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Introduction ...

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

We've added Donnybrook to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Donnybrook, 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 Donnybrook (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 Donnybrook. 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 Donnybrook ...

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 have occurred.

Over the years, Donnybrook had several name changes:

  • Prior to its current name of Donnybrook, it was known as Kilts.
  • Before changing to Kilts, it was named Axehandle.
  • Donnybrook was originally named Axehandle

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.

A Few Details for Donnybrook ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

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 and 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 Donnybrook is historic, it would have been located within present day Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Crook, Deschutes, Linn, Marion, Wasco & Wheeler.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Donnybrook)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Donnybrook, with the one closest to Donnybrook listed first.
    • Ashwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Horse Heaven ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Heaven
      • Horse Heaven is located in Jefferson County
    • Madras
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madras have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madras
      • Madras is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,106 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madras <2>
    • Mecca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
      • Mecca is located in Jefferson County
    • Metolius
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metolius have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metolius
      • Metolius is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metolius <2>
    • Warm Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warm Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
      • Warm Springs is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warm Springs <2>
  • Crook County
    • Scissorsville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scissorsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scissorsville
      • Scissorsville is located in Crook County
  • Sherman County
  • Wasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Donnybrook, with the one closest to Donnybrook listed first.
    • Antelope
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Clarno
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarno
      • Clarno is located in Wasco County
    • Shaniko
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Wheeler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Donnybrook, with the one closest to Donnybrook listed first.
    • Fossil
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mitchell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Waldron ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
      • Waldron is located in Wheeler County

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

Newspapers Published in Donnybrook ...

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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Donnybrook.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Donnybrook, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Donnybrook.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Donnybrook:

Cemeteries Near Donnybrook ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Donnybrook.

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 Donnybrook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Woods Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
  • Maupin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Antelope Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Cemetery
  • Antelope Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Cemetery
  • Clarno Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tillotson Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tillotson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tillotson Cemetery
  • Hay Creek Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hay Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hay Creek Cemetery
  • Grizzly Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grizzly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grizzly Cemetery
  • West Branch Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Branch Cemetery
  • Mt. Jefferson IOOF Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Bakeoven Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bakeoven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bakeoven Cemetery
  • Hot Springs Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hot Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hot Springs Cemetery
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Fossil IOOF Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fossil IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fossil IOOF Cemetery
    • Criterion Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Criterion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Criterion Cemetery
    • Milo Gard Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milo Gard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milo Gard 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.

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

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

  • Antelope
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bakeoven
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakeoven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakeoven
    • Bakeoven is located in Wasco County
  • Fossil
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.or.us

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

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 Donnybrook, 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>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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- Donnybrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Donnybrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7541, Longitude: -120.6511       In this case, the coordinates for Donnybrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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