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	Harney County, Oregon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The county was named for William S. Harney, a military officer of the period, who was involved in the Pig War and popular in the Pacific Northwest.
		Facilitated on the national level by the Carey Act of 1894, arid land in Harney County was donated to the state for irrigation and settlement, but all water development efforts failed, and eventually all land claims filed under the reclamation legislation were abandoned or nullified.
		In the county, the population is spread out with 26.00% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 26.60% from 25 to 44, 26.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who are 65 years of age or older.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harney_County,_Oregon (726 words)

	Harney County History
		Counties with contiguous borders include Malheur to the east; Lake, Deschutes, and Crook to the west; Grant to the north; and the State of Nevada to the south.
		Harney County's population is primarily concentrated in a small urbanized sector of Burns-Hines with the remainder mostly in the Harney Basin.
		The county's population was recorded as 2,559 during the 1890 census and rose steadily until the decade of 1930-40, and then resumed an upward curve until the 1980s.
	arcweb.sos.state.or.us /county/cpharneyhome.html (664 words)

	Harney County, Oregon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Harney County is a (A region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government) county created in the (The way something is with respect to its main attributes) state of (A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific) Oregon in 1889.
		Harney County shares the largest (Common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to 5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature) Ponderosa Pine forest in the nation with (additional info and facts about Grant County) Grant County.
		Harney County was carved out of the southern two-thirds of (additional info and facts about Grant County) Grant County on February 25, 1889.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/ha/harney_county,_oregon.htm (893 words)

	Oregon Sheriffs - Harney County
		Harney County shares with Grant County the largest Ponderosa pine forest in the United States and has more than 100,000 head of beef cattle on its vast rangelands.
		The Harney County refuge was established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1908.
		Harney County's first Sheriff was born on the River Thyne in Northumberland, England on Aug. 2, 1850.
	gesswhoto.com /sheriff-harney.html (1898 words)

	Burns Times Herald - Burns, Oregon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In 1999, the Harney County Planning Department received a grant to conduct a feasability study on the formation of a rural fire district.
		The study's final recommendations were to use the study and conduct public meetings, complete the petition process and submit it to the Harney County Court and use the lowest cost to the residents for service.
		Harney County Judge Steve Grasty expressed a desire to also include the Association of Oregon Counties, the League of Oregon Cities, the Burns Paiute Tribe and Harney County Health District in the discussion.
	www.burnstimesherald.com /news/story.cfm?story_no=3897 (852 words)

	Harney County Chamber of Commerce - Burns, Oregon - County Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Rural elementary schools in the county are at Diamond, Double O, Frenchglen, Fields, Suntex, Drewsey and Pine Creek.
		Harney County is also served by Air-Life (also subscription) from St. Charles Medical Center in Bend and Life Flight air ambulance from Boise, Idaho.
		Rural parts of the county are covered by the Harney County Sheriff's office with a sheriff and three deputies.
	www.harneycounty.com /lilblitzenfall/ctysvcs.htm (519 words)

	Oregon Sheriffs - Harney County
		While there was one Sheriff from Harney County killed in the line of duty, there also was an ex-Sheriff who died at the hands of a man who at one time had been committed to an insane asylum by the Sheriff.
		Andrew Johnson "John" McKinnon, who served as Sheriff of Harney County from 1896 to 1900, was gunned down hundreds of miles from Harney County on Sept. 12, 1903, in the little town of Guerneville, California as he was sitting in front of the old Joost and Starrett Saloon.
		While McKinnon was Sheriff of Harney County, Joe had been taken into custody in 1899 and later sent to the state hospital in Salem.
	gesswhoto.com /sheriff-harney3.html (1781 words)

	Oregon Blue Book Harney County
		Harney was instrumental in opening areas of eastern Oregon for settlement.
		Harney County shares the largest Ponderosa pine forest in the nation with Grant County and has more than 100,000 head of beef cattle on its vast ranges.
		County Officials: Commissioners—Jack Drinkwater (R) 2007, Judge Steven E. Grasty (NP) 2011, Dan Nichols (R) 2009; Dist. Atty.
	bluebook.state.or.us /local/counties/counties13.htm (231 words)

