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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Clover. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Clover to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Clover, 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 Clover (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 Clover. 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 hospitals 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Clover is historic, it would have been located within present day Malheur 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 Malheur County: Canyon (ID), Owyhee (ID), Payette (ID), Washington (ID), Humboldt (NV), Baker, Grant & Harney.

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

  • Malheur County     (The home county of Clover)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clover, with the one closest to Clover listed first.
    • Westfall ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfall
      • Westfall is located in Malheur County
    • Ironside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Brogan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Malheur City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malheur City
      • Malheur City is located in Malheur County
    • Jamieson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Harper
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Juntura
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clover, with the one closest to Clover listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • China Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Town
      • China Town is located in Baker County
    • Hereford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Unity
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
      • Unity is located in Baker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <2>
    • Rye Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Valley
      • Rye Valley is located in Baker County

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

Cemeteries Near Clover ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clover.

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

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

  • Ironside Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ironside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ironside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Westfall Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westfall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Agency Valley Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agency Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Agency Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brogan Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brogan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brogan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Malheur Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Harper Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dell Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bridgeport Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Clarksville Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarksville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarksville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Asa Fleetwood Family Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Boyer Family Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyer Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyer Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171607 <4>
  • Juntura Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Juntura Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Juntura Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Unity Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39517 <4>

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.

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

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

  • Westfall ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfall
    • Westfall is located in Malheur County
  • Ironside
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Beulah
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Beulah is located in Malheur County
  • Malheur City ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malheur City
    • Malheur City is located in Malheur County
  • Dell ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
    • Dell is located in Malheur County
  • Bridgeport
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Hereford
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Unity
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
    • Unity is located in Baker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <2>
  • Juntura
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

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 helpful 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 Clover:

The official website for Malheur County: www.malheurco.org/

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

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 Clover, 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 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>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.




 

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