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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 Austa (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 Austa. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Austa is located in Lane County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lane County: Benton, Deschutes, Douglas, Klamath, Lincoln & Linn.

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

  • Lane County     (The home county of Austa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Austa, with the one closest to Austa listed first.
    • Walton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deadwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Swisshome
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Noti
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mapleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Point Terrace
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Terrace
      • Point Terrace is located in Lane County
    • Blachly
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Crow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
      • Crow is located in Lane County
    • Elmira
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Veneta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veneta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veneta
      • Veneta is located in Lane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,076 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veneta <1>
    • Fern Ridge Shores
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Ridge Shores
      • Fern Ridge Shores is located in Lane County
    • Alvadore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Austa, with the one closest to Austa listed first.
    • Alsea
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Monroe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellfountain Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Austa, with the one closest to Austa listed first.
    • Elkton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Elkton is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <1>
    • Scottsburg ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Drain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drain
      • Drain is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drain <1>
    • Curtin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gardiner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Austa, with the one closest to Austa listed first.
    • Tidewater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Westwood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
      • Westwood Village is located in Lincoln County
    • Yachats
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yachats have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yachats
      • Yachats is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yachats <1>
  • Linn County
    • Harrisburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Harrisburg is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,917 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Austa ...

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 Austa.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Austa, 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 Austa.

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 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 Austa:

Cemeteries Near Austa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Austa.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Linslaw Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linslaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linslaw Cemetery
  • Alma Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Walton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walton Cemetery
  • Chickahominy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chickahominy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chickahominy Cemetery
  • Deadwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deadwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deadwood Cemetery
  • IOOF - Mapleton Lodge #3139 Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF - Mapleton Lodge #3139 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF - Mapleton Lodge #3139 Cemetery
  • Sailor Pioneer - Noti Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sailor Pioneer - Noti Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sailor Pioneer - Noti Cemetery
  • Stephens S S Heirs Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephens S S Heirs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephens S S Heirs Cemetery
  • Indian Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Blachly Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blachly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blachly Cemetery
  • Gunter Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gunter Cemetery
  • Gates Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gates Cemetery
  • Continue List   (71 more) ...
    • Mounse Burial
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mounse Burial have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mounse Burial
    • Goldson Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goldson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goldson Cemetery
    • Liles Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liles Cemetery

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.<4>

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

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

  • Walton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Deadwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Siuslaw ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siuslaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siuslaw
    • Siuslaw is located in Lane County
  • Alpha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Alpha is located in Lane County
  • Alma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Lane County
  • Point Terrace
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Terrace
    • Point Terrace is located in Lane County
  • Long Tom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Tom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Tom
    • Long Tom is located in Lane County
  • Crow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
    • Crow is located in Lane County
  • Elmira
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Hadleyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleyville
    • Hadleyville is located in Lane County
  • Sulphur Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Douglas County
  • Franklin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Lane County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Acme
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
      • Acme is located in Lane County
    • Florence
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Glenada
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenada
      • Glenada is located in Lane County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Austa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lane County: www.lanecounty.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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- Austa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Austa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0023, Longitude: -123.6509       In this case, the coordinates for Austa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Austa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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