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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 Crabtree (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 Crabtree. 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 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.

Crabtree is located in Linn 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 Linn County: Benton, Deschutes, Jefferson, Lane, Marion & Polk.

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

  • Linn County     (The home county of Crabtree)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
    • West Scio
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Scio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
      • West Scio is located in Linn County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Scio
      • From Crabtree to West Scio
    • Scio
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Irvinville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irvinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
      • Irvinville is located in Linn County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Irvinville
      • From Crabtree to Irvinville
    • Lebanon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Draperville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Millersburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Millersburg
      • From Crabtree to Millersburg
    • South Lebanon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lebanon
      • South Lebanon is located in Linn County
    • Lacomb
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Albany
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sodaville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sodaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville
      • Sodaville is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sodaville
      • From Crabtree to Sodaville
    • Waterloo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Jordan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Benton County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Marion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Santiam City ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santiam City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
      • Santiam City is located in Marion County
    • West Stayton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Stayton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
      • Stayton is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stayton <2>
    • Aumsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sublimity
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity
      • Sublimity is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublimity <2>
    • Turner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Turner is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <2>
    • Mehama
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Macleay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Macleay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
      • Macleay is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Macleay
      • From Crabtree to Macleay
    • Four Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Silver Falls City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls City
      • Silver Falls City is located in Marion County
  • Polk County

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

Cemeteries Near Crabtree ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crabtree.

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

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

  • Franklin Butte Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Butte Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Central Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Providence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • James Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gaines Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaines Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knox Butte Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox Butte Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knox Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jefferson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (172 more) ...
    • Timber - Linn Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timber - Linn Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timber - Linn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Marion Friends Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marion Friends Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marion Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lacomb Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lacomb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lacomb 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Crabtree had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Spicer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
    • Spicer is located in Linn County
  • Tallman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
    • Tallman is located in Linn County
  • Irvinville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irvinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
    • Irvinville is located in Linn County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Irvinville
    • From Crabtree to Irvinville
  • Scio
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • West Scio
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Scio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
    • West Scio is located in Linn County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to West Scio
    • From Crabtree to West Scio
  • Lebanon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
    • Fry is located in Linn County
  • Shelburn ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
    • Shelburn is located in Linn County
  • Jefferson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lacomb
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Millersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Millersburg is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Millersburg
    • From Crabtree to Millersburg
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Albany
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sodaville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sodaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville
      • Sodaville is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sodaville
      • From Crabtree to Sodaville
    • Waterloo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people

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

Newspapers Published in Crabtree ...

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 Crabtree.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crabtree, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crabtree.

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 either 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 Crabtree:

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

The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.or.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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.
<5>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 Crabtree, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crabtree) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crabtree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6354, Longitude: -122.8983    









 

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