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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Belle Passi. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Belle Passi to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Belle Passi, 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 Belle Passi (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 Belle Passi. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Belle Passi is historic, it would have been located within present day Marion 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 Marion County: Benton, Clackamas, Deschutes, Linn, Polk, Wasco & Yamhill.
Below are the counties that are near Belle Passi. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Belle Passi:
- Marion County (The home county of Belle Passi)
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Passi, with the one closest to Belle Passi listed first.
- Woodburn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McKee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McKee is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
- Gervais
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Angel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Donald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Downs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Downs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Brooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Butteville Station is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
- Butteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Butteville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Champoeg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
- Clackamas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Passi, with the one closest to Belle Passi listed first.
- Needy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Needy is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
- Barlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Macksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Canby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Liberal is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Wilhoit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
- Wilsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mulino
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Molalla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Carus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carus is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
- Willamette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willamette is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamette
- Glen Avon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glen Avon is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
- Stafford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Passi, with the one closest to Belle Passi listed first.
- Lyons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jordan is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Scio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Scio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Scio is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
- Multnomah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Passi, with the one closest to Belle Passi listed first.
- Milwaukie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Hillsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Woodstock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Portland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Albina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Albina is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Laurelhurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- Montavilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Russellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Passi, with the one closest to Belle Passi listed first.
- Lincoln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Salemtowne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salemtowne is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
- Zena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zena is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Eola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Eola is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
- Crowley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crowley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Rickreall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Dolph Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
- Independence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellendale is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Buell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Buell is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Passi, with the one closest to Belle Passi listed first.
- Middleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Middleton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Sherwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Durham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- King City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Scholls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kinton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinton
- Tigard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Metzger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Metzger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
- Progress
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Beaverton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Aloha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gaston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yamhill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Belle Passi, with the one closest to Belle Passi listed first.
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eola Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
- Lafayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Amity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Whiteson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
- McMinnville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Carlton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yamhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Belle Passi, see our County-by-County Page for Belle Passi.
Cemeteries Near Belle Passi ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belle Passi.
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 Belle Passi - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Belle Passi covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Belle Passi, with the one closest to Belle Passi listed first.
- Belle Passi Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gervaos Pioneer Masonic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- MacLaren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Essen Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pioneers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Angel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Mount Angel.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Angel Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39165 <3>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (247 more) ...
- St. Louis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Mount Angel.
- The Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Queen of Angels Monastery 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 Belle Passi in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Belle Passi.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Belle Passi, with the one closest to Belle Passi listed first.
- Woodburn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gervais
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McKee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McKee is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
- Mount Angel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Downs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Downs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Brooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Marquam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marquam is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquam
- Needy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Needy is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wheatland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wheatland is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Champoeg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
- Silverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Belle Passi. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belle Passi.
Newspapers Published in Belle Passi ...
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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belle Passi.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belle Passi, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belle Passi.
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 helpful 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 Belle Passi:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clackamas County
- Linn County
- Multnomah County
- Polk County
- Washington County
- Yamhill County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oregon
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 Belle Passi, 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 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belle Passi) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |