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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 Country Estate (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 Country Estate. 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 Country Estate ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Country Estate: Country Est.

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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Country Estate is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion & Polk.

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

  • Benton County     (The home county of Country Estate)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Country Estate, with the one closest to Country Estate listed first.
    • Lewisburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Adair Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Adair Village is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Wellsdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wellsdale is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
    • Corvallis
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • North Albany
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • North Albany is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
    • Kings Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Flynn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Flynn is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
    • Philomath
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wren
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Wren is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
    • Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jennyopolis is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennyopolis
    • Blodgett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Summit
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Summit is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Bellfountain Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Lane County
    • Junction City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Country Estate, with the one closest to Country Estate listed first.
    • Eddyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Logsden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Pioneer City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Pioneer City is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Country Estate, with the one closest to Country Estate listed first.
    • Albany
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Millersburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Millersburg is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
    • Oakville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Oakville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Tangent
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Draperville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Draperville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
    • Shedd
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Irvinville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Irvinville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
    • Boston ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Boston is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston has also been known as:
      • Boston Mills
    • Crabtree
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • West Scio
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • West Scio is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
    • Lebanon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Halsey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • South Lebanon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • South Lebanon is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lebanon
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Country Estate, with the one closest to Country Estate listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Santiam City ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Santiam City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
    • Marion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Turner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • West Stayton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Salem is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
    • Aumsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Four Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Badger Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
    • Stayton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Macleay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Macleay is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
    • Sublimity
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hayesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hayesville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Country Estate, with the one closest to Country Estate listed first.
    • Airlie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Airlie is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
    • Buena Vista
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Buena Vista is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Lewisville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lewisville is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Independence
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Monmouth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bridgeport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bridgeport is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Falls City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dallas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Rickreall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ellendale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Ellendale is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
    • Eola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Eola is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
    • Dolph Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
    • Crowley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Crowley is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley

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

Cemeteries Near Country Estate ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Country Estate.

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 Country Estate - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Country Estate covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Locke Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Locke Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Lewisburg
    • The Locke Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lewisburg Cemetery
    • Locke Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39052 <2>
  • Robinson Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #835122 <2>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Orleans Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Palestine Memorial Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gingles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crystal Lake Masonic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Albany Masonic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (173 more) ...
    • Ridders Pioneer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Islamic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Lawn Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Lawn Memorial Park is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Corvallis.
      • The Oak Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Benton Cemetery
      • Oaklawn Memorial Park
      • Oaklawn Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39223 <2>

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 Country Estate in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Country Estate.

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

  • Lewisburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Wellsdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wellsdale is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
  • Corvallis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Suver
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Suver is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suver
  • Albany
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Airlie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Airlie is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
  • Wren
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wren is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
  • Philomath
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Simpson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Simpson is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
  • Oakville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Oakville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
  • Tangent
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Millersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Millersburg is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Buena Vista
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Buena Vista is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Kings Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Harris
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Harris is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris

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

Newspapers Published in Country Estate ...

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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Country Estate.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Country Estate, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Country Estate.

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 Country Estate:

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 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.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Country Estate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Country Estate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.