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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Dencer. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dencer to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dencer, please Contact Us.
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 Dencer (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 Dencer. 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 and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Dencer is historic, it would have been located within present day Marion County.
To see how the shape of Oregon's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Benton, Clackamas, Deschutes, Linn, Polk, Wasco & Yamhill.
Below are the counties that are near Dencer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dencer:
- Marion County (The home county of Dencer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dencer, with the one closest to Dencer listed first.
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Turner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Four Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Four Corners is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Badger Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Badger Corner is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
- Macleay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Macleay is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
- Keizer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chemawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chemawa is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemawa
- Hayesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hayesville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Santiam City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Santiam City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
- Aumsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dencer, with the one closest to Dencer listed first.
- Wellsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wellsdale is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
- North Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Albany is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
- Adair Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Adair Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- Lewisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Kings Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corvallis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wren is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Philomath
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flynn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flynn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Blodgett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jennyopolis is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennyopolis
- Clackamas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dencer, with the one closest to Dencer listed first.
- Needy ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Needy is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
- Wilhoit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
- Molalla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dencer, with the one closest to Dencer listed first.
- Millersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Millersburg is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
- West Scio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Scio is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
- Draperville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Draperville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
- Scio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Albany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Crabtree
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Irvinville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Irvinville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
- Tangent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lyons
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lacomb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lacomb is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dencer, with the one closest to Dencer listed first.
- Eola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eola is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
- Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Salemtowne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salemtowne is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
- Buena Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Monmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rickreall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Zena is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Crowley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crowley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Smithfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Dallas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dolph Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
- Yamhill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dencer, with the one closest to Dencer listed first.
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Amity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eola Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
- Whiteson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
- Bellevue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Sheridan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- McMinnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Willamina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Dundee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dencer, see our County-by-County Page for Dencer.
Cemeteries Near Dencer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dencer.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Dencer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dencer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dencer, with the one closest to Dencer listed first.
- Jory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rosedale Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belcrest Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Barbara Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- City View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Ferry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Herron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Penitentiary Annex Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rest Lawn Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (208 more) ...
- Cemetery Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Mission Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.
Dencer itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dencer, with the one closest to Dencer listed first.
- Eola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eola is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
- Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Turner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Monmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Derry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Derry is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Cochrane ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cochrane is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
- Rickreall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Zena is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Macleay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Macleay is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
- Chemawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chemawa is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemawa
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Crowley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crowley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Suver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Suver is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suver
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dencer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dencer.
Newspapers Published in Dencer ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dencer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dencer, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dencer.
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 Dencer:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Clackamas County
- Linn County
- Polk County
- Yamhill County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oregon
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Dencer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dencer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |