U.S., Applications for Seaman's Protection Certificates, 1916-1940 (includes Portland, Oregon) Ancestry online

Portland Newspapers and Obituaries (71)


Portland Probate Records

1849-1963 Oregon Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Multnomah County Probates and Guardianships Genealogical Forum of Oregon online

Portland School Records (142)


Portland Tax Records

Poll tax book, 1865 FamilySearch Library



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