Our Genealogy Helper

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 Cayuse (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 Cayuse. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Cayuse is located in Umatilla 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 Umatilla County: Grant, Morrow, Union, Wallowa, Benton (WA), Columbia (WA) & Walla Walla (WA).

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

• Umatilla County     (The home county of Cayuse)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Cayuse, with the one closest to Cayuse listed first.
  • Kirkpatrick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick
    • Kirkpatrick is located in Umatilla County
  • Mission
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
    • Mission is located in Umatilla County
  • Adams
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Umatilla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <2>
  • Tutuilla
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tutuilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutuilla
    • Tutuilla is located in Umatilla County
  • Riverside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Umatilla County
  • Gibbon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
    • Gibbon is located in Umatilla County
  • Athena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athena
    • Athena is located in Umatilla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athena <2>
  • Weston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Umatilla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <2>
  • Pendleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
    • Pendleton is located in Umatilla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <2>
  • Helix
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix
    • Helix is located in Umatilla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helix <2>
  • Meacham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
    • Meacham is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meacham <2>
  • Blue Mountain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
    • Blue Mountain is located in Umatilla County
• Union County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Cayuse, with the one closest to Cayuse listed first.
  • Hilgard
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilgard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilgard
    • Hilgard is located in Union County
  • Summerville
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Summerville is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <2>
• Walla Walla County (WA)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Cayuse, with the one closest to Cayuse listed first.
  • Calhounville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhounville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
    • Calhounville is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
  • Mojonnier
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojonnier
    • Mojonnier is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
  • Touchet
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Touchet
    • Touchet is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Touchet <2>
  • Lowden
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowden
    • Lowden is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowden <2>
  • College Place
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Place
    • College Place is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,491 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Place <2>
  • Garrett
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
    • Garrett is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
  • Walla Walla
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
    • Walla Walla is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,096 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walla Walla <2>
  • Wallula Junction
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula Junction
    • Wallula Junction is located in Walla Walla County (WA)

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

Newspapers Published in Cayuse ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cayuse.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cayuse, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cayuse.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Cayuse:

• Websites specific to Oregon
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Oregon State Archives

• Pages specific to Umatilla County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Union County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Walla Walla County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Oregon
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Oregon
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Oregon
  • Cemeteries of Umatilla County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Oregon
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Oregon
  • Cemeteries of Umatilla County

Cemeteries Near Cayuse ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cayuse.

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

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

• Homeli Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homeli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homeli Cemetery
• St. Andrews Mission Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Mission Cemetery
• Agency Indian Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Agency Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agency Indian Cemetery
• Red Elk Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Elk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Elk Cemetery
• Old Agency Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Agency Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Agency Cemetery
• Tutuilla Presbyterian Indian Mission Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tutuilla Presbyterian Indian Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tutuilla Presbyterian Indian Mission Cemetery
• Greasewood Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Greasewood Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • The Greasewood Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Gallaher Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greasewood Cemetery
• Finland Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finland Cemetery
• Key Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Key Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Key Cemetery
• Athena Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Athena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Athena Cemetery
• German Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
• Olney Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olney Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39240 <5>
• Continue List   (25 more) ...
  • Skyview Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skyview Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skyview Memorial Park
  • Pond Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pond Cemetery has also been known as:
    • McKay Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pond Cemetery
  • Helix Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helix 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 in 1895, Cayuse had railroad service and no post office.

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

• Havana
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Havana is located in Umatilla County
• Mission
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Mission is located in Umatilla County
• Adams
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <2>
• Fulton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Umatilla County
• Gibbon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
  • Gibbon is located in Umatilla County
• Athena
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athena
  • Athena is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athena <2>
• Weston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <2>
• Pendleton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
  • Pendleton is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <2>
• Helix
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix
  • Helix is located in Umatilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helix <2>
• Meacham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
  • Meacham is located in Umatilla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meacham <2>
• Downing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
  • Downing is located in Umatilla County
• Blue Mountain
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
  • Blue Mountain is located in Umatilla County
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  • Stanton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
    • Stanton is located in Umatilla County
  • Huron
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Huron is located in Umatilla County
  • North Fork
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
    • North Fork is located in Umatilla County

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Umatilla County: www.co.umatilla.or.us/

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