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 Amity (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 Amity. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Amity is located in Yamhill 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 Yamhill County: Clackamas, Marion, Polk, Tillamook & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Amity. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Amity:
- Yamhill County (The home county of Amity)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Whiteson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
- Eola Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bellevue
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- McMinnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lafayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carlton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dundee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willamina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Wellsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wellsdale is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
- Adair Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Adair Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- Kings Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clackamas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Needy ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Needy is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
- Barlow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Wilsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Canby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Tualatin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rivergrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Liberal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Liberal is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Stafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Willamette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willamette is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamette
- Linn County
- Millersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Millersburg is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Keizer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chemawa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chemawa is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemawa
- Hayesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hayesville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Labish Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Labish Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labish Village
- Gervais
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Badger Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Badger Corner is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
- Woodburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Four Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Champoeg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Lincoln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Zena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zena is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Crowley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crowley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Smithfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smithfield is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Salemtowne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salemtowne is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
- Dolph Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
- Rickreall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Buell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buell is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Eola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eola is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
- Dallas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ellendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellendale is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Independence
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tillamook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Blaine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Tillamook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Dolph ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dolph is located in Tillamook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
- Bellwood ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bellwood is located in Tillamook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Gaston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Middleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Scholls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sherwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blooming
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blooming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming
- Dilley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dilley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilley
- Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Kinton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinton
- King City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cornelius
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Forest Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Durham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Amity, see our County-by-County Page for Amity.
Cemeteries Near Amity ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amity.
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 Amity - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Amity covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Amity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brigittine Monastery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Evangelical Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- O'Dell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Yamhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ball Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- United Brethren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Masonic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zena Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greencrest Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Amity had a population of 207 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Amity had a population of 1,722 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Whiteson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
- Perrydale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Perrydale is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrydale
- McCoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McCoy is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
- Bellevue
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Ballston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ballston is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston
- McMinnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wheatland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wheatland is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Zena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zena is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Lincoln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Smithfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smithfield is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Crowley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crowley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Sheridan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Amity. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amity.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Amity ...
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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amity.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Amity. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Amity and those printed in the larger area surrounding Amity.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of Amity.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Amity:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Yamhill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Clackamas County
- Linn County
- Marion County
- Polk County
- Tillamook County
- Washington 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 Amity, 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- Amity) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |