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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Centerville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Centerville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Centerville, please Contact Us.
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 Centerville (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 Centerville. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Centerville is historic, it would have been located within present day Washington County.
To see how the shape of Oregon's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, Tillamook & Yamhill.
Below are the counties that are near Centerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Centerville:
- Washington County (The home county of Centerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Cornelius
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Forest Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Christie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Christie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Christie has also been known as:
- Carstens
- North Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blooming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blooming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming
- Mountaindale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mountaindale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Banks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Dilley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dilley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilley
- Watts
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Watts is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Clackamas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Tualatin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rivergrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Lake Oswego
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Wilsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Christie ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Christie is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Marylhurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oatfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
- Willamette
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Willamette is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamette
- Jennings Lodge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
- West Linn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Scappoose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vernonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Saint Helens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Keasey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Keasey is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasey
- Columbia City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Champoeg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
- Butteville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Butteville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
- Saint Paul
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Butteville Station is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
- Donald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Multnomah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Albina
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Albina is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Hillsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Portland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vanport City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vanport City is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Laurelhurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- Milwaukie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Woodstock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Montavilla
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Maywood Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Russellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Tillamook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Ryan's Camp ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ryan's Camp is located in Tillamook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan's Camp
- Ryan's Camp has also been known as:
- Idiotville
- Jordan Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jordan Creek is located in Tillamook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Creek
- Yamhill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Cove Orchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
- Yamhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carlton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lafayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Dayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McMinnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Eola Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
- Whiteson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
- Amity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clark County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Vancouver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Felida
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
- Lake Shore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Minnehaha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
- Hazel Dell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sara
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sara is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
- Salmon Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salmon Creek is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
- Walnut Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Ridgefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Barberton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Barberton is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
- Mount Vista
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vista is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Cascade Park West
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Centerville, see our County-by-County Page for Centerville.
Cemeteries Near Centerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centerville.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Centerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Centerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Cornelius Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Visitation Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mountain View Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forest View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fir Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Scotch Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scotch Church Cemetery
- The Old Scotch Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tualatin Plains Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Purdin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Fern Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blooming Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
Centerville itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Forest Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cornelius
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Glencoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glencoe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Mountaindale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mountaindale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reedville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reedville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Gales Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Union is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Laurel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Laurel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Manning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bethany is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Centerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centerville.
Newspapers Published in Centerville ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Centerville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Centerville.
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 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 Centerville:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clackamas County
- Columbia County
- Marion County
- Multnomah County
- Tillamook County
- Yamhill County
- Clark County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oregon
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Centerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <4> | 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- Centerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |