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County	Established	Origin	Etymology
Baker	1862	Wasco County, Union County and Malheur County	Edward Dickinson Baker, a senator from Oregon who was killed at Ball's Bluff, a battle of the American Civil War
Benton	1847	Polk County	Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. senator who advocated U.S. control over the Oregon Country
Clackamas	1843	One of the original four districts of the Oregon Country	The Clackamas Indians, a Native American tribe living in the area.
Clatsop	1844	Northern and western portions of the original Twality District	Clatsop tribe of Native Americans, who lived along the coast of the Pacific Ocean prior to European settlement
Columbia	1854	Northern half of Washington County	Columbia River, which forms the county's eastern and northern borders
Coos	1853	Western parts of Umpqua and Jackson Counties	The Coos Tribe of Native Americans who lived in the region
Crook	1882	Southern part of Wasco County	George Crook (1828 ? 1890), a U.S. Army officer who served in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars
Curry	1855	Coos County	George Law Curry (1820-1878), a governor of the Oregon Territory
Deschutes	1916	Southern part of Crook County	The Deschutes River, which flows thourgh the county.
Douglas	1852	Portion of Umpqua County which lay east of the Coast Range summit	Stephen A. Douglas (1813 - 1861), a U.S. politician who supported Oregon statehood
Gilliam	1885	Eastern third of Wasco County	Cornelius Gilliam (1798 - 1848), a pioneer who commanded the forces of the Provisional Government of Oregon after the Whitman Massacre
Grant	1864	Parts of old Wasco and old Umatilla counties	Ulysses S. Grant (1822 ? 1885), army officer who served in the Oregon Territory; a Union general in the American Civil War at the time of the county's creation; and subsequently President of the United States (1869?1877)
Harney	1889	Southern two-thirds of Grant County	William S. Harney (1800 - 1889), a cavalry officer of the period, who was involved in the Pig War
Hood River	1908	Northwest portion of Wasco County	The Hood River (a tributary of the Columbia River), which flows through the county
Jackson	1852	Southwestern portion of Lane County and the unorganized area south of Douglas and Umpqua Counties	Andrew Jackson (1767 ? 1845), the seventh President of the United States
Jefferson	1914	Crook County	Mount Jefferson, which is located on its western boundary.
Josephine	1856	Western half of Jackson County	Virginia "Josephine" Rollins, the first white woman to make this county her home.
Klamath	1882	Western part of Lake County	The Klamath or Clamitte tribe, which has had a presence in the area for 10,000 years.
Lake	1874	Jackson and Wasco Counties	Numerous lakes and hot springs.
Lane	1851	Southern part of Linn County and the portion of Benton County east of Umpqua County	Gen. Joseph Lane (1801 ? 1881), the first governor of Oregon Territory
Lincoln	1893	Western portion of Benton County and Polk County	Abraham Lincoln (1809 ? 1865), sixteenth President of the United States.
Linn	1847	Southern portion of Champoeg (later Marion) County	U.S. Senator Lewis F. Linn (1795 ? 1843) of Missouri, author of the Donation Land Act, which provided free land to settlers in the West.
Malheur	1887	Southern portion of Baker County	Malheur River (formally "Riviere au Malheur" or "Unfortunate River"), named by French trappers whose property and furs were stolen from their river encampment.
Marion	1843	One of the original four districts of the Oregon territory	Francis Marion (1732 ? 1795), American Revolutionary War general
Morrow	1885	Western portion of Umatilla County and a small portion of eastern Wasco County	Jackson L. Morrow, an early resident
Multnomah	1854	Eastern part of Washington and the northern part of Clackamas counties	The Indian village of Multnomah, on Sauvie Island. The word is derived from nematlnomaq, probably meaning downriver. Lewis and Clark made note of the name in 1805, and applied that name to all local Indians.
Polk	1845	Yamhill District	James Knox Polk (1795 ? 1849), President of the United States at the time of the county's creation
Sherman	1889	Northeast corner of Wasco County	William Tecumseh Sherman, American Civil War general, and businessman, educator, and author
Tillamook	1853	Clatsop, Yamhill and Polk Counties	Tillamook (or Killamook) Native American people.
Umatilla	1862	Portion of Wasco County	Traces its creation in 1862 to the regional gold rushes, which spawned the riverport of Umatilla City (just above the mouth of the Umatilla River) and brought stockraisers to the lush grasslands.
Union	1864	Baker County	The town of Union, which had been established two years before and named by its founders for the "Union" of the states during the Civil War.
Wallowa	1887	Eastern portion of Union County.	The Nez Perce word wallowa to designate a tripod of poles used to support fish nets. The area was claimed by the Chief Joseph band of the Nez Perce as its hunting and fishing grounds
Wasco	1854	Parts of Clackamas, Lane, Linn and Marion counties	The Wasco (or Wascopam) Native American tribe.
Washington	1843	One of the original four districts of the Oregon Country (as Twality District)	George Washington (1732 ? 1799), Founding Father of the United States and first President of the United States
Wheeler	1899	Parts of Grant, Gilliam, and Crook Counties	Henry H. Wheeler, who operated the first mail stage line from The Dalles to Canyon City.
Yamhill	1843	One of the original four districts of the Oregon Country	The Yamhelas, members of the Kalapuya Native American family, who lived along the Yamhill River in the western Willamette Valley.