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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Oregon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oregon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oregon, 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 Oregon (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 Oregon. 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 and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Oregon is historic, it would have been located within present day Boone County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Boone County: Carroll, Marion, Newton, Searcy & Taney (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Oregon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oregon:
- Boone County (The home county of Oregon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Bergman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Keener ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Myrtle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Zinc
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefonte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Pleasant Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- South Lead Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Lead Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Lead Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rally Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Ridgeway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Amos
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Cotter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gassville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Denver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Osage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Green Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Blue Eye
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Eye is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rudd
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Dryfork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Metalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- Urbanette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Urbanette is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette
- Berryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Pyatt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Monarch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Eros
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Peel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bruno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Yellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Flippin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bull Shoals
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Price Place
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Price Place is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Place
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Western Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Hasty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hasty is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Compton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vendor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vendor is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vendor
- Mount Judea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Parthenon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ponca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boxley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boxley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
- Murray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Murray is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Pindall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Saint Joe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blanco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Ozark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Ocie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ocie is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocie
- Pontiac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Theodosia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Theodosia is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Sundown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sundown is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Isabella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longrun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longrun is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrun
- Stone County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Blue Eye
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coney Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coney Island is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Indian Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lampe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Dollar City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Dollar City is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Dollar City
- Taney County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Ridgedale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Protem
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarcreek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
- Melva ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Melva is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melva
- Rueter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rueter is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueter
- Oasis ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oasis is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Kirbyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hollister
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
- Powersite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Powersite is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
- Table Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Table Rock is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Kissee Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Branson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oregon, see our County-by-County Page for Oregon.
Cemeteries Near Oregon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oregon.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Oregon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oregon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- York Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- White Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Starkey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Speer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dees Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Britton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (256 more) ...
- Deshield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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.
Oregon itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Myrtle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pedlo ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pedlo is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlo
- Bellefonte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Pleasant Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Francis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Francis is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Valley Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Rally Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Lead Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Boone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boone is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
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- Batavia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Batavia is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Elmwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Watkins is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oregon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oregon.
Newspapers Published in Oregon ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oregon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oregon, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oregon.
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 Oregon:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Carroll County
- Marion County
- Newton County
- Searcy County
- Ozark County
- Stone County
- Taney County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Oregon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oregon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |