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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 Dallas (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 Dallas. 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 and doctors 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.

Dallas is located in Polk County and is the County Seat.

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 Polk County: Benton, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Tillamook & Yamhill.

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

  • Polk County     (The home county of Dallas)
  • Benton County
  • Lincoln County
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dallas, with the one closest to Dallas listed first.
    • Millersburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Dallas to Millersburg
    • Albany
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Draperville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • West Scio
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Dallas to West Scio
    • Tangent
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangent
      • Tangent is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangent <2>
    • Scio
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
      • Oakville is located in Linn County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oakville
      • From Dallas to Oakville
    • Crabtree
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Irvinville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Dallas to Irvinville
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dallas, with the one closest to Dallas listed first.
    • Salem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Keizer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keizer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keizer
      • Keizer is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keizer <2>
    • Badger Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Four Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hayesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
      • Hayesville is located in Marion County
    • Labish Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Labish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labish Village
      • Labish Village is located in Marion County
    • Turner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Santiam City ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Brooks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Macleay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • 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 Dallas to Macleay
    • Jefferson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Marion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Aumsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Tillamook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dallas, with the one closest to Dallas listed first.
    • Dolph ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
      • Dolph is located in Tillamook County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dolph
      • From Dallas to Dolph
    • Bellwood ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
      • Bellwood is located in Tillamook County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bellwood
      • From Dallas to Bellwood
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dallas, with the one closest to Dallas listed first.
    • Sheridan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bellevue
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Willamina
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Amity
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Amity is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amity <2>
    • Hopewell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Whiteson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whiteson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
      • Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whiteson
      • From Dallas to Whiteson
    • Eola Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
      • Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
    • McMinnville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Saint Joseph
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Dayton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <2>
    • Lafayette
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Dundee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Dallas ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dallas.

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

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

  • Dallas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Schrag Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schrag Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schrag Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fast Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fast Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fast Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Embree Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Embree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Embree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salt Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salt Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salt Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hart Riggs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Riggs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Riggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Etna Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Etna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Etna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Falls City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falls City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falls City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Falls City Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falls City Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falls City Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Butler Davidson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Davidson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Davidson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (169 more) ...

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 Dallas had a population of 848 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dallas had a population of 17,331 people.

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

  • Cochrane ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochrane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
    • Cochrane is located in Polk County
  • Rickreall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Smithfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Smithfield is located in Polk County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Smithfield
    • From Dallas to Smithfield
  • Derry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
    • Derry is located in Polk County
  • Falls City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Monmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Crowley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crowley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
    • Crowley is located in Polk County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Crowley
    • From Dallas to Crowley
  • Independence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Perrydale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrydale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrydale
    • Perrydale is located in Polk County
  • Lewisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lewisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Lewisville is located in Polk County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lewisville
    • From Dallas to Lewisville
  • Simpson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Simpson is located in Polk County
  • Eola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
    • Eola is located in Polk County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • McCoy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCoy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
      • McCoy is located in Polk County
    • Ballston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston
      • Ballston is located in Polk County
    • Zena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Dallas ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dallas.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Dallas. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Dallas and those printed in the larger area surrounding Dallas.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<6> of Dallas.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Dallas:

The official website for Dallas: www.ci.dallas.or.us/

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.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 Dallas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dallas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dallas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9215, Longitude: -123.3167    









 

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