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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Dorena. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Dorena to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dorena, 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 Dorena (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 Dorena. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Dorena is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Dorena. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dorena:

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

Cemeteries Near Dorena ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dorena.

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

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

  • Broumbaugh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broumbaugh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broumbaugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brumbaugh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Doolittle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doolittle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doolittle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sears Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sears Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shields Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shields Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taylor - Lane Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor - Lane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor - Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lone Pine Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Pine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Pine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McFarland Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFarland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFarland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bemis Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bemis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bemis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walker Union Church Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Union Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Union Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fir Grove Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fir Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fir Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hawley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Jackson Family Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cloverdale Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloverdale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cloverdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hyland Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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.

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

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

  • Wildwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Lane County
  • Cottage Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wallace ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
    • Wallace is located in Lane County
  • Walker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Divide ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 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
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Divide
    • From Dorena to Divide
  • Dexter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lowell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Cresswell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Trent
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Royal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Royal is located in Lane County
  • Comstock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
    • Comstock is located in Douglas County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Jasper
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Elkhead
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkhead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
      • Elkhead is located in Douglas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elkhead
      • From Dorena to Elkhead
    • Goshen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goshen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Lane County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Goshen
      • From Dorena to Goshen

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

Newspapers Published in Dorena ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dorena.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dorena, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dorena.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Dorena:

The official website for Lane County: www.lanecounty.org/

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

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 Dorena, 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>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 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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dorena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dorena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7210, Longitude: -122.8651    









 

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