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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 Days Creek (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 Days Creek. 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 Days Creek ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Days Creek: Days Crk. (or less commonly used: Days Ck. or Days Cr.)
  • While the name of this community is Days Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Days Creek may originally have been Day's Creek.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Days Creek might be written as Day Creek.

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 doctors and 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.

Days Creek is located in Douglas 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 Douglas County: Coos, Curry, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath & Lane.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Days Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Days Creek.

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

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

  • Bland Mtn. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bland Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bland Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bryant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lavadoure Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lavadoure Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lavadoure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Canyonville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canyonville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canyonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.
    • The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jesse Roberts Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244076 <5>
  • Letitia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Letitia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Letitia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Myrtle Creek IOOF Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtle Creek IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myrtle Creek IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Myrtle Creek Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtle Creek Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myrtle Creek Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • William D Bradley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William D Bradley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the William D Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coffee Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffee Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffee Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riddle Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Burnett Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (44 more) ...
    • Rainville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rainville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rainville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39320 <5>
    • Quines Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quines Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quines Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39318 <5>
    • Boggess Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggess Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boggess 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>

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

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

  • Perdue ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perdue have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue
    • Perdue is located in Douglas County
  • Myrtle Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Riddle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ruckles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruckles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckles
    • Ruckles is located in Douglas County
  • Galesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
    • Galesville is located in Douglas County
  • Green
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
    • Green is located in Douglas County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Green
    • From Days Creek to Green
  • Brockway
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brockway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
    • Brockway is located in Douglas County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Brockway
    • From Days Creek to Brockway
  • Roseburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Glendale
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Peel
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peel
    • Peel is located in Douglas County
  • Oak Creek ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
    • Oak Creek is located in Douglas County
  • Olalla
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olalla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olalla
    • Olalla is located in Douglas County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Days Creek ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Days Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Days Creek, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Days Creek.

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 Days Creek:

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.or.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>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.
<5>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.
<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 Days Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Days Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Days Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9725, Longitude: -123.1729    









 

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