Research a Historic Property
Research a Historic Property
Where to begin when researching your home or a property in Deschutes County? Visit these FREE online resources to get your project started.
City of Bend Historic Preservation
Historic Preservation | City of Bend (bendoregon.gov)
City of Bend Sanborn maps
Historic Maps | City of Bend (bendoregon.gov)
Historic Sites in Bend
Historic Sites | City of Bend (bendoregon.gov)
Deschutes County Property Resources
Deschutes County is one of the few counties statewide that has made their records available digitally. Searching for property deeds and records can easily be done from home.
Deschutes County DIAL
The County’s assessors records can be found through DIAL. Using a name, property address, or taxlot number will gain you access to public information associated with a site in Deschutes County, including past owner records, deeds, property maps and historic information.
DIAL – Deschutes County Property Information
Deschutes County Clerk’s Office- Records Research
Records Research | Deschutes County Oregon
Metes & Bounds Grantor/Grantee Indexes prior to 1960
Metes & Bounds Grantor/Grantee Indexes (prior to 1960) | Deschutes County Oregon
Oregon Digital Newspaper Project (University of Oregon)
The Historic Oregon Newspapers site allows you to search and access complete content for historic Oregon newspapers that have been digitized through the University of Oregon library. This full-text searchable database contains almost 2,400,000 pages from Oregon newspapers dated 1846-2023, with more material being added continually.
Historic Oregon Newspapers (uoregon.edu)
Library of Congress, Digital Collection
The Library of Congress (LOC) is another helpful online resource. The LOC has digitized Sanborn Insurance maps from the turn of the 19th/20th century, which are very helpful in understanding the use of different buildings and what they were made from. You can learn more about Sanborn Insurance maps and access the Sanborn maps for Bend on the LOC website.
Digital Collections, Available Online | Library of Congress (loc.gov)
Sandborn Insurance Maps, Library of Congress
About this Collection | Sanborn Maps | Digital Collections | Library of Congress (loc.gov)
Sanborn Maps of Bend, Library of Congress
Search results for Sanborn Maps, Sanborn Maps, Oregon, Bend | Library of Congress (loc.gov)