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 Brooklyn (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 Brooklyn. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brooklyn:
- Multnomah County (The home county of Brooklyn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Woodstock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Laurelhurst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Montavilla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Portland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milwaukie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Russellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Albina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Albina is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Hazelwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Maywood Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood
(8 miles [12.9 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 Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Christie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Christie is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oatfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
- Jennings Lodge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
- Marylhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clackamas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson City
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Lake Oswego
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Park Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Park Place is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Scappoose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Warren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Helens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Columbia City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville Station is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
- Aurora
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Butteville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Champoeg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
- Donald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- McKee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- McKee is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
- Gervais
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Angel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Metzger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Metzger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
- Raleigh Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
- West Slope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Slope is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
- Cedar Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Progress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Durham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tigard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cedar Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marlene Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marlene Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
- Bethany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- King City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yamhill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Newberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Orchard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yamhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carlton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Clark County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Cascade Park East
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade Park West
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
- Fisher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- 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
- Hazel Dell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Mill Plain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Plain is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
- Five Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Camas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barberton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Barberton is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
- Homan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Homan is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homan
- Skamania County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Cruzatt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
- Skamania
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brooklyn, see our County-by-County Page for Brooklyn.
Cemeteries Near Brooklyn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brooklyn.
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 Brooklyn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brooklyn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Hills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- River View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Milwaukie Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Keser Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Congregation Shaarie Torah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Multnomah Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ahavai Sholom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Portland.
- The Lincoln Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
- Mt. Scott Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39045 <2>
- Brainerd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Rose City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Portland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39357 <2>
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clackamas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Brooklyn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brooklyn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Sellwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sellwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellwood
- Woodstock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- East Portland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Portland is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portland
- South Portland ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South Portland is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portland
- Bertha ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bertha is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Hillsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Milwaukie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lents
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lents is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lents
- Montavilla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Portland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Albina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Albina is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Russellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Sylvan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sylvan is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Garden Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Garden Home is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Home
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brooklyn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brooklyn.
Newspapers Published in Brooklyn ...
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 232 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brooklyn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brooklyn, 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 Brooklyn.
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 Brooklyn:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Multnomah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clackamas County
- Columbia County
- Marion County
- Washington County
- Yamhill County
- Clark County
- Skamania 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 Brooklyn, 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 from Point A (ie- Brooklyn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |