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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 Disston (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 Disston. 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.

Disston 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 Disston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Disston:

  • Lane County     (The home county of Disston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Disston, with the one closest to Disston listed first.
    • Culp Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Dorena ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Westfir
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Willamette City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willamette City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamette City
      • Willamette City is located in Lane County
    • Oakridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
      • Oakridge is located in Lane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakridge <1>
    • Dexter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Lowell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cottage Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Saginaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Trent
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent
      • Trent is located in Lane County
    • Unity
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Walker
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Lane County
    • Divide ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Divide. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
      • Divide is located in Lane County
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Disston, with the one closest to Disston listed first.
    • Curtin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Elkhead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
      • Elkhead is located in Douglas County
    • Yoncalla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yoncalla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoncalla
      • Yoncalla is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoncalla <1>
    • Drain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drain
      • Drain is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drain <1>
    • North Umpqua Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Umpqua Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Umpqua Village
      • North Umpqua Village is located in Douglas County
    • Idleyld Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rice Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Isadore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isadore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
      • Isadore is located in Douglas County

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

Newspapers Published in Disston ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Disston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Disston, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Disston.

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 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 Disston:

Cemeteries Near Disston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Disston.

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

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

  • Doolittle Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doolittle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doolittle Cemetery
  • Broumbaugh Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broumbaugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broumbaugh Cemetery
  • Brumbaugh Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sears Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sears Cemetery
  • Lone Pine Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Pine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Pine Cemetery
  • Hyland Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Shields Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shields Cemetery
  • Taylor - Lane Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor - Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor - Lane Cemetery
  • Bemis Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bemis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bemis Cemetery
  • McFarland Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFarland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFarland Cemetery
  • Forestvale Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forestvale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forestvale Cemetery
  • Walker Union Church Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Union Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Union Church Cemetery
  • Continue List   (47 more) ...
    • Fir Grove Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fir Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fir Grove Cemetery
    • Hawley Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawley Cemetery
    • Cloverdale Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cloverdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloverdale Cemetery

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>

While we didn't find Disston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Disston.

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

  • Wildwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Lane County
  • Lowell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Cottage Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dexter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Wallace ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Wallace is located in Lane County
  • Trent
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent
    • Trent is located in Lane County
  • Walker
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Lane County
  • Divide ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Divide. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
    • Divide is located in Lane County
  • Cresswell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Royal
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Royal is located in Lane County
  • Comstock
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
    • Comstock is located in Douglas County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Jasper
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Elkhead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
      • Elkhead is located in Douglas County
    • Natron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natron
      • Natron is located in Lane County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Disston. 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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Disston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Disston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6982, Longitude: -122.7701       In this case, the coordinates for Disston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Disston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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