1855-2013

Series documents the process by which a person(s) legally assumes the parenting of another person, most often a child, from that person's biological or legal parent(s). The process permanently transfers all parenting rights and responsibilities from the biological parent(s) to the adopting parent(s). Adoptions summaries from 1864 to 1918 were published in annual reports in the Oregon Laws. These reports included the date, present name, former name, by whom adopted and county of adoption. Historically, adoption information was recorded in various ways in Oregon and was sometimes recorded with other unrelated legal actions into circuit court, probate, or county court journals or case files. Beginning in the early 1900s, adoptions were often recorded as a distinct record series that included records such as adoption case files, journals, registers, dockets, and indexes. Adoptions are now determined exclusively by circuit courts. Access to adoption records is restricted. Adult adoptees must show personal identification to see court documents pertaining to their adoptions. With some exceptions, most other people must get a court order to gain access to adoption records.

The Clackamas County circuit court joined the Oregon eCourt Case Information Network (OECI) electronic records system in 2015. Adoption records created since 2013 are maintained electronically.

Adoption Journals, 1939-1959 (3 volumes); 1959–1966, (.5 cu.ft.);

Adoption Records [Case Files], 1855–1928 (2 cu.ft.);

Adoption Register, 1939–1968 (1 volume).

Records at the Clackamas County Courthouse, Circuit Court Records Center Room 12: 

Microfiche of Adoption Mental and Juvenile [Adoption Index], 1939-1977 (9 sheets of microfilm jackets); 1977-1986 (1 reel of microfilm).

Records at the Clackamas County Circuit Court Off-Site Storage Facility: 

Adoption [Case Files], no. 1-2955, 81.0001-99.1214, A000101-A130909, 1939-2013 (140 cu.ft.);

Historic Adoption Records [trifolded], ca.1934-ca.1939 (.40 cu.ft.).

Records at the Clackamas County Clerk's Recording Office Suite 110, Public Research Area: 

[Clackamas County Recorder Misc. Court Records-includes probate, adoption, mental commitment, and marriage records], 1976-1978 (1 reel of microfilm);

[Mentals, Adoptions, Physicians, Ministerials, Outside Marriages-Records], 1972-1973 (1 reel of microfilm).​

Series provides visual documentation of changes made to county lands through development and by natural and man-made disasters. The photographs are taken at intervals along a series of flight paths to attain coverage of all or part of a county. They generally include flight path or township, range, and section numbers; show natural and man-made features; and are produced in black and white or color prints to varying scales. An index by quadrant may also be included. 

The University of Oregon Aerial Photograph Collection includes aerial photographs from most Oregon counties. 

Records at the Clackamas County Web Site:

Clackamas County CMap​ [GIS mapping system includes tax maps, aerial photographs, assessment and tax data, and related information], n.d.-present.

Series documents the payment of county and state bounty money to individuals who presented the scalps and other prescribed body parts of targeted predatory animals. The program was intended to control the threat to livestock. Examples of targeted animals include coyote, cougar, mountain lion, panther, wildcat, bobcat, lynx, and wolf. Records include registers, affidavits, certificates, and statements. Information includes claimant and affiant names; kind of animal; number of scalps; date killed or presented; and number, amount, and date of warrant. The records are also referred to as scalp bounty records.

Beginning in the 1800s animal bounty claims were documented in the County Court Journal (County Commissioners Administrative Journals).

Records at the Clackamas County Webs​ite:

Assessment & Tax Roll Summaries, 2014-present;

Clackamas County CMap [GIS mapping system, tax maps, aerial photographs, assessment and tax data], n.d.-present;

Property Account Sum​mary​,​ 2014-present;

Tax Statements​ [searchable by account number or address], 2000-present.

Series documents the registration of business names with the county clerk or recorder. Information includes assumed business name; description of business; filing date; and business owner, notary public, witness, clerk or recorder, and deputy's name. Series may also include an index arranged alphabetically by business name. Businesses which were registered were typically automotive sales, motorcycle repair, merchandise shops, butchers, and feed stores. Since 1964, assumed business names have been filed with the Secretary of State. Assumed business names have been inventoried through 1964. For more recent records, contact the Secretary of State, Business Registry Section​. 

Records at the Oregon State Archives: 

Assumed Business Names [Certificates], 1928-1935 (.25 cu.ft.).

Records at the Clackamas County Clerk's Recording Office Suite 110, Public Research Area: 

[Assumed Business Names-Record], vol. 10-13, 1959-1964 (4 reels of microfilm).

Series documents liens placed on real property by the county to satisfy debts. Attachments are ordered by the circuit court and authorize the sheriff to seize or transfer property to satisfy debts such as loans, mortgages, or tax liens. The sheriff will hold the property in trust until the debt is paid or the property is sold. Information includes defendant name, statement of attachment, property description, statement of return when attachment is satisfied, return of execution, dates attachment is issued and returned, court order, and sheriff's signature. Attachment records have been inventoried through 1920.

Attachment Record [with index], vol. 2-3, 1899-1928 (2 volumes); 

Certificate of Levy, 1910-1932 (.15 cu.ft.);

Circuit Court Attachment Register [with index], vol. 1, 1863-1888 (1 volume); 

Circuit Court Attachments [Certificates], 1891-1932 (.40 cu.ft.). 

Delinquency Certificates Sold to Clackamas County, no. 251-1500, 1913-1916 (1 volume); 

Delinquency Certificates [title varies], no. 251-750, 1909-1911 (2 volumes); no. 3202-3801, 1920-1921 (2 volumes).

Series documents the recording of births by the county. Records include certificates, affidavits for correction, registers, delayed entry for births and corrected entries. Information includes registration number; child's name, sex, legitimacy, birth date, and birthplace; name, residence, color, age, birthplace, and occupation of father and mother; number of other children born to mother; signature of physician or midwife; filing date; and registrar's signature. Birth records were not required by the state of Oregon until 1903 when the state began to officially register births. Currently these records are filed with the State Registrar, Vital Statistics Section​ of the Health Division. Birth records have been inventoried through 1920. For information concerning more recent records, contact the State Registrar. Records may also include delayed birth filings that record birth dates preceding 1903. Access to birth records is restricted for 100 years following the date of birth by Oregon Administrative Rule 333-011-0096. 

​1842-1910

Series documents the population, property, and agricultural production of the county. Records may include census rolls and abstracts, farm schedules, abstract of assessment and census, enumeration of inhabitants and industrial products, and enumeration of inhabitants and military enrollment. Information includes number of males and females per age category; head of household; name, age, and gender of household members; occupation and relationship of household members to head of household; and description and value of real and personal property. Information may also include nationality, physical description, birthplace, health, and religion of household members and agricultural production statistics. 

Records at the Oregon State Archives: 

Census Rolls, 1854, 1855, 1857 (.10 cu.ft.). 

Records at the Museum of the Oregon Territory, Library: 

Census [Clackamas County Abstracts], 1842, 1845, 1849, 1856 (1 volume); 1860 (1 volume); 1870 (1 volume); 

Clackamas County Or Soundex [Census Index Abstract-Clackamas County Family History Society], 1910 (2 volumes); 

Clackamas County Pioneers [1850 Federal Census Study], vol. I-II, 2006 (2 volumes). 

Records at the Museum of the Oregon Territory, Vault: 

Clackamas County [Abstract of Assessment and Census-drawer J], 1865 (1 volume). 

