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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Butte Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Butte Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Butte Creek, 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 Butte Creek (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 Butte Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Butte Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Butte Creek: Butte Crk. (or less commonly used: Butte Ck. or Butte Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Butte Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Butte Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Although our information shows that the community of Butte Creek is historic, it would have been located within present day Clackamas 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 Clackamas County: Hood River, Marion, Multnomah, Wasco, Washington & Yamhill.
Below are the counties that are near Butte Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Butte Creek:
- Clackamas County (The home county of Butte Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Butte Creek, with the one closest to Butte Creek listed first.
- Molalla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilhoit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
- Needy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Needy is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
- Glen Avon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glen Avon is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
- Macksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Liberal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberal is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Mulino
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barlow is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Canby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Colton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carus is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
- Beavercreek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butte Creek, with the one closest to Butte Creek listed first.
- Lyons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jordan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jordan is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Mill City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Scio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Scio is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butte Creek, with the one closest to Butte Creek listed first.
- Scotts Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Downs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Downs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Mount Angel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McKee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McKee is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
- Silverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drake Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Drake Crossing is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Crossing
- Gervais
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aurora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Donald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Labish Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Labish Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labish Village
- Multnomah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butte Creek, with the one closest to Butte Creek listed first.
- Milwaukie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Hillsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butte Creek, with the one closest to Butte Creek listed first.
- Lincoln
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Salemtowne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Salemtowne is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
- Zena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Zena is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Eola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eola is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
- Crowley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crowley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Rickreall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Independence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Smithfield is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Buena Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Monmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dolph Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butte Creek, with the one closest to Butte Creek listed first.
- Middleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Sherwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Durham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- King City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tigard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kinton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinton
- Metzger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Metzger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
- Scholls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Progress
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Raleigh Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
- Beaverton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Aloha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yamhill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butte Creek, with the one closest to Butte Creek listed first.
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dundee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newberg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eola Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
- Lafayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Amity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Whiteson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
- McMinnville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Carlton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Orchard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
- Bellevue
(30 miles [48.3 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 Butte Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Butte Creek.
Cemeteries Near Butte Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Butte Creek.
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 Butte Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Butte Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Butte Creek, with the one closest to Butte Creek listed first.
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Angel Abbey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Valley View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Mt. Angel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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
- St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- St. Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silverton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Molalla Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molalla Memorial Cemetery
- The Molalla Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dart Cemetery
- Dart Memorial Cemetery
- Molalla Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193062 <3>
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 Butte Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Butte Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Butte Creek, with the one closest to Butte Creek listed first.
- Marquam
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marquam is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquam
- Scotts Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Downs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Downs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Mount Angel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McKee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McKee is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
- Wilhoit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
- Molalla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Needy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Needy is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
- Willard ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willard is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Hubbard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Macksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Gervais
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aurora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Butte Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Butte Creek.
Newspapers Published in Butte Creek ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Butte Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Butte Creek, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Butte Creek.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Butte Creek:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Clackamas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Linn County
- Marion 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 Butte Creek, 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 '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- Butte Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |