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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 Bridlemile (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 Bridlemile. 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 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.

Bridlemile is located in Multnomah 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 Multnomah County: Clackamas, Columbia, Hood River, Washington, Clark (WA) & Skamania (WA).

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

  • Multnomah County     (The home county of Bridlemile)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridlemile, with the one closest to Bridlemile listed first.
    • Hillsdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Portland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fulton ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Fulton is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Albina
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Albina is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
    • Woodstock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Laurelhurst
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
    • Milwaukie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Montavilla
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
    • Russellville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Russellville is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Vanport City ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Vanport City is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
    • Maywood Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hazelwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Rockwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Clackamas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridlemile, with the one closest to Bridlemile listed first.
    • Lake Oswego
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Christie ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Christie is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
    • Oak Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Marylhurst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rivergrove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
    • Oatfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
    • Stafford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Stafford is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
    • Tualatin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Clackamas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jennings Lodge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
    • Johnson City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnson City is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
    • Gladstone
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunnyside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridlemile, with the one closest to Bridlemile listed first.
    • Scappoose
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Warren
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Saint Helens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Columbia City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Deer Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridlemile, with the one closest to Bridlemile listed first.
    • Butteville Station ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Butteville Station is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
    • Butteville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Butteville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
    • Aurora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Donald
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Champoeg ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Champoeg is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
    • Hubbard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Saint Paul
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodburn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • McKee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • McKee is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
    • Gervais
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Mount Angel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridlemile, with the one closest to Bridlemile listed first.
    • Raleigh Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
    • West Slope
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • West Slope is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
    • Metzger
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Metzger is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
    • Progress
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Progress is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Cedar Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tigard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tigard is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <1>
    • Beaverton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Marlene Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Marlene Village is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
    • Bethany
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bethany is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Durham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Durham is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,908 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <1>
    • King City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Aloha
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridlemile, with the one closest to Bridlemile listed first.
    • Newberg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cove Orchard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
    • Lafayette
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Yamhill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Carlton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dayton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Joseph
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
    • McMinnville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridlemile, with the one closest to Bridlemile listed first.
    • Vancouver
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Minnehaha
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
    • Cascade Park West
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
    • Hazel Dell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cascade Park East
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fisher
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Lake Shore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
    • Walnut Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Barberton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Barberton is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
    • Felida
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
    • Five Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Mill Plain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Mill Plain is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
    • Homan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Homan is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homan
  • Skamania County (WA)
    • Cruzatt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt

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

Cemeteries Near Bridlemile ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bridlemile.

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 Bridlemile - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Bridlemile in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bridlemile.

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

  • Bertha ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Bertha is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
  • Hillsdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • South Portland ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • South Portland is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portland
  • Sylvan
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sylvan is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
  • Garden Home
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden Home is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Home
  • West Portland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • West Portland is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portland
  • Fulton ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fulton is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • East Portland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • East Portland is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portland
  • Portland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sellwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sellwood is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellwood
  • Albina
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Albina is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
  • Progress
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Progress is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Milwaukie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodstock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Beaverton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Bridlemile ...

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 235 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bridlemile.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bridlemile, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bridlemile.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Bridlemile:

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 Bridlemile, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bridlemile) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.