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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 Crow (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 Crow. 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 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.

Crow is located in Lane 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 Lane County: Benton, Deschutes, Douglas, Klamath, Lincoln & Linn.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Crow ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crow.

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

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

  • Gates Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gates Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mounse Burial
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mounse Burial
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mounse Burial have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liles Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stephens S S Heirs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephens S S Heirs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephens S S Heirs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCulloch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCulloch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCulloch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Central School Association Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central School Association Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central School Association Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heatherly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heatherly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heatherly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sailor Pioneer - Noti Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sailor Pioneer - Noti Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sailor Pioneer - Noti Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Inman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Inman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lane Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (107 more) ...
    • Lorane Grange Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lorane Grange Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lorane Grange Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • West Lawn Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lawn Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Richardson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Crow had a population of 38 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Hadleyville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleyville
    • Hadleyville is located in Lane County
  • Long Tom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Tom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Tom
    • Long Tom is located in Lane County
  • Elmira
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Alma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Lane County
  • Lorane
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Irving
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irving have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Irving is located in Lane County
  • Franklin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Eugene
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Walton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Royal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Royal is located in Lane County
  • Cresswell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Goshen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goshen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Lane County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Goshen
    • From Crow to Goshen
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Coburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Junction City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Lane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <2>
    • Walker
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Crow ...

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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crow.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crow, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crow.

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 Crow:

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

The official website for Lane County: www.lanecounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>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 Crow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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.
<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- Crow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9927, Longitude: -123.3372       In this case, the coordinates for Crow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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