Records at the Oregon Historical Society: 

Mss. 1 [Census of Oregon-includes Champokic, Clackamas, Clatsop, Twalatuan, and Yamhill Counties], 1845 (.05 cu.ft.); 

Mss. 1 [Census of Persons Living South of Columbia River-Champokic, Clackamas, and Twalatuan Counties], 1842 (.05 cu.ft.); 

Mss. 1252 [Census List-Road District No. 39-photocopy], 1869 (.05 cu.ft.).

Records at a Related Website:

Federal Census [Clackamas County], 1850, 1860;

Territorial Census​​ [Clackamas County], 1849.

1845-1984

Series records brief entries about the proceedings of court cases. Information includes date; plaintiff and defendant names; cause of action such as larceny, assault, divorce, or receivership; attorney names; and final disposition of the case. Circuit court records continue after 1983 under authority of the state and are maintained by the state court administrator. Circuit court records have been inventoried through 1983. For information on more recent court records, contact the trial court administrator. Portions of these records may be restricted. 

Circuit Court Docket, 1887-1890 (1 volume); vol. 3, 1892-1894 (1 volume); vol. 6, 1899-1901 (1 volume); 

Circuit Court Register [with index], vol. 1-2, 1863-1886 (2 volumes); 

Clackamas County Court Docket [Circuit Court], 1845-1848 (1 volume); 

District Court Record [Clackamas County Court Docket-District Court], 1845-1847 (1 reel of microfilm); 

Record [Circuit Court Docket-serves as a U.S. district court docket until 1859-with index], 1856-1866 (1 volume); 

U.S. Circuit Court Docket [serves as a U.S. district court docket until 1859 and a state circuit court docket thereafter], 1849-1866 (1 volume); 

U.S. District Court Fee Book, 1846-1854 (1 volume); 1846-1854 (1 reel of microfilm).

Records at the Clackamas County Courthouse, Circuit Court Records Center Room 12: 

[Circuit Ct. Reg. of Actions-Court Register], no. 76121-97256, 76.7.1-79.12.383, 1971-1979 (742 sheets of microfilm jackets).

Records at the Clackamas County Circuit Court Off-Site Storage Facility: 

Circuit Court Register Pages [includes civil and domestic cases-title varies], 1976-1984 (11 cu.ft.); 

Circuit Court Register Pages [includes criminal cases-title varies], 1975-1983 (8 cu.ft.);

Rec. of Trials [Record-Circuit Court-with index], vol. 3-15, 1898-1977 (3 reels of microfilm);

Register of Actions [Circuit Court Register], no. 4400-76120, 1886-1971 (9 reels of microfilm).

1845-1978

Series records chronological narratives of the proceedings of the court including actions taken such as decrees, judgments, arrangements, sentences, dismissals, and grand jury reports. Information includes plaintiff, defendant, and attorney names; term of court; character and date of case; case number; and date of issue. The term "judgment" refers to judicial decisions regarding the verdict, decision, or judgment rendered by the court and is distinct from those judgments relating to the recovery of court costs and awards (see Judgment and Execution Dockets). Circuit court records continue after 1983 under authority of the state and are maintained by the trial court administrator. Circuit court records have been inventoried through 1983. For information on more recent court records, contact the trial court administrator. Portions of these records may be restricted. 

Records at the Oregon State Archives: 

Circuit Court Journal Index [to volume 3], 1866-1870 (1 volume); 

Circuit Court Journal Motion Book, 1894-1899 (1 volume); 

Circuit Court Journal [title varies], vol. 3-130, 1866-1959 (128 volumes); 

District Court Record [Journal A Territorial Court], 1845-1848 (1 reel of microfilm); 

Index to Circuit Court Journal, 1887-1892 (1 volume); 

U.S. District Court Index to Journal, 1849-1856 (1 volume); 

U.S. District Court Journal, 1848-1856 (1 volume). 

[Circuit Court Journal], vol. 130-337, no. 78.1-78.2428, 1959-1978 (105 reels of microfilm);

Circuit Court [Misc. Court Orders-Miscellaneous], 1933-1971 (1 reel of microfilm). 

Journal Territorial Court [U.S. District Court-with index], vol. A, 1845-1848 (1 volume). 

Records at the Oregon Historical Society: 

Mss. 327 [United States District Court Order Book-photostats], 1849 (.05 cu.ft.).

1845-1974 

Series documents the recording of a variety of legal documents filed in the clerk's or recorder's office. 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. Other documents include wills, obligation bonds, quit claims, deeds, conveyances, mortgage satisfactions, agreements, charters, partnership dissolutions, contracts, powers of attorney, liens, leases, marriage licenses, military discharges, ministerial certificates, medical personnel licenses, birth and death certificates, and affidavits of publication. Information includes dates filed, name of individual filing, type of action, and volume and page number where recorded. Series may also include alphabetical indexes of individuals filing a recording. Clerk and Recorder Miscellaneous Recordings have been inventoried through 1965.

Clerk and Recorder Miscellaneous Records, 1845-1941 (.25 cu.ft.); 1895-1925 (.25 cu.ft.); 

Miscellaneous Record, vol. 29, 1953-1958 (1 volume). 

[Miscellaneous Records Index], 1851-1974 (308 sheets of microfilm jackets);

[Miscellaneous Records], vol. 1-28, 30-35, 1850-1967 (23 reels of microfilm); vol. 29-35, 1953-1967 (1.50 inches of microfilm jackets). 

Records at the Clackamas County Archives: 

Index to Miscellaneous Record and Mining Conveyances, vol. 4, 1866-1899 (1 volume);

Index to Miscellaneous Record, vol 5-7, 1912-1918 (3 volumes);

Index to Miscellaneous Records, vol. 4, 1911-1912 (1 volume);

Index to Miscl. Records [Miscellaneous], 1850-1947 (2 volumes); 

Miscellaneous Record [Miscellaneous-with index], vol. 3, 1868-1892 (1 volume); 

Miscellaneous Index, 1948-1974 (2 volumes); 

Miscellaneous Record [and Mining Conveyances-with index], vol. 4, 1886-1899 (1 volume); 

Miscellaneous Record [title varies-some with index], vol. 1-28, 1850-1953 (28 volumes); 

Miscellaneous Record [title varies], vol. 30-35, 1958-1967 (6 volumes); 

Miscellaneous Record, vol. 30, 1958-1959 (1 volume). 

Records at the Clackamas County Archives, Security Microfilm Storage: 

Miscellaneous Records, vol. 1-35, 1850-1967 (28 reels of microfilm).

1967-[ongoing] 

Series documents the filing of transactions, authorized by statute, with the clerk or recorder of the county for the purpose of making the transaction a matter of public record. Information includes dates filed, type and description of transactions, filing numbers, names of parties involved, amounts charged or assessed, and clerk or recorder's signatures. Series may also include alphabetical indexes that contain volume and page numbers where recorded and names of individual filing transactions. Transactions include records that were previously maintained separately, such as mortgages; deeds; military service records; federal, mechanic's, and road improvement liens; mining claims; satisfactions; judgment assignments; notarial commissions; medical and ministerial licenses; oaths; and affidavits of publication. This series is commonly referred to as the Book of Records. 

The Recording Instruments are imaged and available on computer in the Clerk's Recording Office from 1989-present. They are indexed electronically from 1989-present. Security copies of microfilm are produced. 

Public Recordings [Instruments], no. 2000.61416-2002.115473, 2000-2002 (478 reels of microfilm); 

Recording Instruments, no. 67.1-2000.083792, 1967-2000 (67 feet of microfilm jackets).

Recording Index [to Recording Instruments-on spindle], 1973-1999 (ca.500 sheets of microfiche). 

Records at the Clackamas County Clerk's Recording Office Suite 110: 

Deed Index [includes deeds entered into Recording Instruments beginning in 1967-in gray drawers], 1924-1985 (24 inches of microfiche); 

[Index-Recording Instruments], 1979-1992 (1 binder of microfiche);

Recording Index [in gray drawers], 1983-1997 (5 feet of microfiche). 

Records at the Clackamas County Development Services Building, Assessment and Taxation Office, Archive Room 158: 

Recording Index [Recording Instruments], 1990-1996 (1 binder of microfiche); 1997 (1 binder of microfiche). 

Instruments [Recording], no.67.1-2004.011759, 1967-2008 (3361 reels of microfilm).

​1851-[ongoing] 

Series documents the establishment and/or restoration of survey corners or monuments by the county surveyor or registered land surveyors. Records include maps, field survey restoration notes, historical notes, and indexes. Information includes description of corners; existing markers; descriptions of new markers and any changes made to the locations; property owners; township, range, and section numbers; donation land claim information; date the new markers were set; and surveyor's signatures.

Records at the Clackamas County Development Services Building, Surveyor's Office File Room 311:

[Bearing Tree Book-originals-with index], vol. 1-3, ca.1887-1956 (3 volumes);

Bearing Tree Books [copies], vol. 4-12,  ca.1890-ca.1996 (9 binders);

Bearing Trees U.S. Service [includes various restored corner documents], vol. 4, ca.1890-ca.1978 (1 volume); 

BT Originals [Bearing Tree Records], vol. 5-12, ca.1949-ca.1996 (1.50 cu.ft.); 

[County Surveyor's Record-includes corner survey information], vol. 3-5, ca.1854-ca.1926 (3 volumes); 

Crown Zellerbach File [Company Land Corner Monumentation Notes], vol. 1-2, 1945-1957 (2 binders); 

DLC Corners [Donation Land Claim-Sketch and Bearing Tree Reference Book], n.d.-2008 (1 binder); 

Index to File Drawers A Thru Z [indexes A to Z Letter Series maps, DTM plats, LP corner maps, and some surveys], ca.1853-ca.1985 (1 binder); 

Map Index [Bearing Tree Visual Index], ca.1887-2009 (1 volume);  

Oak Lodge Sanitary District Ties [Survey Point Description Card-Reconstitution Work of Survey Ties to Monuments-title varies], vol. 1-2, ca.1909-ca.1967 (2 volumes); 

Public Land Corner Field Books [with gaps], vol. CS101-CS206, ca.1998-2018 (87 volumes); 

Public Surveys in Clackamas County [includes corner restoration information-with index], vol. 1-2, 1851-ca.1890 (2 volumes); 

USBT [United States Bearing Tree-Remonumentation Record], 1999-present (13 cu.ft.); 

U.S. Field Notes [County Surveyor's Record-includes corner restoration information-with index], vol. 6, 1893-1894 (1 volume). 

Records at the Clackamas County Development Services Building, Surveyor's Office Suite 325, Research Area:

[Bearing Tree-Books], vol. 1-12, ca.1887-1988 (.50 inch of microfiche); 

DTM Map Index [D.T. Meldrum Survey Plats Card Index-also indexes Crown Zellerbach land corner monumentation records as well as private surveys], ca.1890-ca.1987 (.10 cu.ft.).

Records at the Clackamas County Development Services Building, Surveyor's Office Equipment Room 312A:

USBT [United States Bearing Tree Case Files], 1999-present (30 cu.ft.).

Records at the Clackamas County Development Services Building, Assessment and Taxation Office Map Room 159:

D.L.C. Index [Donation Land Claim-includes land corner references]. n.d. (1 volume). 

Records at the Clackamas County Archives, Security Microfilm Storage:

[Bearing Tree Books], vol. 1-12, ca.1887-1988 (4 reels of microfilm).

Records at the Clackamas County Web Site: 

CCSIS​ - Clackamas County Surveyor Information System-GIS database-includes corner survey, Donation Land Claim, private survey plat, subdivision plat, partition plat and related information, n.d.-present.

Series records the results of the examination of a corpse by the county coroner at the request of the county sheriff. It also documents the proceedings and results of inquests ordered by the district attorney. Reports include date filed; name, age, sex, race, parentage, and birthplace of deceased; date, place, and time of death; names of undertaker and coroner; testimony; and costs. Early reports were narrative accounts detailing the cause of death. After 1900, a standardized form was used for reporting results. Inquest transcripts include coroner and juror names, signatures, and actions; witness names; testimony; and verdict. Coroner and inquest records have been inventoried through 1965.​

Records at the Oregon State Archives: 

Coroner's Inquests, 1859-1883 (.10 cu.ft.); 1911-1920 (.10 cu.ft.); 1932-1949 (.75 cu.ft.);

Search for 1860-1883 Clackamas County coroner's records in Oregon Historical Records Index​.

[Budgets-Clackamas County-with gaps], 1924-1985 (1 reel of microfilm).​

Records at the Clackamas County Website: 

Adopted Budget Executive Summary, 2018-present.

Records at the Clackamas County Website:

Business Meetings​ [Board of Commissioners Meeting Records-includes agendas, videos, and packets with related documents], 2010-present.

Records at the Clackamas County Website:

County Code [of Ordinances], n.d.-present;

Proposed Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and the Zoning and Development Ordinance, n.d.-present;

Zoning and Land Development Ordinance​ [includes subdivision and partition information], n.d.-present.

Records at the Clackamas County Website:

Clackamas County GIS Data Portal​​​ [includes GIS shapefiles related to comprehensive plan designations], n.d.-present;

Comprehensive Plan, n.d.-present;

Index to Maps, Tables and Figures [links to information related to the county comprehensive plan and zoning], n.d.-present;

Proposed Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and the Zoning and Development Ordinance​, n.d.-present.

Series documents the actions of the county court in civil and some criminal cases. Records include complaints, judgments, decrees, summonses, warrants, affidavits, writs, and an index. County court cases include spousal support, employment compensation, satisfaction of judgments, and divorce. Information includes judge, plaintiff, defendant, and attorney names; case type; and filing dates of actions and decrees. 

Records at the Oregon State Archives:

County Court Case Files [includes mostly juvenile cases], no. 1-1462, 1863-1926 (4 cu.ft.).

Series records the proceedings of the county court for civil and some criminal cases. Information includes judge, plaintiff, defendant, and attorney names; trial date; memorandum of subsequent proceedings; and fees charged. Cases include citizenship petitions, legal changes to name, commitments, and writs of habeas corpus. Portions of these records may be restricted. 

Records at the Oregon State Archives: 

County Court Civil Journal [includes naturalization-with index], vol. 2, 1881-1887 (1 volume);

County Court Journal [Judicial-includes naturalization until 1906], vol. 3-5, 1888-1920 (3 volumes); 

County Court Judicial Journal Index [includes naturalization], 1888-1900 (1 volume); 

Order Book County Court Civil Actions [includes naturalization-with index], 1859-1881 (1 volume); 

Register of Actions County Court [with index], vol. 2-3, 1908-1932 (2 volumes).

Series reports the activities of county officials to the county court or board of county commissioners. Series may include reports by the treasurer, surveyor, clerk, roadmaster, assessor, sheriff, school superintendent, and county nurse or doctor. Reports summarize the activities of county officials and their staff as they perform their official duties. 

Records at the Oregon State Archives:

County Court Process Records [Administrative-includes road reports, county officials reports, correspondence, bills, etc.], 1861-1925 (21 cu.ft.); 

County Fair Reports, 1913-1927 (.10 cu.ft.); 

County Official's Reports, 1914-1925 (.10 cu.ft.); 

Road District Supervisor's Reports, 1855-1913 (3 cu.ft.);

Tax Collection and Financial Reports, 1900-1914 (.50 cu.ft.); 

Treasurer's Monthly Report, 1919-1920 (.25 cu.ft.). 

Records at the Museum of the Oregon Territory, Halon Room: 

Monthly Report [Treasurer], 1914 (.05 cu.ft.); 

Semi-Annual Statement County Treasurer, 1911-1914 (.05 cu.ft.).

​​1869-1982

Series documents birth records generated by a court in response to a petition. Records may include petitions, decrees or orders, affidavits of correction, registers, and certificates. If the information provided with the petition met the requirements of the court, a decree was issued that served as a legal birth document. Most petitions were filed decades after the actual birth. They were filed in the county of residence at the time of petition, not necessarily in the county of birth. Dates listed in brackets document the range of actual birth dates. Date ranges for court actions such as petitions and decrees are also included. Also see Birth Records series for related records. Access to birth records is restricted for 100 years following the date of birth by Oregon Administrative Rule 333-011-0096. 

Also see Circuit Court Journals beginning in 1943 (volume 75) for delayed birth records. 

Records at the Oregon State Archives:

Birth Certificates Delayed [includes related records-documents births from 1869-1925], 1940-1941 (.50 cu.ft.); 

Search for 1869-1915 Clackamas County delayed birth records in Oregon Historical Records Index.​ 

Records at the Clackamas County Circuit Court Off-Site Storage Facility: 

[Delayed Birth Certificates-documents births from ca.1872-ca.1910-with index], no. 1-3559, 1943-1982 (1 reel of microfilm); 

[Petition for Registration of Birth-documents births from ca.1882-ca.1910], no. 2701-3559, 1954-1981 (1 reel of microfilm).

Series documents the division of property to be awarded to the widow or widower of a deceased spouse as determined by commissioners appointed by the county court. Information includes a description of the division of land based on survey results, commissioners' names, and report and recording dates. Reports may also include surveyor's names and fees charged. 

Records at the Oregon State Archives: 

Probate Dower Records [Admeasurer of Dower-with index], vol. 6, 1863-1895 (1 volume).

1902-1914

Series documents the registration of voters and the compilation of election results. Records may include the election poll books and/or the election voter register. Information includes elector's name and party affiliation, and in some cases, physical description, occupation, naturalization information, and names of parents and spouse. Election poll books and voter registration records have been inventoried through 1930. For information on more recent records, contact the Secretary of State, Elections Division, the county clerk, or the local elections official. 

Records at the Clackamas County Archives: 

General County Register Oregon City Precincts, 1914 (1 volume); 

Official Register of Electors, 1904 (1 volume); 1910 (1 volume); 1912 (1 volume); 

[Official Register of Electors], 1902 (1 volume); 1908 (1 volume); 1914 (1 volume); 

Register of Electors, 1906 (1 volume). 

Records at the Museum of the Oregon Territory, Library: 

[Official Register of Electors-photocopy], n.d. (1 volume).

1859-1922

Series documents the tabulation and reporting of election results for the county. Records include voting abstracts and the record of election. Information includes election date; precinct name and number; office; precinct and total votes; victory margin; winning candidate; county clerk, board of canvasser, and justice of the peace signatures; ballot number; summation of votes; and election board's decision. Election voting abstracts have been inventoried through 1960. For information on more recent records, contact the Secretary of State, Elections Division, the county clerk, or the local elections official. 

Election Voting Abstracts, 1859-1882 (.20 cu.ft.); 1918-1922 (.70 cu.ft.). 

[Record of Elections], 1908-1913 (1 volume).

Mss. 1252 [Election Tally Sheet-Eagle Creek Precinct], 1918 (.05 cu.ft.).

Series documents the application for and registration of farm names with the county clerk or recorder. Records may include registers, original applications, or certificates. Information includes owner's name and address; farm name, location, and description; and date and number of application and final application. Series may also include an index arranged either alphabetically by name of owner or by farm name. Farm name records have been inventoried through 1964. 

Records at the Oregon State Archives: 

Farm Name Applications, 1911-1917 (.10 cu.ft.); 

Farm Name Register and Index, 1911-1963 (1 volume).

Records at a Related Website:

Search Land Patents [includes patent and legal land descriptions and ​document images], ca.1864-ca.1957 (BLM GLO website​).

1855-1934 

Series documents the activities of the sheriff and other county officials relating to the foreclosure of property in order to satisfy creditors in cases involving delinquent taxes, mortgage payments, or court judgments. Records include correspondence, sheriff's deeds and foreclosure sale records, circuit court case transcripts of foreclosure hearings, writs of execution, certificates of sale of real property, judgment orders, receipts, tax redemption records, delinquent tax sales, and tax sale certificates. Foreclosure records have been inventoried through 1920. 

Records at the Oregon State Archives: 

Certificate of Levy [with index], vol. 1-3, 1910-1934 (3 volumes); 

Deeds [Tax Sale Record], vol. 80, 1901-1910 (1 volume);

Delinquent Tax Certificates [and Lists], 1917-1918 (.10 cu.ft.); 

Sheriff's Certificates of Sale, 1855-1864 (.10 cu.ft.). 

Records at the Clackamas County Sheriff's Brooks Building, Lobby Exhibit Case: 

Sheriff's Sale Record [with index], 1894-1911 (1 volume).

Redemption Certificates [Sheriff's Certificates of Redemption From Delinquency Sale-no. 251-750], vol. 2-3, 1909-1923 (2 volumes).

Records at the Museum of the Oregon Territory, Halon Room: 

Certificate of Redemption From Delinquency, no. 1482-1682, 1917-1918 (1 volume); 

Redemption Certificates [Sheriff's Certificates of Redemption From Delinquency Sale-no. 1-250], vol. 1, 1908-1909 (1 volume).

​​1846-2015

Series documents the examination, commitment, and release of mentally ill persons to and from the state's mental institutions. 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. Information includes patient and family names, date committed, reason, physical description, and a brief family history. This series may also be known as the Insane Record, Mental Illness Record, and Mentally Ill and Feeble Minded Record. By 1968, in most counties, the commitment of the mentally ill or deficient had become the responsibility of the circuit court. Access to these records may be restricted for 75 years by Oregon Revised Statute 192.469.

The Clackamas County circuit court joined the Oregon eCourt Case Information Network (OECI) electronic records system in 2015. Mental commitment records created since 2015 are maintained electronically.  

Records at the Oregon State Archives: 

Insane Commitment Records, 1846-1930 (.50 cu.ft.); 

Insane Record [Commitment-with index], vol. 1-10, 1890-1941 (10 volumes); 

Search for 1854-1889 Clackamas County insane commitments in Oregon Historical Records Index.

Records at the Clackamas County Courthouse, Circuit Court Records Center Room 12: 

Indexes [Feeble Minded and Mentally Retarded Record Index], 1921-1980 (3 sheets of microfiche). 

