Grant County County
Grant County was created in 1864 from Wasco and Umatilla Counties and was named for General Ulysses S. Grant.
Mapped Location
Grant County: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Grant County
- Feature Type: County
- County Seat: Town of Canyon City
- Established: Friday, October 14, 1864
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Grant County
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Grant County | Official |
Related Catalog Titles
A Bibliography for Grant County, County
China doctor of John Day by Jeffrey G. Barlow, Christine Richardson
The remarkable story of Ing Hay, the "China Doctor" who became the most famous and capable frontier physician in the John Day country of Eastern Oregon. Serving patients from the late 19th century to 1948, he was a traditional Chinese physician who, with his herbal medicines, worked more cures than the laboratory-oriented doctors of the area. Illustrated. 160 pages.
ix, 118 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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An Illustrated history of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney counties, with a brief outline of the early history of the state of Oregon by Western Historical Publishing Company
Published in 1902 by the Western Historical Publishing Company, this comprehensive volume documents the early settlement and economic foundation of eastern Oregon's vast frontier. Following a brief overview of the state's early years, the text provides detailed local histories and extensive biographical sketches of the pioneers who built communities across Baker, Grant, Malheur, and Harney counties. A keen insight drawn from the narrative is how the region's harsh, arid geography necessitated an economy based heavily on cattle ranching and mining, forging a rugged cultural identity that sharply contrasted with the agrarian settlements of the Willamette Valley. Ultimately, the book serves as both a valuable genealogical resource for these four counties and a historical testament to the sheer endurance required to establish industry in the high desert.
788 pages, 70 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits
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Grant County
- Austin
- Bates
- Beech Creek
- Cabell City
- Town of Canyon City
- Caverhill (historical)
- Courtrock
- Dale
- Town of Dayville
- Fox
- Galena
- City of Granite
- Hamilton
- Izee
- City of John Day
- Kimberly
- City of Long Creek
- City of Monument
- City of Mount Vernon
- Porterville (historical)
- City of Prairie City
- Range
- Ritter
- Robinsonville
- City of Seneca
- Silvies
- Susanville
- Three Forks
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2013-01-08