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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 Cabell City (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 Cabell City. 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 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.

Cabell City is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Baker, Crook, Harney, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Union & Wheeler.

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

  • Grant County     (The home county of Cabell City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cabell City, with the one closest to Cabell City listed first.
    • Granite
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
      • Granite is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Austin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Grant County
    • Bates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Susanville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanville
      • Susanville is located in Grant County
    • Galena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Galena is located in Grant County
    • Dale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cabell City, with the one closest to Cabell City listed first.
    • Bourne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
      • Bourne is located in Baker County
    • Sumpter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenhorn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
      • Greenhorn is located in Baker County
    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Baker County
    • Hutchinson ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutchinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
      • Hutchinson is located in Baker County
    • Pocahontas ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
      • Pocahontas is located in Baker County
    • Haines
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Auburn ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Baker County
    • Baker City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker City
      • Baker City is located in Baker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
      • Baker City has also been known as:
      • Baker
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker City <1>
  • Umatilla County
    • Lehman Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehman Springs
      • Lehman Springs is located in Umatilla County
      • Lehman Springs has also been known as:
      • Lehman Hot Springs
      • Lehman
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cabell City, with the one closest to Cabell City listed first.
    • Starkey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • North Powder
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Powder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Powder
      • North Powder is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Powder <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Cabell City ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cabell City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cabell City, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cabell City.

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 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 Cabell City:

Cemeteries Near Cabell City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cabell City.

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 Cabell City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Cabell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Granite Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenhorn Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenhorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenhorn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38846 <4>
  • Blue Mtn. Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitney Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Whitney Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitney Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2246786 <4>
  • McEwen Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the McEwen Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the McEwen Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Sumpter.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McEwen Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252726 <4>
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Hutchinson Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Wingville Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Haines Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Auburn Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Auburn Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Auburn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2191022 <4>
  • Starkey Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starkey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starkey Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Galena Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galena Cemetery
    • Big Flat Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Big Flat Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Flat Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38581 <4>
    • St. Francis de Sales Catholic Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

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.<6>

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

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

  • Granite
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
    • Granite is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Sumpter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Austin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • Austin is located in Grant County
  • Haines
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Starkey
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Susanville ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanville
    • Susanville is located in Grant County
  • North Powder
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Powder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Powder
    • North Powder is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Powder <1>
  • Auburn ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Auburn is located in Baker County
  • Baker City
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker City
    • Baker City is located in Baker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
    • Baker City has also been known as:
    • Baker
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker City <1>

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

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

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cabell City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cabell City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8953, Longitude: -118.3685    
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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 Cabell City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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