Josephine (OR) county

Josephine County är ett administrativt område i delstaten Oregon, USA. År 2010 hade countyt 82 713 invånare. Den administrativa huvudorten (county seat) är Grants Pass.

Översikt

Josephine County i Oregon i USA (US) land

Arkiv: Josephine County, Oregon Genealogy
Länk: Josephine County, Oregon

Historik

In 1885, the county seat was relocated to Kerby, where the county's first jail was built. In 1885, the Oregon Legislature adjusted the boundary between Jackson and Josephine County, making Grants Pass a part of Josephine County. This was done primarily to have a railroad head within the new county.[6] In June 1886 the voters of Josephine County considered three towns for the new county seat. These were: Kerby, Wilderville and Grants Pass. Grants Pass won with 116 votes out of the 716 ballots cast.