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 Bourbon (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 Bourbon. 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 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.
Bourbon is located in Sherman 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 Sherman County: Gilliam, Wasco, Wheeler & Klickitat (WA).
Below are the counties that are near Bourbon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bourbon:
- Sherman County (The home county of Bourbon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bourbon, with the one closest to Bourbon listed first.
- Rosebush ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rosebush is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebush
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grass Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gordon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Monkland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Monkland is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
- De Moss Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- De Moss Springs is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Springs
- Klondike
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Klondike is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Wasco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sinks ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sinks is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
- Emigrant Springs ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Emigrant Springs is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Springs
- Biggs Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gilliam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bourbon, with the one closest to Bourbon listed first.
- Ajax ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ajax is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
- Condon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clem is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Mayville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mayville is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Olex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olex is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex
- Jackson County
- Pinehurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pinehurst is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Wasco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bourbon, with the one closest to Bourbon listed first.
- Nansene
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nansene is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansene
- Shaniko
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maupin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rice ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rice is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Tygh Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Dufur
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsley ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kingsley is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
- Antelope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Endersby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Endersby is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endersby
- Fairbanks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Clarno
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarno is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarno
- Wheeler County
- Fossil
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Klickitat County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bourbon, with the one closest to Bourbon listed first.
- Maryhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wishram
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bourbon, see our County-by-County Page for Bourbon.
Cemeteries Near Bourbon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bourbon.
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 Bourbon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bourbon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bourbon, with the one closest to Bourbon listed first.
- Kent IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Michigan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilcox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilcox Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Kent.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39559 <2>
- IOOF Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Daugherty Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buzan Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bakeoven Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rose Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Moro.
- The Rose Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rose Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39358 <2>
- Moro Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moro Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Moro.
- The Moro Cemetery has also been known as:
- American Legion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38534 <2>
- De Moss Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the De Moss Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Moro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38702 <2>
- Warner Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Igo Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Continue List (38 more) ...
- Criterion Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Potters Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wasco Methodist Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
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 Bourbon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bourbon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bourbon, with the one closest to Bourbon listed first.
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rutledge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rutledge is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Grass Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bakeoven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bakeoven is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakeoven
- Ajax ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ajax is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
- Moro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Monkland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Monkland is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
- De Moss Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- De Moss Springs is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Springs
- Nansene
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nansene is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansene
- Igo ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Igo is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Wasco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tygh Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Dufur
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsley ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kingsley is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bourbon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bourbon.
Newspapers Published in Bourbon ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bourbon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bourbon, 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 Bourbon.
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 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 Bourbon:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Sherman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gilliam County
- Jackson County
- Wasco County
- Wheeler County
- Klickitat 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bourbon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bourbon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |