Many of the
County Links on the left will keep you specifically in or near Jefferson County here in Oregon. We add new listings and links on a regular basis so bookmark this page and check back often. The County was named after Mount Jefferson, the second highest peak in Oregon with an elevation of 10,497 feet, which marks the County's western skyline. The County is bounded on the north by
Wasco County, on the east by
Wheeler and
Crook Counties, on the south by
Deschutes County, and on the west by
Linn and
Marion Counties. Madras, named after the city in India, serves as the County seat.
Principle industries are agriculture, forest products, and recreation. The fertile North Unit Irrigation District in the central part of the county produces seed, potatoes, hay, and mint. The eastern part of the county has dry wheat farming and grazing land for cattle, and the western part is timber country. The Warm Springs Forest Product Industry owned by the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation is the single largest industry.