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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 Deschutes River Woods (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 Deschutes River Woods. 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 Deschutes River Woods ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Deschutes River Woods: Deschutes Riv. Woods

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Deschutes River Woods is located in Deschutes 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 Deschutes County: Crook, Harney, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Lane & Linn.

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

  • Deschutes County     (The home county of Deschutes River Woods)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deschutes River Woods, with the one closest to Deschutes River Woods listed first.
    • Bend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
      • Bend is located in Deschutes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bend <1>
    • Sunriver
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Tumalo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumalo
      • Tumalo is located in Deschutes County
    • Three Rivers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
      • Three Rivers is located in Deschutes County
    • Alfalfa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Redmond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond
      • Redmond is located in Deschutes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmond <1>
    • Sisters
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Millican ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millican. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican
      • Millican is located in Deschutes County
    • La Pine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Terrebonne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Black Butte Ranch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Crook County
  • Jefferson County

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

Cemeteries Near Deschutes River Woods ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deschutes River Woods.

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 Deschutes River Woods covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pilot Butte Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Deschutes Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Harper Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harper Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Allen Ranch Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38870 <4>
  • Tumalo Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tumalo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tumalo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tumalo Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Laidlaw Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39502 <4>
  • Breese Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Redmond Memorial Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Improved Order of Redmen Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Improved Order of Redmen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Improved Order of Redmen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • LaPine Community Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<5> to the northeast of Prineville.
      • The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Powell Butte Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140925 <4>
    • Camp Polk Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Terrebonne Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terrebonne Cemetery
      • The Terrebonne Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pioneer Cemetery
      • Terrebonne Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39488 <4>
    • Billy Quinn Gravesite
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billy Quinn Gravesite
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billy Quinn Gravesite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38582 <4>
    • Masten Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masten Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39104 <4>
    • Craig Grave
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craig Grave
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craig Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

Newspapers Published in Deschutes River Woods ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deschutes River Woods.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deschutes River Woods, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deschutes River Woods.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Deschutes River Woods:

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

The official website for Deschutes County: www.co.deschutes.or.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<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>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- Deschutes River Woods) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deschutes River Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9915, Longitude: -121.3584       In this case, the coordinates for Deschutes River Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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