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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Asbestos. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Asbestos to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Asbestos, please Contact Us.

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 Asbestos (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 Asbestos. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Asbestos is historic, it would have been located within present day Jackson 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 Jackson County: Siskiyou (CA), Douglas, Josephine & Klamath.

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

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Asbestos)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Asbestos, with the one closest to Asbestos listed first.
    • Spikenard ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Spikenard is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spikenard
    • Trail
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Shady Cove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sams Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Sams Valley is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Valley
    • Wimer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wimer is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimer
    • Eagle Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • White City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Gold Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Brownsboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownsboro is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
    • Rock Point ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock Point is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
    • Rogue River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Butte Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Asbestos, with the one closest to Asbestos listed first.
    • Tiller
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Azalea
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Perdue ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Perdue is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue
    • Days Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Canyonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Glendale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Tri City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tri City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
    • Riddle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Riddle is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
      • Former names for Riddle:
      • Riddles
      • Riddlesburg
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riddle <2>
    • Myrtle Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Josephine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Asbestos, with the one closest to Asbestos listed first.
    • Greenback ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Greenback is located in Josephine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
    • Golden ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Golden is located in Josephine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
    • Placer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Placer is located in Josephine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placer
    • Sunny Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Wolf Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Hugo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Hugo is located in Josephine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
    • Three Pines
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Three Pines is located in Josephine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Pines
    • Fruitdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Fruitdale is located in Josephine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
    • Grants Pass
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Leland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Leland is located in Josephine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Merlin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Redwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Redwood is located in Josephine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood

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

Cemeteries Near Asbestos ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Asbestos.

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

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

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

  • Meadow Graves
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pankey Park Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Reese Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • John Mathews Pioneer Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagle Point National Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Veterans Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Point Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hays Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hays - Gall Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (45 more) ...
    • Antelope Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Miller Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownsboro Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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.

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

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

  • Spikenard ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Spikenard is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spikenard
  • Etna ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Etna is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
  • Beagle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Beagle is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
  • Sams Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Sams Valley is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Valley
  • Wimer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wimer is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimer
  • Table Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Table Rock is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
  • Eagle Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tolo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Tolo is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolo
  • Gold Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Brownsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brownsboro is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
  • Rock Point ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Point is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
  • Wellen ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Wellen is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellen
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Perdue ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Perdue is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue
    • Galesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Galesville is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
    • Central Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Asbestos ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Asbestos.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Asbestos, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Asbestos.

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 Asbestos:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Asbestos, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Asbestos) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.