Harney County Oregon genealogy consists of a brief history of the county, biographical sketches of some early residents, as well as obituaries.
Harney Valley, Harvey Lake, Harvey City successor to Harney Camp, Harney County, and lastly Harney land district were named in honor of General Harney, who, so traditions of the Harney country tell us, “had a brush with the Indians while guiding emigrants through the valley.” The general in 1890 acknowledged this comment to his early army days, in an autograph letter to the to “council of Harney City. In area the county which was organized in 1889, is larger than any one of the six New England states, with the single exception of Maine; the valuation of its taxable property ranks sixth in the fourteen Eastern Oregon counties, and second in the five great grazing counties of the state, and the development of the wealth of natural resources on a large scale is only a matter of a few years.
Harney County Oregon Genealogy
- An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties Oregon
These 91 biographies and sketches have been taken from the manuscript "An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties Oregon." Presently this is an incomplete offering so subscribe to this page if you're interested on further updates. We will eventually provide the entire manuscript here. - A Brief History of Harney County Oregon
- Biographical Sketch of A. J. McKinnon
- Biographical Sketch of Charles P. Rutherford
- Biographical Sketch of Geo. W. Hayes
- Biographical Sketch of H. B. Horton
- Biographical Sketch of John W. Biggs
- Biographical Sketch of Thomas Jones
- I. S. Greer & Company
- N. Brown & Sons
- Harney County, Oregon Census
- Harney County, Oregon Cemetery Records
