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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Alder. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Alder to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Alder, please Contact Us.

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 Alder (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 Alder. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Alder is historic, it would have been located within present day Wallowa 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 Wallowa County: Adams (ID), Idaho (ID), Nez Perce (ID), Baker, Umatilla, Union, Asotin (WA), Columbia (WA) & Garfield (WA).

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

  • Wallowa County     (The home county of Alder)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alder, with the one closest to Alder listed first.
    • Enterprise
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Wallowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <3>
    • Joseph
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lostine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Evans
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Wallowa County
    • Wallowa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallowa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallowa
      • Wallowa is located in Wallowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallowa <3>
    • Imnaha
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Maxville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
      • Maxville is located in Wallowa County
  • Baker County
    • Cornucopia ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
      • Cornucopia is located in Baker County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alder, with the one closest to Alder listed first.
    • Cove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Union
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Alder ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alder.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alder, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alder.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Alder:

Cemeteries Near Alder ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alder.

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

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

  • Alder Slope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alder Slope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alder Slope Cemetery
  • Enterprise Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enterprise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enterprise Cemetery
  • Joseph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joseph Cemetery
  • Old Chief Joseph Gravesite
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Chief Joseph Gravesite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Chief Joseph Gravesite
  • Prairie Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Creek Cemetery
  • Lostine Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lostine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lostine Cemetery
  • Wallowa Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallowa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallowa Cemetery
  • Bramlet Memorial Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bramlet Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bramlet Memorial Cemetery
  • Park Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Imnaha Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Imnaha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Imnaha Cemetery
  • Cove Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cove Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Lower Cove Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • The Lower Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wright Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Cove Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery In The Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery In The Park is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the northwest of Union.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery In The Park
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant 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.

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

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

  • Enterprise
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Wallowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <3>
  • Joseph
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lostine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wallowa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallowa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallowa
    • Wallowa is located in Wallowa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallowa <3>
  • Cove
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Imnaha
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornucopia ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
    • Cornucopia is located in Baker County

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

The official website for Wallowa County: www.co.wallowa.or.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Alder, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Alder) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alder. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3979, Longitude: -117.2971       In this case, the coordinates for Alder have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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