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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 Aloha (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 Aloha. 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 hospitals 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.

Aloha is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, Tillamook & Yamhill.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Aloha)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aloha, with the one closest to Aloha listed first.
    • Tobias
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Tobias is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobias
    • Beaverton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Marlene Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Marlene Village is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
    • Reedville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Reedville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
    • Cedar Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Oak Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Oak Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
    • Rockcreek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Rockcreek is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
    • Cedar Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillsboro
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethany
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Bethany is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Kinton ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Kinton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinton
    • Farmington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Farmington is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Newton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Newton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Clackamas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aloha, with the one closest to Aloha listed first.
    • Lake Oswego
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rivergrove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
    • Tualatin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stafford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Stafford is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
    • Christie ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Christie is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
    • Marylhurst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilsonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oatfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
    • Jennings Lodge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
    • West Linn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Willamette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Willamette is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamette
    • Canemah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Canemah is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canemah
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aloha, with the one closest to Aloha listed first.
    • Scappoose
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Warren
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Saint Helens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Columbia City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Vernonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aloha, with the one closest to Aloha listed first.
    • Butteville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Butteville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
    • Butteville Station ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Butteville Station is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
    • Champoeg ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Champoeg is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
    • Donald
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Aurora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Saint Paul
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Hubbard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Woodburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Gervais
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • McKee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • McKee is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
    • Mount Angel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Multnomah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aloha, with the one closest to Aloha listed first.
    • Hillsdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Portland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Albina
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Albina is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
    • Fulton ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Fulton is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Burlington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Burlington is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Milwaukie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Vanport City ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Vanport City is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
    • Laurelhurst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
    • Woodstock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Montavilla
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
    • Maywood Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Russellville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Russellville is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Hazelwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Tillamook County
    • Ryan's Camp ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Ryan's Camp is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan's Camp
      • Ryan's Camp has also been known as:
      • Idiotville
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aloha, with the one closest to Aloha listed first.
    • Newberg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cove Orchard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
    • Dundee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Yamhill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Carlton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lafayette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dayton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Joseph
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
    • McMinnville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Eola Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
    • Whiteson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
    • Hopewell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Amity
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Amity is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amity <1>
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aloha, with the one closest to Aloha listed first.
    • Vancouver
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hazel Dell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Minnehaha
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
    • Felida
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
    • Lake Shore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
    • Cascade Park West
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
    • Walnut Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Fisher
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Barberton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Barberton is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
    • Cascade Park East
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Salmon Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Salmon Creek is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
    • Five Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Homan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Homan is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homan

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

Cemeteries Near Aloha ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aloha.

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

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

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

  • Cooper Mtn. Evangelical Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cooper Mtn. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Pius Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Stewart Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Matthews Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Crescent Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Patton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Neveh Zedek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (234 more) ...

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 Aloha in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aloha.

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

  • Beaverton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Reedville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Reedville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
  • Cedar Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmington is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Progress
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Progress is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
  • Bethany
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bethany is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Newton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Newton is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • West Union
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • West Union is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • Garden Home
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Garden Home is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Home
  • Sylvan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sylvan is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
  • Laurel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurel is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • West Portland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • West Portland is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portland
    • Bertha ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Bertha is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
    • Hillsdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Aloha ...

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 228 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aloha.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Aloha. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Aloha and those printed in the larger area surrounding Aloha.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> of Aloha.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Aloha:

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 Aloha, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Aloha) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.