Records at the Clackamas County Circuit Court Off-Site Storage Facility: 

[Feeble Minded and Mentally Retarded Record Index], 1921-1980 (1 reel of microfilm);

Mental [Commitment Case Files-title varies], no. M1-M5173, M77.4.1-M11.12.075, 1941-2011 (162 cu.ft.); 

Mental Commitments [Miscellaneous Case Files], 1922-1960 (2 cu.ft.);

Mental Health [Commitment Case Files], 2012-2015 (7 cu.ft.);

Mentals 1930s [Feeble Minded and Mentally Retarded Case Files], ca.1929-ca.1939 (1 cu.ft.);

Mentals 1930s [Feeble Minded-Commitment Case Files-trifolded], ca.1919-ca.1935 (.10 cu.ft.); 

Misc. Mentals [Miscellaneous Case Files], ca.1960-1983 (1 cu.ft.). 

Records at the Clackamas County Clerk's Recording Office Suite 110, Public Research Area: 

[Clackamas County Recorder Misc. Court Records-includes probate, adoption, mental commitment, and marriage records], 1976-1978 (1 reel of microfilm);

[Clackamas County Records-includes mental commitment and outside marriage records], 1972-1975 (2 reels of microfilm); 

[Mental Book 1-Commitment Records], vol. 1, 1965-1967 (1 reel of microfilm);

[Mentals, Adoptions, Physicians, Ministerials, Outside Marriages-Records], 1972-1973 (1 reel of microfilm).

Series records official decisions by the court and subsequent instructions to the sheriff to recover costs and awards related to debt, divorce, and other civil cases. The record serves as the official notice of the existence of a lien. Information includes title and case number; names of plaintiff, creditor, defendant, debtor, and attorney; amount of judgments; description of property levied on; writ of execution; disposition of case; decisions on appeals; dates docketed and satisfied; and volume and page numbers where recorded. Records may include judgment dockets, execution dockets, and fee books. Judgment and execution records have been inventoried through 1920. 

Records at the Oregon State Archives: 

Circuit Court Execution Docket [with index], vol. 4, 1892-1897 (1 volume); 

Circuit Court Judgment and Execution Records, 1886-1932 (.10 cu.ft.); 

County Court Execution Docket, 1859-1888 (1 volume); 

County Court Lien Docket [Judgment-with index], vol. 1, 1881-1926 (1 volume); 

Execution Docket [Circuit Court-with index], 1863-1886 (1 volume); vol. 5, 1898-1906 (1 volume); 

Execution Docket County Court [alphabetical], vol. 2, 1890-1909 (1 volume);

Judgment Docket [includes circuit, county, and justice court actions], 1846-1893 (1 volume); 

Judgment Docket Circuit Court [with index], vol. 2-3, 1893-1921 (2 volumes); 

Judgment Lien Docket [Circuit Court], 1854-1880 (1 volume).

Series documents criminal and civil cases brought before the courts of the justices of the peace. Records include grand jury indictments, complaints, judgments by confession, transcripts of judgment entries and dockets, statements of witnesses, arrest warrants, subpoenas, bills for court costs and fees, petitions for appointment of justices of the peace and constables, petitions establishing justice districts, and marriage records. Cases heard include disturbing the peace, illegal liquor sales, assault, larceny, trespassing, fraud, vagrancy, and burglary. Justice court records have been inventoried through 1940. For information on more recent records, contact the local justice court. 

Justice Court Case Records [Upper Molalla and Lower Molalla Precincts], 1859-1876 (.10 cu.ft.).

1851-2000 

Series records the ownership of land within the county. Records may include title registers, land indexes, land registration registers, torrens registry of titles, indexes to registered land, certificates of title, town lot indexes, ownership registers, and plat books. Information includes parties involved, land descriptions, dates, number and nature of titles, subdivisions, title holders, terms, discharge dates, and registrar's signatures. The torrens system of land registration was abolished in 1972 by Oregon law. Additional land ownership records may be found in the Deeds and Indexes series. 

Records at the Oregon State Archives: 

Plat Book Index [includes land descriptions, land claim information, and related transcribed documents], ca.1851 (1 volume). 

[Register of Title], vol. 1-2B, 1906-1972 (2 reels of microfilm). 

[Land Ownership Books-includes deed and chronological ownership information], vol. 1-253, ca.1966-2000 (273 volumes). 

Records at the Clackamas County Development Services Building, Assessment and Taxation Office Suite 135, Cartography Area: 

D.L.C. Ownerships [includes present owner information-with index], vol. 4, ca.1920-ca.1950 (1 volume); 

Land Book [includes present owner and Donation Land Claim information-with index], vol. 5, ca.1920-ca.1950 (1 volume); 

Present Owner Book Lands, ca.1910 (1 volume); 

Town Lots [includes present owner information-with index], vol. 1-3, ca.1920-ca.1950 (3 volumes);

Township Donation Land Claims [Plat Book-includes land ownership information], 1892 (1 volume). 

Old Ownership Books [Land Book-includes tax lot information], n.d. (1 inch of microfiche). 

City Blocks in Oregon City and Milwaukie [Land Ownership Plats-includes tax lot information], ca.1930 (1 volume).

Records at the Clackamas County Archives: 

Lands [Tract Index of Registered Lands-includes few entries], 1919 (1 volume); 

Lots and Blocks [Tract Index of Registered Lands], ca.1919 (1 volume);

Ownership Books [includes deed and chronological ownership information], 1939-1959 (60 volumes); 

Register of Title, vol. 1-2, 1906-1972 (2 volumes);

Register Title Record, vol. 2, 1925-1948 (1 volume).

Records at the Clackamas County Archives, Security Microfilm Storage: 

[Register of Title], vol. 1, 1906-1943 (1 reel of microfilm); vol. 2, 1925-1948 (1 reel of microfilm); vol. 2b, 1915-1972 (1 reel of microfilm).

Records at the Clackamas County Website:

CCSIS [Clackamas County Surveyor Information System-GIS database-includes corner survey, Donation Land Claim, private survey plat, subdivision plat, partition plat and related information], n.d.-present;

Clackamas County CMap [GIS mapping system includes tax maps, aerial photographs, assessment and tax data, and related information], n.d.-present;

Clackamas County GIS Data Portal​​ [includes GIS shapefiles related to political boundaries, elevations, streams, soils, and other features], n.d.-present;

Online​ Atlas​ [Map Collection-includes earthquake hazard, wildfire hazard, fire districts, watershed, school districts, population, rainfall, and public lands], n.d.-present;

Prec​incts and their Districts​ [Election Maps], n.d.;

Records at a Related Website:

Tax Assessment GIS Maps [​ormap.net], n.d.-present.

1852-1948 

Series documents the registration of marks and brands by livestock owners and logging interests in order to clearly establish ownership. Records include registers and certificates. Information includes owner's name and address; diagram of animal showing location and style of mark and brand; written description of mark and brand; and filing date. Types of livestock registered include horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, and poultry. Log brands are also documented. 

Log Brands [Record], 1910 (.10 cu.ft.); 

Log Brands [Register], 1893-1948 (1 volume);

Record of Stock Marks [Livestock], 1852-1900 (1 volume); 

[Record of Stock Marks-Livestock], 1852-1900 (1 reel of microfilm).

Records at the Clackamas County Clerk's Recording Office Suite 110, Public Research Area: 

Early Records [Record of Marks on Saw Logs], 1900 (1 reel of microfilm);

Early Records [Record of Stock Brands and Marks], 1852-1900 (1 reel of microfilm).