	2000-096/100 Warburton v. Harney County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Harney County, 34 Or LUBA 433 (1998) (dismissing appeal of that decision).
		After soliciting comments from interested persons, the county planning director issued a decision denying intervenor’s application, on the grounds that intervenor’s career school was not among the uses allowed by statute in EFU zones.
		Marion County, 96 Or App 552, 555, 773 P2d 779 (1989) (interpreting the scope of “utility facilities necessary for public service” under ORS 215.213(1)(d) to include only circumstances where it is necessary to site the facility in the EFU zone in order to provide the public service).
	luba.state.or.us /pdf/2001/feb01/00096.htm (3387 words)

	Elections 2005
		Harney County is not responsible for the content of the pages referenced by links used in this site.
		Harney County reviews these sites and attempts to only link to appropriate- related sites, but cannot make any guarantees about the content of these sites.
		Harney County will review the site and determine if we will place a link to it on the relevant page.
	www.co.harney.or.us /elections.htm (594 words)

	Harney County, Oregon
		Harney County is just intended to give a little flavor to the region to the north of Prime Base.
		Within a decade of the war, the surviving people of Harney County settled down to do what they had been doing for a century, ranching and farming and making babies.
		Kenneth was formerly a Captain in the Harney County Militia before quitting to raise a family.
	www.geocities.com /nmdecke/HarneyCounty.html (2987 words)

	Harney County OR History book w/ brass coin (Books - History of US States) at Robin's Roost Treasures
		There is a pocket in the front with a brass coin, with a diameter of 1-1/2 inches, issued for the Centennial.
		This is an album of stories and pictures that chronicle some of the people, places, and historical events in celebration of the Harney County, Oregon, Centenial.
		Some of the stories record the beginnings of cities and towns of Harney County, including, Camp Harney, Harney City, Drewsey, Lawen, Crane, Harriman, Waverly, Buchanan, Princeton, Burns, Hines, Riley, Wagontire, Frenchglen, Diamond, Andrews, Fields, Blitzen, and the Narrows.
	pages.tias.com /1761/PictPage/1921134496.html (330 words)

	Harney County Weed Control Homepage
		Harney County Weed Control is a vegetation management program located in the Southeastern corner of the beautiful state of Oregon.
		The County program shop and office is based in Burns Oregon and coordinated from the Harney County Courthouse.
		Harney County is currently seeking a program coordinator.
	www.angelfire.com /or2/SEORNoxiousWeeds/HarneyCounty.html (105 words)

	Harney & Sons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Their father, Thomas Harney, was an officer in the Revolutionary war.
		Featured Pages : Harney County encourages everyone to exercise their basic rights and vote in the elections that occur throughout the year.
		Welcome to the Harney County Circuit Court, one of 36 state trial courts in the state court system, the Oregon Judicial...
	www.all-about-gourmet-gift-baskets.com /resources/Harney-&-Sons.html (296 words)

	History -- Harney County Historical Museum -- Burns, Oregon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Now, thanks to the efforts of Harney County collectors and pioneer families, they are no longer in storage but on display.
		After many generous gifts from the county's citizens, businesses and organizations, the museum and clubroom were dedicated August 2, 1960.
		Today Harney County, located in Eastern Oregon's high desert, continues the pioneer spirit that so embodied those sturdy pioneers of days gone by.
	www.burnsmuseum.com /History.htm (295 words)

	Welcome to Adobe GoLive 5
		A picture of Harney County and its surrounding areas including grant county (north), Lake County (west), Crook County (northwestern), Nevada (south), and Malheur (west).
		Moving cattle in Harney County can be a huge challenge since there are many areas where there can be very steep and rocky ridges and sagebrush can be very thick.
		To a true cowman, a cow is a sort of fellow creature that must be carefully tended, provided with proper food and water, and cared for with a touch of guilt in his heart; for mere pelf he is parting with something he liked and respected.
	www.orww.org /Harney_Cattle/Student_Reports/Grazing_History.html (551 words)

	Harney County, Oregon OR, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
		Harney County, OR Harney County is one of 36 counties in Oregon.
		This was a decrease of -6.27% from the 2000 census.
		Harney County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election.
	www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=15301 (417 words)

	Harney County Records Inventory
		These documents were not required to be filed with the clerk and often included filings such as birth and marriage certificates of individuals who were born or married outside of the county but wanted the document to be filed in their county of residence.
		They were filed in the county of residence at the time of petition, not necessarily in the county of birth.
		Series contains statements of complaint and commitment recorded by the county clerk or recorder and includes petitions to have an individual committed; physicians certification that an individual is insane; delivery warrants authorizing a county official (usually the sheriff) to take the individual to the state hospital; patient discharges; paroles or transfers; indexes; and correspondence.
	www.sos.state.or.us /archives/county/cpharneydescrip1.html (9443 words)

	Harney County Oregon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Harney County is 10,180 square miles of open country with a total population of about 7,600 people.
		Harney county is also home to thousands of birds...including the largest year-round concentration of California Quail in Burns!
		Harney County is the gateway to the Steens Mountains.
	www.designsbytrisha.com /harneycounty.htm (198 words)

	Harney County Chamber of Commerce - Burns, Oregon - Home
		elcome to the Harney County Chamber of Commerce.
		In addition to the other wild horses of Harney County, the Kiger Mustangs are unique to Harney County.
		Harney County is the original home of Kiger Mustangs and beautiful Kiger Gorge on Steens Mountain.
	www.harneycounty.com (238 words)

	County Information, Harney County Office, Extension Service, Oregon State University
		Harney County is the largest county in Oregon.
		The temperature in the county varies greatly with a record low of -40 degrees and a high of 105 degrees.
		These factors limit the the crops that can be grown to hardy hay and cereal crops.
	extension.oregonstate.edu /harney/county_info.html (132 words)

	Harney County Place Names
		It was changed to Harney in 1885 with Robert J. Ives the postmaster.
		When Harney County was carved out of Grant County, Harney and Burns "battled" for recognition as the county seat.
		The county is the largest county in Oregon.
	www.designsbytrisha.com /harneycounty_names.htm (3411 words)

	Harney County
		Health practitioners in Harney County are among the first members of a new network designed to better target the specific health care needs of local communities.
		HERO has collaborated with Harney County to help recruit two physicians to serve residents in the Burns area.
		Harney District Hospital in Burns has been designated a critical access hospital, enabling it to improve its financial stability through enhanced Medicare reimbursement and reduced operating costs.
	www.ohsu.edu /about/cofacts/harney.cfm (1822 words)

	Archaeological Report - Harney County Oregon, Range Seeding Projects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Pettigrew's study Archaeological Investigations at Stinkingwater Pass, Harney County, Oregon is of particular relevance to this report because the entire investigation falls within our study area, and some of the seeding areas that were surveyed are in close proximity to Pettigrew's project area.
		Beginning around 4,000 years ago, the Harney Basin people began to make regular and relatively intensive use of the area while the Malheur River people used the area sporadically through this time period.
		Pettigrew goes on to hypothesize that changing climatic conditions were responsible for the Harney Basin people's shift to greater utilization of the Stinkingwater Pass area about 4,000 years ago.
	www.ajmorris.com /a05/rsp03.htm (4018 words)

	Harney
		Harney is the 5,308th most popular last name (surname) in the United States; frequency is 0.002%; percentile is 63.940 [SourceCBN]
		Harney, Oregon, United States [County]; population was 7,060 in 1990; housing units was 3,305 in 1990; location is 43°4'N 118°58'W; land area is 10,134.94 square miles (6,486,360 acres); water area is 92.16 square miles (58,985 acres); FIPS code is 25 [SourceCBP]
		Harney, Oregon, United States [Place] is in Harney County; location is 43°38'36"N 118°49'18"W [SourceGSP]
	www.placesnamed.com /h/a/harney.asp (182 words)

	Burns Oregon And Harney County Area Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Harney County covers 10,180 sq miles, but only about 7,000 people live within its boundaries.
		Harney County is located where U.S. Highways 395 and 30 converge.
		Harney County is a gathering place for sportsmen and provides good hunting for elk, antelope and deer, as well as pheasants, grouse, ducks and geese.
	www.burns-or-real-estate.com /area_information.htm (835 words)

	Welcome to Burns, Oregon
		Burns is a friendly cowboy town located at the heart of Oregon's wide open range lands in Harney County.
		Burns, Oregon can rightfully claim the title of the most "away from it all" town in the nation, since Harney County, the ninth largest county in America, is bigger than many eastern states.
		The Museum features Harney County's Old West roots, with early cowboy photos, ranching facts, handmade quilts and a turn of the century kitchen exhibit.
	www.el.com /to/burns (602 words)

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