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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 Cove Orchard (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 Cove Orchard. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill 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 Yamhill County: Clackamas, Marion, Polk, Tillamook & Washington.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Cove Orchard ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cove Orchard.

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

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

  • Yamhill - Carlton Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39221 <4>
  • Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pike Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Iowa Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iowa Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iowa Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McBride Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hembree Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Noble Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Olive Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cherry Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moores Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moores Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moores Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39156 <4>
  • Lafayette Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafayette Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafayette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Lafayette Pioneer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafayette Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafayette Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Blooming Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blooming Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blooming Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<6>

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

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

  • Gaston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Carlton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Laurel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Laurel is located in Washington County
  • Fairdale ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • Fairdale is located in Yamhill County
  • Saint Joseph
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lafayette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Newberg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberg
    • Newberg is located in Yamhill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,982 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberg <1>
  • Forest Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • McMinnville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dayton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Yamhill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <1>
  • Farmington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornelius
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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    • Centerville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Washington County
    • Newton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Washington County
    • Gales Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Cove Orchard ...

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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cove Orchard.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cove Orchard, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cove Orchard.

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 Cove Orchard:

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

The official website for Yamhill County: www.co.yamhill.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>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.
<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.
<5>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- Cove Orchard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cove Orchard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3749, Longitude: -123.1548    
<6>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 Cove Orchard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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