​​1845-1966 

Series documents the recording of marriages by the county and includes applications, marriage certificates and licenses, and indexes to marriage records. Information includes the names and residences of bride and groom; justice of the peace, minister, or name of individual officiating; fees charged; date filed; volume and page numbers where recorded; certificate number; date and place of marriage; and signatures of witnesses and county officials. Beginning in 1906, marriages have been officially registered with the state of Oregon. Currently these records are filed with the State Registrar, Vital Statistics Section​ of the Health Division. Marriage records have been inventoried through 1960. 

Records at the Oregon State Archives: 

Clackamas County Marriage Index, 1885-1890 (1 reel of microfilm); 

Clackamas County Marriage Records, vol. 1-34, 1853-1948 (16 reels of microfilm); 

Marriage Certificates, 1863-1889, 1910-1921, 1931-1935 (2 cu.ft.); 

Marriage Certificates [Record], vol. 4, 1885-1892 (1 volume);

Marriage Record [with index], vol. 1, 1848-1864 (1 volume); vol. 3, 1879-1885 (1 volume); vol. 9-42, 1903-1961 (44 volumes); 

Record of Marriages [with index] vol. 2, 1864-1879 (1 volume); 

Search for 1848-1896, 1910-1936 Clackamas County marriage records in Oregon Historical Records Index.  

Records at the Clackamas County Clerk's Recording Office Suite 110, Public Research Area: 

[Marriage Index-indexes volumes 4 and 5], 1885-1890 (1 reel of microfilm);

[Marriage Records-volumes 17 to 42 with index], vol. 1-42, 1853-1961 (20 reels of microfilm). 

Records at the Clackamas County Archives: 

Marriage Record [with index], vol. 5-8, 1892-1903 (4 volumes); 

Marriage Returns Outside Licenses [with index], vol. 1-7, 1928-1966 (7 volumes); 

Return of Marriages, vol. 1-74, 1917-1953 (74 volumes).

Records at the Clackamas County Archives, Security Microfilm Storage:

Marriages [Records], vol. 1-42, 1853-1961 (20 reels of microfilm). 

Records at the Museum of the Oregon Territory, Library: 

Clackamas County Marriage Records [Abstracts-Clackamas County Family History Society], ca.1845-1900 (1 volume); 

Clackamas County Marriages [Abstracts-Clackamas County Family History Society-title varies], 1912-1915 (1 volume); 1915-1918 (1 volume);

[Index to Clackamas County, Oregon Marriage Records-Abstracts-Mt. Hood Genealogical Forum of Clackamas County], vol. II, 1900-1912 (1 volume); 

Index to Marriage Returns [Abstracts-Clackamas County Family History Society], 1917-1929 (1 volume); 

Index to Marriage Returns [Abstracts-Clackamas County Family History Society-title varies], 1929-1948 (2 volumes); 

Marriage Licenses Clackamas County [original licenses-with index], 1915-1920 (1 binder).

​​1859-1909 

Series documents property held by women independently and separately from their husbands. Registration of property usually is in relation to a marriage or divorce settlement. Information includes a description of property (land, livestock, and farm and household goods) to be considered separate and declarations stating that the woman in question is not responsible for her husband's debts. 

Records at the Oregon State Archives: 

Register of Married Women's Separate Property [with index], 1859-1909 (1 volume); 

Women's Separate Property Rights Record [one page only], 1909 (.05 cu.ft.);

Search for 1859-1909 Clackamas County women's separate property records in Oregon Historical Records Index.​  

Records at the Clackamas County Clerk's Recording Office Suite 110, Public Research Area: 

Early Records [Women's Separate Property Rights-one page only-reel C01AB], 1909 (1 reel of microfilm).

1866-1980 

Series documents actions filed with the county related to mineral interest claims. Types of actions include mineral rights and royalty assignments, mineral interest claims, lease releases, interest stipulations, corrections, bills of sale and conveyance assignments, and location notices. Information includes names of involved parties; action types and dates; and volume and page numbers. The series may also include copies of claim location notices giving descriptions and details of individual claims. 

Beginning in 1967 Mining Claims were recorded as part of the Recording Instruments. (Clerk and Recorder Official Filings).

Records at the Oregon State Archives: 

Mining Claim Records, 1875-1919 (.20 cu.ft.); 

Mining Claim Record [with index], vol. 4, 1927-1963 (1 volume);

Record of Mining Claims [with index], vol. 2-3, 1885-1927 (2 volumes). 

Records at the Clackamas County Clerk's Recording Office Suite 110, Public Research Area: 

Early Records [Mining Claims-reel C01AB], 1875-1919 (1 reel of microfilm);

Mining Claims [Index], 1963-1975 (1 reel of microfilm);

Mining Claims, vol. 2-4, 1885-1963 (2 reels of microfilm); 

[Mining Claims], vol. 5, 1963-1967 (1 reel of microfilm). 

BLM Fiche [Bureau of Land Management-General Land Office Miscellaneous Microfiche-includes mineral survey records], ca.1888-ca.1980 (.25 inch of microfiche).

Records at the Clackamas County Archives: 

Index to Miscellaneous Record and Mining Conveyances, vol. 4, 1866-1899 (1 volume); 

Mining Claims [Index], 1963-1975 (1 volume); 

Miscellaneous Record [and Mining Conveyances-with index], vol. 4, 1886-1899 (1 volume). 

Records at the Clackamas County Archives, Security Microfilm Storage: 

[Mining Claims Index], 1963-1975 (1 reel of microfilm); 

[Mining Claims-Record], vol. 2-5, 1889-1967 (3 reels of microfilm).

Records at a Related Web Site: 

Online Land Records [includes various federal land survey records related to Oregon such as survey plats and field notes, mineral surveys, and historical indices], ca.1850-present (Bureau of Land Management​).

Series documents the process taken by applicants for United States citizenship in declaring their intention to become United States citizens. Information may include applicant's name, age, physical description, place and date of birth, method of immigration, date and port of entry, names and ages of wife and children, and renunciation of allegiance to foreign governments. Declarations of intention may also be attached to naturalization petitions or naturalization certificates. 

Records at the Oregon State Archives:

Declaration of Intention [Record], vol. 1, 1887-1901 (1 volume); vol. 2, 1901-1906 (1 volume); 

Index to Declarations & Final Papers, vol. 1, 1887-1905 (1 volume);

Naturalization Declaration of Intention [includes John McLoughlin], 1850-1898 (.10 cu.ft.); 

Record of Declaration of Intention [with index], vol. 1-7, 1906-1929 (7 volumes);

[Record of Declaration of Intention-with index], 1929-1931 (1 volume); 

Search for 1887-1931 Clackamas County declarations of intentions in Oregon Historical Records Index​.

Series documents the application for United States citizenship by aliens. Information includes name, residence, and occupation of applicants; place and date of birth; emigration place, date, and vessel; declaration of intention dates; name, birthplace, and birth date of dependents; and renunciation of allegiance to foreign governments. Accompanying the petitions are witness and petitioner affidavits, oaths of allegiance, court orders admitting or denying citizenship, declarations of intention, depositions, and certificates of arrival.

County Court Civil Journal [includes naturalization-with index], vol. 2, 1881-1887 (1 volume);

County Court Journal [Judicial-includes naturalization until 1906], vol. 3-5, 1888-1920 (3 volumes); 

County Court Judicial Journal Index [includes naturalization], 1888-1900 (1 volume); 

McLoughlin, John Citizenship Records, 1849-1851 (1 reel of microfilm); 

Naturalization Petition [Joseph Eberhart], 1905 (.05 cu.ft.); 

Naturalization Petition and Record, 1907-1929 (9 volumes); 

Order Book County Court Civil Actions [includes naturalization-with index], 1859-1881 (1 volume).

Series documents financial assistance approved by the county court for widows, mothers, dependent children, orphans, the elderly, and indigents. Information includes applicant name and address, children's names and birth dates, amount of pension or monthly support payment, and county court order. Because the provision of relief became primarily a state and federal function in the 1930s, records are inventoried through 1939. 

Records at the Oregon State Archives: 

Old Age Pension Mortgages, 1934-1939 (.50 cu.ft.); 

Pension Certificates [Military], 1903-1912 (.10 cu.ft.);

Public Welfare Records [Clackamas County Relief Committee and Public Welfare Commission], 1928-1941 (1.50 cu.ft.); 

Widow's Pension [Record-with index], vol. 1-2, 1913-1930 (2 volumes); 

Search for 1913-1930 Clackamas County widow's pension records in Oregon Historical Records Index​. 

Records at the Museum of the Oregon Territory, Library:

Clackamas County Widows Pensions [Index Abstracts], 1913-1930 (1 volume).

1963-[ongoing] 

Series documents the discussions and activities of the county planning commission as recorded in the minutes and agendas. Topics discussed include the creation, amendment, and appeal of zoning ordinances and county land use laws; county comprehensive plans; and election or appointment of planning commission members. 

[Planning Commission Minutes-to be microfilmed], 2006-present (on computer). 

Orders of Planning Commission, 1963-1973 (.15 cu.ft.). 

Planning Commission Minutes, 1977-2005 (11 reels of microfilm). 

[Planning Commission-titled Board of Adjustment], 1975-1977 (.15 inch of microfilm jackets).

Records at the Clackamas County Website: 

Planning Commission​ [Meeting Records-includes agendas and minutes], 2018-present.

1891-1960

Series tracks individuals incarcerated in the county jail. Information includes prisoner identification number; date entered; name, address, age, birth date, height and weight, eye and hair color, and nationality of prisoner; arrest date; arresting officer; crime committed; sentence; bail; court; release date; and remarks. Prisoner registers, which may also be referred to as jail lists, have been inventoried through 1965. Access to portions of these records may be restricted for 25 years after termination of custody by Oregon Revised Statute 192.496(3).

Jail Register, vol. 6, 1947-1950 (1 volume).

Jail Register, vol. 2, 1925-1929 (1 volume); vol. 3, 1935-1940 (1 volume); vol. 4, 1940-1944 (1 volume); vol. 5, 1944-1947 (1 volume); 

[Mug Book-includes photographs and charges], 1941-1948 (1 volume).  

[Jail Register], 1891-1925 (1 volume);

Jail Register, vol. 7, 1950-1952 (1 volume); vol. 8, 1952-1955 (1 volume); vol. 9, 1955-1957 (1 volume); vol. 10, 1957-1960 (1 volume);

[Juvenile Detention Register], 1953-1960 (1 volume). 

Jail Register Index [Abstract], 1892-1903, 1907-1925 (1 volume).

​​1844-2015 

Series documents actions taken on probate cases brought before the county, district, or circuit court for settlement. Records include wills, receipts, claims, vouchers, petitions to sell, notices of annual accounting, final estate accounting reports, appraiser's affidavits, bills of sale, inventories, fee bills, appraisals, administrator and appointment certificates, and appraiser oaths. Over the years probate jurisdiction has been transferred from the county court to the circuit court in most counties. However, the county courts in Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Malheur, Sherman, and Wheeler Counties continue to hear probate cases. Portions of these records may be restricted. 

The Clackamas County circuit court joined the Oregon eCourt Case Information Network (OECI) electronic records system in 2015. Probate records created since 2015 are maintained electronically.

Records at the Oregon State Archives: 

Index to Probate Cases [also indexes probate journals], 1845-1930 (1 volume);

Index to Probate Cases, vol. 1-2, 1845-1979 (2 volumes); 

Probate Case Files [alphabetical], 1844-1928 (23.50 cu.ft.); 

Probate Case Index, 1845-1979 (3 volumes); 

Search for 1844-1928 Clackamas County probate case files in Oregon Historical Records Index. 

Records at the Clackamas County Courthouse, Circuit Court Records Center Room 12: 

Indexes [Combined Index-indexes circuit, district, and probate court case files], 1983-1986 (7 sheets of microfiche);

Indexes [Probate Index-Case Files], ca.1850-1982 (70 sheets of microfilm jackets); 

Probate [Case Files], no.76.7.1-90.12.48, 1976-1990 (12 feet of microfilm jackets); 

Probate [Case Files-with gaps], no. 2524-19670, 1920-1976 (10 inches of microfilm jackets). 

Records at the Clackamas County Clerk's Recording Office Suite 110, Public Research Area: 

[Clackamas County Recorder Misc. Court Records-includes probate, adoption, mental commitment, and marriage records], 1976-1978 (1 reel of microfilm). 

Records at the Clackamas County Circuit Court Off-Site Storage Facility: 

Name Changes [Closed Case Files], 1991-2013 (31 cu.ft.); 

[Probate Case Files], no.1100-18960, 1907-1975 (205 reels of microfilm);

Probate [Closed Case Files], 1991-2015 (802 cu.ft.); 

Probate [Closed Case Files-with gaps], no. 11970-19559, 1959-1976 (2 cu.ft.);

Probate [Records-Case Files], no. P78.1-P84.4420, 1978-1984 (14 reels of microfilm);

Small Estate [Probate Case Files-Closed], no. SE968-SE8248, 1987-2015 (58 cu.ft.); 

[Small Estates Affidavits-Probate], no. SE1-SE1105, 1973-1986 (5 reels of microfilm);

[Small Estates Index-Probate-alphabetical and numerical], 1973-1986 (1 reel of microfilm). 

Records at the Museum of the Oregon Territory, Library: 

Clackamas County Probate Case Files Index [compiled by Daraleen Wade], 1844-1928 (1 volume);

Index to Clackamas County Probate Records [compiled by Brown], 1845-1910 (1 volume).

Series documents information recorded about estates probated in the county or circuit courts. Information includes deceased party's name; recording and death dates; residence; name and address of executors, administrators, or trustees; estimated values of real and personal property; inventory and appraisal dates; the estate's value according to the appraisals and to the county court; and the names and relationship of heirs. Over the years probate jurisdiction has been transferred from the county court to the circuit court in most counties. However, the county courts in Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Malheur, Sherman, and Wheeler Counties continue to hear probate cases. 

[Probate Estate Record-entered in back section of jury register], 1905-1909 (1 volume); 

Record of Inventories of Estates [with index], vol. 2, 1859-1866 (1 volume).

[Records of Inventories of Estates-reel C01A-with index], vol. 2, 1859-1866 (1 reel of microfilm).

1844-1986 

Series records the actions taken by the county's probate court. Information includes case numbers, estate or deceased's name, administrator's or executor's name, dates and types of papers filed, and memoranda and court orders listed by dates of appointment of administrator or executor. Series may also be referred to as probate journals, dockets, or records of actions. Over the years probate jurisdiction has been transferred from the county court to the circuit court in most counties. However, the county courts in Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Malheur, Sherman, and Wheeler Counties continue to hear probate cases. In 1986 circuit courts with probate jurisdiction began recording basic case information on the Oregon Judicial Information Network (OJIN). This network functionally replaced probate dockets and journals previously maintained by the courts. The transition to full use of OJIN by all circuit courts in Oregon took approximately two years. Contact the trial court administrator for access to OJIN. Portions of these records may be restricted. 

Clackamas County joined the Oregon Judicial Information Network (OJIN) in 1987. 

Clackamas County Probate Court Record, 1845-1849 (1 reel of microfilm); 

Index to Probate Cases [also indexes probate journals], 1845-1930 (1 volume); 

Probate Court Record, 1844-1849 (1 volume); 

Probate Docket Index, n.d. (1 volume);

Probate Journal [Accounting and Distribution], 1863-1908 (4 volumes);

Probate Journal [Administrators], 1863-1896 (1 volume);

Probate Journal, vol. 4-71, 1908-1958 (68 volumes); 

Probate Orders, vol. 7-8, 1896-1910 (2 volumes); 

Probate Record [Journal], vol. 72-74, 1958-1959 (3 volumes); 

Probate Record of Actions, vol. 1, 1868-1878 (1 volume); 

[Probate Record-with index], vol. 7, 1878-1896 (1 volume);

Probate Register & Fee Book [with index], vol. 2, 1888-1929 (1 volume); 

Probate Register [with index], vol. 1, 1863-1894 (1 volume);

Rec'd County Court [Probate Record], 1859-1968 (1 volume). 

Probate Court Journal, vol. 74-162, 1959-1978 (88 volumes);

[Probate Register of Actions], no. 80.1.1-86.6.7, 1980-1986 (3 reels of microfilm);

Probate [Register of Actions], vol. 1-23, 1868-1976 (10 reels of microfilm); no. 76.731-79.1247 (2 reels of microfilm).

Records at the Clackamas County Website:

Clackamas County GIS Data Portal​​​ [includes GIS shapefiles related to streets], n.d.-present;

Clackamas County Road Map, 2014;

Transportation Engineering Maps [includes classification, bikeway, pedestrian, and urban area freight], ca.2008-present.

1846-[ongoing] 

Series documents the surveying and mapping of county roads. Records include road surveyor notes, alignment, profile, and other survey maps, and road registers. Information includes legal descriptions of the roads; road names and numbers; plans and profiles; township, range, and section numbers; dates of activity; and scales. General road maps may be found in the series titled Road and Bridge Records. 

Newer road engineering case files and related records are imaged and maintained in the county's ApplicationXtender software.

Records at the Clackamas County Development Services Building, Surveyor's Office File Room 311: 

County Roads [Case Files-includes field notes, petitions, vacations, and related records], no. 1-3435, ca.1847-present (35 cu.ft.); 

County Roads [Strip Maps-rolled], ca.1925-ca.1970 (ca.200 maps); 

County Roads [Survey Field Books], ca.1920-ca.1962 (3 cu.ft.);

County Surveyor's Field Books [includes road surveys], no. 0-411, 1955-1985 (411 volumes);

Index to File Drawers A Thru Z [indexes A to Z Letter Series maps, DTM plats, LP corner maps, and some surveys], ca.1853-ca.1985 (1 binder); 

Market Road Notes Office Copies, ca.1900-ca.1936 (48 volumes); 

Market Roads [Strip Maps-includes profiles-rolled], ca.1920-ca.1940 (ca.300 maps); 

Market Roads [Survey Field Books], ca.1900-ca.1936 (4 cu.ft.);  

Misc. Field Books [Miscellaneous Surveyor-includes road surveys], no. 420-477, ca.1985-ca.2000 (ca.58 volumes); 

[Old Roads Prior to 1864-Register-includes survey and establishment information], ca.1846-1983 (1 binder); 

[Pigeon Hole Maps-Miscellaneous Rolled Maps-includes road, road survey, railroad, Oregon Territory, etc.-with index], ca.1850-ca.1992 (ca.300 maps); 

Rd. Book #1 Tracings [Record of Roads-Field Notes and Drawings-copy], 1864-1881 (.35 cu.ft.); 

Rd. Book #6 [Record of Roads-Field Notes and Drawings-copy], 1911-1915 (.30 cu.ft.); 

Record of Roads [includes field notes, drawings, orders, vacations, and related records-documents road numbers 1-3381-title varies], vol. 1-11, 1864-1983 (11 volumes); 

Road Book [on assessor's map base-with notations], ca.1950-ca.1969 (1 volume);

Road Surveys [Maps-rolled and flat], ca.1910-ca.1964 (ca.300 maps); 

Road Surveys [Plat-includes other plats], no. A.1-Z.170, ca.1850-ca.1992 (24 inches of microfilm jackets); 

Road Surveys [Strip Maps], no. PHA.1-XX.6, n.d. (5 inches of microfilm jackets).

County Road Books [Record of Roads-includes field notes, drawings, orders, vacations, and related records-documents road numbers 1-2719], vol. 1-10, 1864-1963 (25 inches of aperture cards); 

County Roads Notes [Case Files-includes field notes, petitions, vacations, and related records], no. 1-3416, ca.1847-ca.1998 (36 inches of microfiche);

Road Surveys [Plat-includes other plats], no. A.1-Z.170, ca.1850-ca.1992 (18 inches of microfiche).

Records at the Clackamas County Archives, Security Microfilm Storage: 

Road Surveys [Records-includes strip maps], ca.1913-1994 (27 reels of microfilm);

Territorial Roads [Survey Records], n.d.-ca.1864 (2 reels of microfilm). 

Records at the Clackamas County Website:

Transportation Engineering Maps​ [includes classification, bikeway, pedestrian, and urban area freight], ca.2008-present.

Records at the Clackamas County Web Site:

CCSIS [Clackamas County Surveyor Information System-GIS database-includes corner survey, Donation Land Claim, private survey plat, subdivision plat, partition plat and related information], n.d.-present.

Records at a Related Website:

Online Land Records [includes federal land survey records related to Oregon such as survey plats and field notes, mineral surveys, and historical indices], ca.1850-present (Bureau of Land Management​).

1930-2000 

Tax lot cards, which contain official descriptions of real property, are used to track land ownership and lot size and also may serve as a deed reference. Records include tax lot number; the location of the land in reference to township, range, and section; and a description and record of changes to the property, acreage, and land owner. 

[Land Ownership Books-includes deed and chronological ownership information], vol. 1-253, ca.1966-2000 (273 volumes).

Records at the Clackamas County Development Services Building, Assessment and Taxation Office, Archive Room 158: 

Old Ownership Books [Land Book-includes tax lot information], n.d. (1 inch of microfiche).

City Blocks in Oregon City and Milwaukie [Land Ownership Plats-includes tax lot information], ca.1930 (1 volume).

Ownership Books [includes deed and chronological ownership information], 1939-1959 (60 volumes).

Series documents the authorization by the state and local governments for the use of public waters. Series includes water rights, licenses, and certificates of water rights issued by the state and filed with the county. Records may include alphabetical indexes to the certificates, transcripts, statements, evidence, and other records specifically related to water rights cases heard by circuit and appellate courts. Information includes names of individuals proving water rights; locations of water rights including the township, range, and section number; descriptions of land under such rights; and limitations of appropriations of rights and use of rights (i.e., length of time, usage). Original water rights certificates are filed with the Oregon Water Resources Department​. 

Records at the Clackamas County Website:

Clackamas County GIS Data Portal​​​ [includes GIS shapefiles related to zoning boundaries], n.d.-present;

Index to Maps, Tables and Figures [information related to the county comprehensive plan and zoning], n.d.-present;

Proposed Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and the Zoning and Development Ordinance, n.d.-present;

Zoning and Land Development Ordinance [includes subdivision and partition information], n.d.-present.