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 Alder Creek (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 Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Alder Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Alder Creek: Alder Crk. (or less commonly used: Alder Ck. or Alder Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Alder Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alder Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Alder Creek is located in Clackamas 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 Clackamas County: Hood River, Marion, Multnomah, Wasco, Washington & Yamhill.
Below are the counties that are near Alder Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alder Creek:
- Clackamas County (The home county of Alder Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alder Creek, with the one closest to Alder Creek listed first.
- Marmot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brightwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Hood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Hood Village is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hood Village
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Welches
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aims
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aims is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
- Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Zigzag
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- George
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- George is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
- Rhododendron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Currinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Currinsville is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currinsville
- Eagle Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hood River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alder Creek, with the one closest to Alder Creek listed first.
- Cascade Locks
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Parkdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hood is located in Hood River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hood
- Multnomah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alder Creek, with the one closest to Alder Creek listed first.
- Latourell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Latourell is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
- Former names for Latourell:
- Latourell Falls
- Rooster Rock
- Bridal Veil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Corbett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dodson is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Warrendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Warrendale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrendale
- Powell Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Troutdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bonneville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bonneville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneville
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Clark County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alder Creek, with the one closest to Alder Creek listed first.
- Washougal
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Camas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fern Prairie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
- Sunnyside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Fisher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Cascade Park East
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade Park West
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
- Mill Plain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Plain is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
- Proebstel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Proebstel is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proebstel
- Orchards
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Skamania County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alder Creek, with the one closest to Alder Creek listed first.
- Cruzatt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
- Skamania
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
- North Bonneville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Moffetts Hot Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Moffetts Hot Springs is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffetts Hot Springs
- Stevenson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alder Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Alder Creek.
Cemeteries Near Alder Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alder Creek.
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 Alder Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alder Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alder Creek, with the one closest to Alder Creek listed first.
- Cherryville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cliffside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Revenue Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Scheel Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- George Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Firhill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firhill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Firhill Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Sandy.
- The Firhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fir Hill Cemetery
- Fir Lawn Cemetery
- Hood Loop Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38779 <2>
- Scandinavia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gibson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Githens Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forrester Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (92 more) ...
- Currin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Philip E. Linn Pioneer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philip E. Linn Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Philip E. Linn Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Estacada.
- The Philip E. Linn Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wade Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987380 <2>
- Estacada Odd Fellows Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Alder Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alder Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alder Creek, with the one closest to Alder Creek listed first.
- Marmot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cherryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cherryville is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Salmon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Salmon is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Dover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Aims
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aims is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
- Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- George
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- George is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
- Currinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Currinsville is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currinsville
- Latourell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Latourell is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
- Former names for Latourell:
- Latourell Falls
- Rooster Rock
- Pleasant Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Home is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Eagle Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bridal Veil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Multnomah Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Multnomah Falls is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Multnomah Falls
- Springwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springwater is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alder Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alder Creek.
Newspapers Published in Alder Creek ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alder Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alder Creek, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alder Creek.
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 Alder Creek:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Clackamas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hood River County
- Multnomah County
- Clark County
- Skamania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for 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 Alder Creek, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alder Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |