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 Bethel Gospel Park (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 Bethel Gospel Park. 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.
Bethel Gospel Park is located in 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 Bethel Gospel Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bethel Gospel Park:
- Marion County (The home county of Bethel Gospel Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel Gospel Park, with the one closest to Bethel Gospel Park listed first.
- Brooks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Labish Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Labish Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labish Village
- Gervais
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hayesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hayesville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Chemawa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chemawa is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemawa
- Keizer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Downs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Downs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Mount Angel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McKee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McKee is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
- Woodburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Badger Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Badger Corner is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
- Four Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Four Corners is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel Gospel Park, with the one closest to Bethel Gospel Park listed first.
- Wellsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wellsdale is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
- North Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Albany is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
- Adair Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adair Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- Clackamas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel Gospel Park, with the one closest to Bethel Gospel Park listed first.
- Needy ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Needy is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
- Barlow
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Wilhoit
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
- Molalla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Canby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Liberal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberal is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Wilsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mulino
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Avon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Avon is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
- Carus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carus is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
- Tualatin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Willamette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Willamette is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamette
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel Gospel Park, with the one closest to Bethel Gospel Park listed first.
- West Scio
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Scio is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
- Scio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Millersburg
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Jordan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Lyons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Draperville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Draperville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
- Crabtree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel Gospel Park, with the one closest to Bethel Gospel Park listed first.
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Salemtowne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salemtowne is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
- Zena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Zena is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Eola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eola is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
- Crowley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crowley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Rickreall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Smithfield is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Dolph Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
- Independence
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Monmouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Ellendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellendale is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel Gospel Park, with the one closest to Bethel Gospel Park listed first.
- Middleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Middleton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Sherwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- King City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Scholls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Durham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kinton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinton
- Tigard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Gaston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Metzger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Metzger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
- Progress
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Aloha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beaverton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yamhill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel Gospel Park, with the one closest to Bethel Gospel Park listed first.
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eola Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
- Amity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whiteson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
- Dundee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lafayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- McMinnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bellevue
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Carlton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bethel Gospel Park, see our County-by-County Page for Bethel Gospel Park.
Cemeteries Near Bethel Gospel Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bethel Gospel Park.
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 Bethel Gospel Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bethel Gospel Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bethel Gospel Park, with the one closest to Bethel Gospel Park listed first.
- Skunkville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pioneers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Claggett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chemawa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gervaos Pioneer Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Louis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hayesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Essen Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethany Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Belle Passi Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Apostolic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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.<3>
While we didn't find Bethel Gospel Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bethel Gospel Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bethel Gospel Park, with the one closest to Bethel Gospel Park listed first.
- Brooks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chemawa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chemawa is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemawa
- Gervais
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Fairfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Downs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Downs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Mount Angel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McKee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McKee is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
- Woodburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Zena is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Silverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Macleay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Macleay is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
- Willard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bethel Gospel Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bethel Gospel Park.
Newspapers Published in Bethel Gospel Park ...
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 174 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bethel Gospel Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bethel Gospel Park, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bethel Gospel Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bethel Gospel Park:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Clackamas County
- Linn County
- Polk County
- Washington County
- Yamhill 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 Bethel Gospel Park, 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 from Point A (ie- Bethel Gospel Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |