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Our Genealogy Helper

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 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 southwest 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 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.

Oregon is located in Warren County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Warren County: Essex, Hamilton, Saratoga & Washington.

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:

  • Warren County     (The home county of Oregon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
    • Bakers Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wevertown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrisburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Harrisburg is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Holcombville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Holcombville is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombville
    • Riparius
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Stony Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Athol
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Warrensburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Chestertown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pottersville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Brant Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
    • Minerva
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Loch Muller
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Loch Muller is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Muller
    • Schroon Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Boreas River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Boreas River is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreas River
    • Newcomb
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Severance
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
    • Northville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Cranberry Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Cranberry Creek is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Creek
    • Jackson Summit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jackson Summit is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Summit
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
    • Gilmantown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
    • Speculator
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sabael
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wells
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackbridge ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
    • Indian Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hope
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Hope is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Piseco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Benson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Benson is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Blue Mountain Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Arietta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
  • Saratoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
    • Day Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Day Center is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
    • Allentown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Allentown is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Hadley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Batchellerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Batchellerville is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchellerville
    • Edinburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Corinth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Corinth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • South Corinth is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
    • English Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • English Village is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
    • Porter Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • South Glens Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people

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.

  • Bates Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wakley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Scofield Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Van Dusen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Russell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Wevertown Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • North Creek Union Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. James Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lens Lake Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Baroudi Family Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (92 more) ...
    • Tyrel Family Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • South Side Lake Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cameron Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Oregon had a population of 205 people in 1895 with 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.

  • Bakers Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Griffin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Griffin is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Johnsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Thurman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Thurman is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
  • Wevertown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • North Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stony Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • The Glen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Glen is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Glen
  • Riparius
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • North River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Wells
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Athol
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Igerna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Igerna is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igerna
    • Indian Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Warrensburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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 48 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. 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 helpful 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:

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 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.
<3>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.
<4>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'.