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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 Alameda (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 Alameda. 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 doctors 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.

Alameda is located in Multnomah County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Multnomah County: Clackamas, Columbia, Hood River, Washington, Clark (WA) & Skamania (WA).

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

  • Multnomah County     (The home county of Alameda)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alameda, with the one closest to Alameda listed first.
    • Laurelhurst
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Laurelhurst is also located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
    • Albina
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Albina is also located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
    • Maywood Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Montavilla
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Montavilla is also located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
    • Portland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Portland is also located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 656,751 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <1>
    • Vanport City ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Vanport City was located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
    • Russellville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Russellville is also located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Woodstock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Woodstock is also located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Hazelwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hazelwood is also located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Fulton ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Fulton was located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Hillsdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hillsdale is also located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Rockwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Rockwood is also located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Milwaukie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Milwaukie is also located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,046 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milwaukie <1>
  • Clackamas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alameda, with the one closest to Alameda listed first.
    • Oak Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Oatfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
    • Happy Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Christie ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Christie was located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
    • Clackamas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Johnson City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Johnson City is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
    • Lake Oswego
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sunnyside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Gladstone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jennings Lodge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
    • Marylhurst
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Carver
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Damascus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alameda, with the one closest to Alameda listed first.
    • Scappoose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Warren
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Helens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbia City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Deer Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alameda, with the one closest to Alameda listed first.
    • Butteville Station ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Butteville Station was located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
    • Butteville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Butteville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
    • Aurora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Champoeg ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Champoeg was located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
    • Donald
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hubbard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Saint Paul
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alameda, with the one closest to Alameda listed first.
    • West Slope
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Slope is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
    • Cedar Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Raleigh Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
    • Metzger
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Metzger is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
    • Progress
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Progress is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Bethany
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Bethany is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Cedar Mill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Marlene Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Marlene Village is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
    • Beaverton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Oak Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
    • Tigard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tigard is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <1>
    • Rockcreek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Rockcreek is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
    • Aloha
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alameda, with the one closest to Alameda listed first.
    • Newberg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cove Orchard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
    • Yamhill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alameda, with the one closest to Alameda listed first.
    • Cascade Park West
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
    • Fisher
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Vancouver
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cascade Park East
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Minnehaha
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
    • Walnut Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Hazel Dell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mill Plain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Mill Plain is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
    • Barberton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Barberton is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
    • Five Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Lake Shore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
    • Homan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Homan is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homan
    • Orchards
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Ariel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Skamania County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alameda, with the one closest to Alameda listed first.
    • Cruzatt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
    • Skamania
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania

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

Cemeteries Near Alameda ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alameda.

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 Alameda - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alameda covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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>

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

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

  • Albina
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Albina is also located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
  • Portland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Portland is also located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 656,751 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <1>
  • East Portland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Portland is also located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portland
  • Montavilla
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Montavilla is also located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
  • Russellville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Russellville is also located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Clarnie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Clarnie is also located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarnie
  • University Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • University Park is also located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
  • Sylvan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sylvan is also located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
  • South Portland ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Portland was located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portland
  • Woodstock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Woodstock is also located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Bertha ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bertha was located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
  • Hillsdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillsdale is also located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Vancouver
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fulton ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Fulton was located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Sellwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Sellwood is also located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellwood

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

Newspapers Published in Alameda ...

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 238 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alameda.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alameda, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alameda.

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 Alameda:

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 Alameda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Alameda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.