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  Union County, Oregon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Union County is a county located in the state of Oregon.
In the county, the population is spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 12.10% from 18 to 24, 23.50% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.70% who are 65 years of age or older.
The establishment of a county seat resulted in competition, based on geography and on economic and population growth, between La Grande and the city of Union.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Union_County,_Oregon   (577 words)

  
 Hood River County, Oregon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The county was named for the tributary of the Columbia River within its boundaries, Hood River.
In the county, the population is spread out with 28.00% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 29.40% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who are 65 years of age or older.
In response to controversy surrounding county approval of locating a destination resort at Cooper Spur on Mount Hood, on November 5, 2003 62% of the voters approved a measure requiring voter approval on residential developments of 25 units or more on land zoned for forest use.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hood_River_County,_Oregon   (803 words)

  
 Umatilla County, Oregon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The county was named for the Umatilla River, the Native American name for the river, which was first recorded as Youmalolam in the journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
With the development of wheat farming, population shifted to the north and east parts of the county, and a subsequent election in 1868 moved the county seat again to Pendleton.
In the county, the population is spread out with 27.80% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 28.30% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who are 65 years of age or older.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Umatilla_County,_Oregon   (694 words)

  
 Union County History
The population growth in eastern Oregon during the early 1860s prompted the Legislative Assembly to split Umatilla and Baker Counties from Wasco County on September 22, 1862.
Union County, lying between the Blue and Wallowa Mountains, is bordered by Wallowa County on the east and north, Umatilla County on the west, and Grant and Baker Counties on the south.
When the city of Union was designated as the county seat in 1874, the county's records were quickly moved to a new brick courthouse in the area where Union High School now stands.
arcweb.sos.state.or.us /county/cpunionhome.html   (534 words)

  
 Oregon Genealogy
Along with the history of gold mining in Baker County, Oregon, this manuscript also provides detailed articles on the specific mercantile interests tied into the gold trade in Eastern Oregon, as well as biographies of the miners and principal players of the era.
A complete history of this county from the time gold was discovered in Griffin's Gulch in the year 1861, down to the present time, is more of a task than one would at first suppose.
In the present work, accounts of events and dates of their occurrence have been taken from written documents whenever they could be obtained, and in other cases where no record could be consulted, conclusions had to be reached by summing up the testimony of the best witnesses to the fact.
www.accessgenealogy.com /oregon   (603 words)

  
 Oregon Blue Book Union County
General Information: Union County was created in 1864 and named for the town of Union, which had been established two years before and named by its founders for patriotic reasons during the Civil War.
The county comprised a part of the northern portion of Baker County and in 1899 Union County gave up its eastern portion to Wallowa County.
The Grande Ronde Valley in Union County is nearly table flat and is covered with the rich silt of an old lake bed.
bluebook.state.or.us /local/counties/counties31.htm   (200 words)

  
 Oregon Genealogical Libraries and Collections   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Oregon vital records indexes (deaths from 1903 to 1996, marriages from 1971 to 1996, divorces from 1971 to 1996).
Oregon vital records indexes - deaths from 1903 to 1998, marriages from 1971 to 1998, divorces from 1971 to 1998.
Oregon vital records indexes - deaths from 1903 to 1996, marriages from 1971 to 1996, divorces from 1971 to 1996.
www.gfo.org /orlibs.html   (1429 words)

  
 Union County, Oregon GenWeb
Present day county boundaries are lined on map.
Please put Union County in the subject line.
Union county was established on October 14, 1864.
www.usgennet.org /usa/or/county/union1/union.htm   (272 words)

  
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Union County Sheriff Boyd Rasmussen clarified for us the that the number of deputies has not increased, but has remained the same over the last few years [see related article].
Union resident Sandra Patterson was unanimously appointed to the city's budget committee at Monday's city council meeting, to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Debbie Straight.
Union County Sheriff Boyd Rasmussen was in Union for the second time in a week, covering issues of methamphetamine at the first meeting, and police coverage at Monday's council meeting.
www.unionrepublic.com   (4895 words)

  
 Views of Union - City of Victorian Heritage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Named for patriotic reasons during the Civil War, is the second largest community in Union County, with a population of around 2,000.
Union is known for its many Victorian homes that line the streets and present a veritable history of architecture in the Pacific Northwest.
Union is also home to the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show and Rodeo, the oldest west of the Mississippi, having begun in 1908.
kr_unionviews.home.comcast.net   (438 words)

  
 Mount Emily (Union County, Oregon) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about Mount Emily in northeastern Oregon.
6110 ft / 1862 m) is a mountain in the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon in the United States.
Mount Emily is visible from much of the Grande Ronde Valley.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Emily_(Union_County,_Oregon)   (90 words)

  
 Oregon county lets gay couples tie knot | The San Diego Union-Tribune
Mayors and county officials in four states have allowed gay marriages, including thousands in San Francisco, which started the wedding march Feb. 12.
Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski said he favors civil unions but questioned the legality of the marriages.
The Ulster County district attorney has charged Mayor Jason West with 19 criminal counts for some of the marriages he has conducted, but the prosecutor lacks the authority to stop West from performing more weddings.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040304/news_1n4marry.html   (539 words)

  
 Union County Tourism - The Oregon Trail   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Although early travelers on the Oregon Trail had their sights on reaching the famed Willamette Valley, still over 250 miles way, many emigrant journals comment on the beauty of the Grande Ronde Valley, its rich soil, and the liklihood that it would make top quality farmland.
Located in the charming town of Union, known for its collection of Victorian homes and for the annual Eastern Oregon Livestock Show and Rodeo, held early in June.
Union is located on an alternative route of the Oregon Trail, and the museum has exhibits highlighting early emigration and settlement times.
www.visitlagrande.com /oregontrail.htm   (601 words)

  
 Union County, Oregon
Please put Union county in the subject line as I suspect she volunteers for a lot more things.
Jamie Riemersma has access to a copy of the 1900 Union County Census and would be willing to do lookups for people, provided they know the township.
Union County Links - This is a page of on-line search sites that people have found useful for finding family.
www.usgennet.org /usa/or/county/union1/janie.htm   (1280 words)

  
 ABC Newspapers - Anoka, Coon Rapids, Blaine, Spring Lake Park, Ramsey, Andover
County ponies up to see about improving roads around would-be Vikings football stadium
The Anoka County Board has hired a Washington, D.C. area lobbying firm in an effort to access federal funds to improve roads around the proposed Minnesota Vikings stadium site in Blaine.
Applauding the cooperative efforts of city, county, state and federal powers that be and heaving a sigh of relief, the movers and shakers responsible for launching improvements and expansion at Anoka County-Blaine Airport (also known as Janes Field) broke ground in dazzling sunshine Tuesday afternoon.
www.ecm-inc.com /news/anoka   (657 words)

  
 Oregon Census Records Online
In 1842, the first Oregon census was taken of persons living south of the Columbia River in Oregon country.
In 1853 Washington Territory was split off from Oregon Territory and there were census enumerations in 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, 1857, 1858 and 1859 for large portions of Oregon.
Oregon Territory, established in 1848, originally held present day Idaho and Washington along with some parts of Montana and Wyoming.
www.censusfinder.com /oregon.htm   (645 words)

  
 Welcome to La Grande, Oregon
As Union County's county seat, La Grande is a bustling and vibrant small town community.
The university serves ten counties east of the Cascade Mountains in Oregon.
Dramatic recreations of life on the trail and extensive exhibits can be seen at the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, which is less than an hour away from La Grande near Baker City.
www.el.com /to/lagrande   (533 words)

  
 Union County Museum Society Museum Union, Oregon (History Museums)
The Union County museum is dedicated to presenting the cultural and natural history of the region.
The Union County Museum is located in the charming Victorian town of Union.
This is just one of the many Historical Museums located throughout Oregon.
www.ohwy.com /or/u/unionms.htm   (133 words)

  
 Grant County Oregon History and Culture
Grant was assigned to help protect the early settlers in Oregon in the 1850's before becoming famous for leading the Union Army to victory in the Civil War.
The County consists of 4,528 Square miles, and is drained primarily by the four forks of the John Day River, which eventually flows into the Columbia River.
Logging and sawmilling surpassed agriculture and ranching as the county's primary industry in the 1940s and is still the largest employer in the county.
www.grantcounty.cc /land   (1566 words)

  
 Richard H. Engeman | Union County, Oregon History Project | Oregon Historical Quarterly, 105.2 | The History Cooperative
The name of Union County, which was established in northwestern Oregon in 1864, is a legacy of the nation's Civil War.
Despite their individual successes in preserving and interpreting the history of the county, these historical societies recognized that a critical piece of information was not being preserved.
As a result, in 2002, community members formed the Union County History Project to record the stories of what life in the county was like during the early twentieth century.
www.historycooperative.org /journals/ohq/105.2/engeman.html   (573 words)

  
 Community of Care: Union County
Nestled between two mountain ranges, the Wallowa and the Blue Mountains, Union County is located in a land of unsurpassed beauty.
Union County is a big, bold, beautiful piece of country where the pioneer spirit lives on and opportunity still waits.
The Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, which also houses an Oregon Health and Sciences University nursing program, offers high-quality opportunity for those pursuing or continuing their education.
www.communityofcare.org /counties/union.htm   (248 words)

  
 Pioneer Church History: Union County, Oregon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Elledges moved to Summerville and "less than a year later he wrote to say that there were 75 members of the church living in that valley." Katie died here in 1875 and the funeral was conducted by Levi Lindsay Rowland.
Small churches in the county area combined to bring the congregation into existence.
Several other congregations of the Churches of Christ and Christian Churches once flourished in Union County, but there is little record.
ncbible.org /nwh/OrUnion.html   (1408 words)

  
 Cove History, Union County, Oregon
Coincidentally with the development of the city of Union another settlement was growing up at the foot of Mount Fannie on the eastern side of the valley.
They came from the mining town of Auburn in Baker County in December 1862 and set up their camp in a grove of fir trees which later became the site of Cove.
Phy was the father of Frank Phy, one-time sheriff and later county judge, and of Dr. William T. Phy, one of the nation's best known surgeons, who operated Hot Lake Sanitarium for many years.
www.oregongenealogy.com /union/covehist.htm   (643 words)

  
 Travel Oregon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Look for fossils in John Day and be sure to stop in at the major interpretive centers throughout the region offering visitors a chance to gain a better understanding of Oregon's history through the eyes of its Native peoples.
This is a region for exploration and adventure, where visitors can paint their own experience in a watercolor landscape of distant purple mountains and the muted tones of the desert.
Such use does not constitute an official endorsement or approval by the Oregon Tourism Commission of any product or service to the exclusion of others that may be suitable.
www.traveloregon.com /regions/eastern.html   (264 words)

  
 Union County Economic Development Corporation
We are the point of contact for companies expanding and locating new operations in Union County, Oregon.
Union County, nestled between the Wallowa and the Blue Mountain ranges, is a land of unsurpassed beauty.
The slower pace of life, clean air, sunshine, and light automobile traffic make this a most inviting alternative to the commotion, pollution and noise of large metropolitan cities.
www.ucedc.org   (123 words)

  
 Baker County, Oregon
A portion of Union County, Oregon was transferred to Baker County shortly after the 1900 census.
Returning home, he remained with his parents about two years, then went to Linn county, Kansas, and engaged in farming, an occupation which continued to engage his energies until 1877, which year is the date of his advent to Pine valley.
Pancake was married in Indiana in February, 1865, to Miss Nancy, daughter of Robert and Nancy (Cutler) Curtis, natives of Vermont, and to their union seven children were born, Bruce; Lena, wife of William Mills; Vertie, deceased; one that died in infancy; May, wife of Fred Painter; and two others who died in infancy.
www.usfamily.net /web/pankake/orbaker.htm   (556 words)

  
 Union County Oregon at the b2bYellowpages.com B2B directory. -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Union County Oregon Public Records Search With so much data about people and businesses accumulated nowadays, information about a person is always available in a database somewhere.
Contact Us The Union County, Oregon History Project is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization, incorporated in the State of Oregon.
...Union County, Oregon and was buried on Mar 7, 1992 in Island City Cemetery, Island City, Union.....Mabel Edlin was born on Oct 15, 1873 in Oakland, Alameda County, California, died on Mar 5.....Nov 10, 1934, Hot Lake, Union County, Oregon..
www.b2byellowpages.com /directory/us_counties/oregon/union_county   (968 words)

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