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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 Cascadia (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 Cascadia. 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 and doctors 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.

Cascadia is located in Linn 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 Linn County: Benton, Deschutes, Jefferson, Lane, Marion & Polk.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Cascadia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cascadia.

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

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

  • Whitcomb Island Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitcomb Island Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitcomb Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wiley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sweet Home Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Home Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweet Home Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ames Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Renfrew Grave
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Renfrew Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Renfrew Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Berlin Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Linn Memorial Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linn Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linn Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crawfordsville Union Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawfordsville Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crawfordsville Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lacomb Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lacomb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lacomb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Bellinger Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellinger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Klum Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Drury Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drury Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

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

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

  • Sweet Home
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
    • Sweet Home is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,021 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Home <1>
  • Holley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Blue River
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Lacomb
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterloo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Waterloo is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Crawfordsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Sodaville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sodaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville
    • Sodaville is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sodaville
    • From Cascadia to Sodaville
  • Leaburg
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lebanon
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Gates
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
    • Gates is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gates <1>
  • Mill City
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Brownsville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Brownsville is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,838 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Foley Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foley Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley Springs
      • Foley Springs is located in Lane County
    • Belknap Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jordan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Cascadia ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cascadia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cascadia, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cascadia.

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 Cascadia:

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

The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.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>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.
<4>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 Cascadia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cascadia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cascadia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3974, Longitude: -122.4814    









 

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