Oregon Historical County Records Guide
Morrow County Records Inventory
County Court Judicial Journals
1885-1966
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 Morrow County Courthouse, Basement Records Storage Room:
County Court Docket, 1885-1888 (1 volume);
Journal County Court [includes mostly probate and some insane commitments],
vol. A, 1885-1891 (1 volume);
Journal County Court Law [includes naturalization petitions and orders and
widow's pension actions], 1885-1919 (1 volume).
Records at the Morrow County Courthouse, Basement Vault:
Law Journal County Court [includes widow's pension
actions], vol. 2, 1919-1966 (1 volume).
Records at the Umatilla County Courthouse, Basement Mortgage Records Room 17:
Register and Fee Book of Cases Circuit and County Court [Morrow County-title
varies], vol. 2-5, 1891-1911 (4 volumes).
Records at the Morrow County Museum:
County Court Law Register Fee Book, 1887-1892 (1 volume).