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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 Old Kelly Mill (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 Old Kelly Mill. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Old Kelly Mill is located in Wheeler 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 Wheeler County: Crook, Gilliam, Grant, Jefferson & Sherman.

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

  • Wheeler County     (The home county of Old Kelly Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Kelly Mill, with the one closest to Old Kelly Mill listed first.
    • Mitchell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Waldron ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
      • Waldron is located in Wheeler County
    • Richmond ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Wheeler County
  • Crook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Kelly Mill, with the one closest to Old Kelly Mill listed first.
    • Scissorsville ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scissorsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scissorsville
      • Scissorsville is located in Crook County
    • Post
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Prineville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Paulina
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Kelly Mill, with the one closest to Old Kelly Mill listed first.
    • Horse Heaven ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Heaven
      • Horse Heaven is located in Jefferson County
    • Donnybrook ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
      • Donnybrook is located in Jefferson County
      • Former names for Donnybrook:
      • Axehandle
      • Kilts
    • Ashwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Wasco County
    • Clarno
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarno
      • Clarno is located in Wasco County

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

Newspapers Published in Old Kelly Mill ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Kelly Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Kelly Mill, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Kelly Mill.

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 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 Old Kelly Mill:

Cemeteries Near Old Kelly Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Kelly Mill.

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 Old Kelly Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • West Branch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Branch Cemetery
  • Lower Mitchell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Mitchell Cemetery
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
  • Howard Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38921 <5>
  • Toney Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Toney Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the southwest of Mitchell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toney Cemetery
  • Caleb Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caleb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caleb Cemetery
  • Foppiano Family Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Mill Creek Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Camp Watson Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Watson Cemetery
  • Richmond Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
  • Mary Waterman Grave
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mary Waterman Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mary Waterman Grave
  • Spanish Gulch Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spanish Gulch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spanish Gulch Cemetery
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Knox Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Maury Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Woods Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods 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 Old Kelly Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Kelly Mill.

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

  • Post
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Prineville
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 'straight-line' (or 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- Old Kelly Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Kelly Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4943, Longitude: -120.3120       In this case, the coordinates for Old Kelly Mill 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 Old Kelly Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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