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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 Camas Valley (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 Camas Valley. 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 Camas Valley ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Camas Valley: Camas Vly. (or less commonly used: Camas Vally. or Camas Vlly.)
  • While the name of this community is Camas Valley, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Camas Valley may originally have been Cama's Valley.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Camas Valley might be written as Cama Valley.

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 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.

Camas Valley 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 Camas Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camas Valley:

  • Douglas County     (The home county of Camas Valley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camas Valley, with the one closest to Camas Valley listed first.
    • Tenmile
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dillard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lookingglass
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookingglass
      • Lookingglass is located in Douglas County
    • Winston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Riddle
      (16 miles [25.7 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 <2>
    • Green
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
      • Green is located in Douglas County
    • Tri City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tri City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
      • Tri City is located in Douglas County
    • Melrose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Douglas County
    • Myrtle Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Cleveland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Douglas County
    • Roseburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Canyonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Coos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camas Valley, with the one closest to Camas Valley listed first.
    • Remote
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
      • Bridge is located in Coos County
    • Bancroft
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Coos County
    • Gravelford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelford
      • Gravelford is located in Coos County
    • Powers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Broadbent
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Myrtle Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Norway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Arago
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
      • Arago is located in Coos County
    • Coquille
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coquille have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coquille
      • Coquille is located in Coos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coquille <2>
  • Josephine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Camas Valley, with the one closest to Camas Valley listed first.
    • Wolf Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Golden ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
      • Golden is located in Josephine County
    • Leland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Josephine County

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

Newspapers Published in Camas Valley ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camas Valley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camas Valley, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camas Valley.

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 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 Camas Valley:

Cemeteries Near Camas Valley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camas Valley.

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 Camas Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Martindale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
  • Noah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noah Cemetery
  • Murray Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
  • Thrush Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thrush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thrush Cemetery
  • Day Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day Cemetery
  • McCulloch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCulloch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCulloch Cemetery
  • Tenmile Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tenmile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tenmile Cemetery
  • McGuire Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGuire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGuire Cemetery
  • Fetter Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fetter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fetter Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38775 <5>
  • Willis Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Creek Cemetery
  • Cox Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
  • Continue List   (69 more) ...
    • Lookingglass Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lookingglass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lookingglass Cemetery
    • Civil Bend Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnett Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnett Cemetery

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Camas Valley had a population of 43 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Olalla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olalla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olalla
    • Olalla is located in Douglas County
  • Tenmile
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Reston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reston
    • Reston is located in Douglas County
  • Remote
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Brockway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
    • Brockway is located in Douglas County
  • Sitkum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sitkum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitkum
    • Sitkum is located in Coos County
  • Lookingglass
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookingglass
    • Lookingglass is located in Douglas County
  • Riddle
    (16 miles [25.7 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 <2>
  • Ruckles
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruckles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckles
    • Ruckles is located in Douglas County
  • Dora
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
    • Dora is located in Coos County
  • Green
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
    • Green is located in Douglas County
  • Bancroft
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Bancroft is located in Coos County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Melrose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Douglas County
    • Myrtle Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Roseburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Camas Valley. 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>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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 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.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Camas Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Camas Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0346, Longitude: -123.6731    
<5>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.
<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 Camas Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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