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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 Albany (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 Albany. 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.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Albany is primarily located in Linn County and is the County Seat. A portion of Albany extends into 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 Linn County: Benton, Deschutes, Jefferson, Lane, Marion & Polk.

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

  • Linn County     (The home county of Albany)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
    • Draperville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
      • Draperville is located in Linn County
    • Millersburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Tangent
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Irvinville
      (7 miles [11.3 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
    • Crabtree
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Boston ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Shedd
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lebanon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • West Scio
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • South Lebanon
      (11 miles [17.7 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
    • Scio
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sodaville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville
      • Sodaville is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Waterloo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
    • North Albany
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Adair Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
      • Adair Village is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Lewisburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
    • Corvallis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Philomath
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Flynn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
      • Flynn is located in Benton County
    • Wren
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Kings Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bellfountain Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Blodgett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Monroe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Summit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Benton County
  • Lane County
    • Junction City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Lane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <2>
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Santiam City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Marion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Stayton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Turner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Aumsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Stayton
      (18 miles [29 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
      (20 miles [32.2 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>
    • Four Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
    • Salem
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
      • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
    • Hayesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Mehama
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Albany, with the one closest to Albany listed first.
    • Buena Vista
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
      • Airlie is located in Polk County
    • Independence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lewisville
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Monmouth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Eola
      (21 miles [33.8 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
    • Bridgeport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Polk County
    • Rickreall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Dallas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Salemtowne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
      • Salemtowne is located in Polk County
    • Falls City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Crowley
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Ellendale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
      • Ellendale is located in Polk County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Albany ...

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 124 newspapers that have been published in the area around Albany.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Albany. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Albany and those printed in the larger area surrounding Albany.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<4> of Albany.

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 professional and volunteer websites 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 Albany:

Cemeteries Near Albany ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Albany.

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 Albany covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Timber - Linn Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timber - Linn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timber - Linn Memorial Park
  • Houston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • 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
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • 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
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Albany Masonic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Knox Butte Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knox Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox Butte Cemetery
  • Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Central Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Palestine Memorial Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Orleans Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (173 more) ...
    • Allphin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allphin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allphin Cemetery
    • Simison - Hale Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simison - Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simison - Hale Cemetery
    • Gingles Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Albany had a population of 3,079 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Albany had a population of 56,129 people.

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

  • Fry
    (2 miles [3.2 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
  • Millersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Tangent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Tallman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
    • Tallman is located in Linn County
  • Spicer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
    • Spicer is located in Linn County
  • Irvinville
    (7 miles [11.3 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
  • Jefferson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wellsdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
  • Oakville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Oakville is located in Linn County
  • Corvallis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Plainview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Linn County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Crabtree
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Shedd
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lebanon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

The official website for Albany: www.ci.albany.or.us/

The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Albany) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Albany. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6174, Longitude: -123.0829    
<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 Albany, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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