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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Adair Village (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Adair Village. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Adair Village ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Adair Village: Adair Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Adair Village is located in Benton County.

To see how the shape of Oregon's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Benton County: Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion & Polk.

Below are the counties that are near Adair Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Adair Village:

  • Benton County     (The home county of Adair Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adair Village, with the one closest to Adair Village listed first.
    • Lewisburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
    • North Albany
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
      • North Albany is located in Benton County
    • Corvallis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Kings Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Philomath
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wren
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
      • Wren is located in Benton County
    • Flynn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
      • Flynn is located in Benton County
    • Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jennyopolis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennyopolis
      • Jennyopolis is located in Benton County
    • Blodgett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Summit
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Benton County
    • Bellfountain Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Monroe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adair Village, with the one closest to Adair Village listed first.
    • Eddyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Logsden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adair Village, with the one closest to Adair Village listed first.
    • Millersburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
    • Albany
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Draperville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
      • Draperville is located in Linn County
    • Tangent
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangent
      • Tangent is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangent <2>
    • Crabtree
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Shedd
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Irvinville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
      • Irvinville is located in Linn County
    • West Scio
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Scio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
      • West Scio is located in Linn County
    • Boston ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston is located in Linn County
      • Boston has also been known as:
      • Boston Mills
    • Scio
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lebanon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • South Lebanon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lebanon
      • South Lebanon is located in Linn County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adair Village, with the one closest to Adair Village listed first.
    • Santiam City ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santiam City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
      • Santiam City is located in Marion County
    • Jefferson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Marion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Turner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Turner is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <2>
    • West Stayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Aumsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Four Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
    • Salem
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
    • Badger Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
      • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
    • Stayton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
      • Stayton is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stayton <2>
    • Sublimity
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity
      • Sublimity is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublimity <2>
    • Hayesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
      • Hayesville is located in Marion County
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adair Village, with the one closest to Adair Village listed first.
    • Buena Vista
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Polk County
    • Airlie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
      • Airlie is located in Polk County
    • Lewisville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
      • Lewisville is located in Polk County
    • Independence
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Monmouth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bridgeport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Polk County
    • Dallas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Dallas is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,331 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <2>
    • Rickreall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Falls City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellendale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
      • Ellendale is located in Polk County
    • Eola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
      • Eola is located in Polk County
    • Crowley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
      • Crowley is located in Polk County
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adair Village, with the one closest to Adair Village listed first.
    • Hopewell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Amity
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Amity is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amity <2>
    • Bellevue
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
    • Sheridan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Willamina
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Adair Village, see our County-by-County Page for Adair Village.

Newspapers Published in Adair Village ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Adair Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Adair Village, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Adair Village.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Adair Village:

Cemeteries Near Adair Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Adair Village.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Adair Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Adair Village, with the one closest to Adair Village listed first.

  • Gingles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Gingles Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gingles Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38826 <5>
  • Locke Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Locke Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Lewisburg
    • The Locke Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lewisburg Cemetery
    • Locke Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locke Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39052 <5>
  • Palestine Memorial Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ridders Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Robinson Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Robinson Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • The Robinson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Robinson
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2250105 <5>
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Albany Masonic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Orleans Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orleans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orleans Cemetery
  • Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (175 more) ...
    • Houston Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houston Cemetery
    • Waverly Memorial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waverly Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waverly Memorial Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Adair Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Adair Village.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Adair Village, with the one closest to Adair Village listed first.

  • Wellsdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
    • Wellsdale is located in Benton County
  • Lewisburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
  • Suver
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suver
    • Suver is located in Polk County
  • Corvallis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Albany
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Millersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Millersburg is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Buena Vista
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in Polk County
  • Airlie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
    • Airlie is located in Polk County
  • Simpson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Simpson is located in Polk County
  • Tangent
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangent
    • Tangent is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangent <2>
  • Fry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
    • Fry is located in Linn County
  • Jefferson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lewisville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
      • Lewisville is located in Polk County
    • Kings Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Wren
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
      • Wren is located in Benton County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Adair Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Adair Village.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Adair Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Adair Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adair Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6745, Longitude: -123.2178       In this case, the coordinates for Adair Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Adair Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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