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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 Byers (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 Byers. 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 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.

Byers is located in Douglas County.

To see how the shape of Oregon's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Douglas County: Coos, Curry, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath & Lane.

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

  • Douglas County     (The home county of Byers)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byers, with the one closest to Byers listed first.
    • Riddle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
      • Riddle is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
      • Former names for Riddle:
      • Riddles
      • Riddlesburg
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riddle <1>
    • Tri City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tri City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
      • Tri City is located in Douglas County
    • Canyonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyonville
      • Canyonville is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyonville <1>
    • Camas Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dillard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Tenmile
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Myrtle Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Glendale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Winston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
      • Winston is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,541 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winston <1>
    • Azalea
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Days Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Green
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
      • Green is located in Douglas County
  • Coos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byers, with the one closest to Byers listed first.
    • Remote
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bancroft
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Coos County
    • Bridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
      • Bridge is located in Coos County
    • Powers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
      • Powers is located in Coos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <1>
  • Josephine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byers, with the one closest to Byers listed first.
    • Wolf Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Golden ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
      • Golden is located in Josephine County
    • Leland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Josephine County
    • Sunny Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Greenback ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
      • Greenback is located in Josephine County
    • Placer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placer
      • Placer is located in Josephine County
    • Hugo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Hugo is located in Josephine County
    • Galice
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galice
      • Galice is located in Josephine County
    • Three Pines
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Pines
      • Three Pines is located in Josephine County
    • Merlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Byers ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Byers.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Byers, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Byers.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Byers:

Cemeteries Near Byers ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Byers.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Riddle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • William D Bradley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the William D Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William D Bradley Cemetery
  • Willis Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Creek Cemetery
  • McCulloch Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCulloch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCulloch Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jesse Roberts Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244076 <4>
  • Canyonville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canyonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canyonville Cemetery
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
  • Martindale Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tenmile Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tenmile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tenmile Cemetery
  • Myrtle Creek Pioneer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myrtle Creek Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtle Creek Pioneer Cemetery
  • Burnett Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnett Cemetery
  • Noah Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noah Cemetery
  • Continue List   (51 more) ...
    • Murray Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
    • McGuire Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGuire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGuire Cemetery
    • Glendale Memorial Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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.<5>

While we didn't find Byers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Byers.

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

  • Riddle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
    • Riddle is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
    • Former names for Riddle:
    • Riddles
    • Riddlesburg
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riddle <1>
  • Olalla
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olalla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olalla
    • Olalla is located in Douglas County
  • Camas Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tenmile
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ruckles
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruckles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckles
    • Ruckles is located in Douglas County
  • Brockway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
    • Brockway is located in Douglas County
  • Glendale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Myrtle Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Galesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
    • Galesville is located in Douglas County
  • Reston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reston
    • Reston is located in Douglas County
  • Wolf Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Days Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Green
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
      • Green is located in Douglas County
    • Lookingglass
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookingglass
      • Lookingglass is located in Douglas County
    • Leland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Josephine County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Byers. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Byers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Byers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9251, Longitude: -123.5037       In this case, the coordinates for Byers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Byers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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