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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.
Lake County ResourcesLake Co. Page - Lake County Economic Development Lake Co. Inventory - Oregon State Archives Lake County Lookups Lake County Libraries & Other Resources Link to Barry and O'Shea families of Lake County Lake County Community ResourcesSummer LakeArea Resources Use your browser's "BACK" button to return.   
 
Oregon ResourcesEchoes of Oregon History, 1837-1859 Oregon Census Records Information - Oregon State Archives Oregon Genealogical Publications 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 Rogue Valley Genealogical Society - They have a copy of the 1900 Lake County Federal Census available for $10.00 Southern Oregon Historical Society
U.S. ResourcesGene Stark's Index of Names for all USGenWeb Sites The Genealogist's Index to the World Wide Web Cyndi Howell's Genealogy Resources 
The OrGenWeb/USGenWeb ProjectIn 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 Gwen Salsig, 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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