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Introduction ...

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

We've added Dotyville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dotyville, 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 Dotyville (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 Dotyville. 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 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 Dotyville is historic, it would have been located within present day Linn 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 Linn County: Benton, Deschutes, Jefferson, Lane, Marion & Polk.

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

  • Linn County     (The home county of Dotyville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dotyville, with the one closest to Dotyville listed first.
    • Scio
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Scio is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scio
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scio <2>
    • Crabtree
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • West Scio
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • West Scio is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
    • Lacomb
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lacomb is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
    • Jordan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jordan is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Irvinville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Irvinville is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
    • Lebanon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterloo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Waterloo is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • South Lebanon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • South Lebanon is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lebanon
    • Draperville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Draperville is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
    • Lyons
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lyons is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <2>
    • Millersburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Millersburg is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dotyville, with the one closest to Dotyville listed first.
    • North Albany
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • North Albany is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
    • Wellsdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Wellsdale is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
    • Adair Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Adair Village is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Lewisburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Corvallis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jennyopolis was located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennyopolis
    • Philomath
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Flynn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Flynn is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
    • Kings Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Wren
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Wren is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
  • Clackamas County
    • Wilhoit
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
  • Lane County
    • Mabel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Mabel is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dotyville, with the one closest to Dotyville listed first.
    • West Stayton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Marion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stayton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jefferson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sublimity
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Santiam City ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Santiam City was located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
    • Aumsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mehama
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Turner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Falls City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Falls City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls City
    • Macleay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Macleay is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
    • Drake Crossing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Drake Crossing is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Crossing
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dotyville, with the one closest to Dotyville listed first.
    • Buena Vista
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Buena Vista is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Independence
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Eola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Eola is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
    • Monmouth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Salemtowne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Salemtowne is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
    • Airlie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Airlie is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
    • Lincoln
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lincoln is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Rickreall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lewisville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Lewisville is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Crowley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Crowley is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
    • Zena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Zena is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena

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

Cemeteries Near Dotyville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dotyville.

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 Dotyville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dotyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Providence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Gaines Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin Butte Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lacomb Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bilyeu Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jordan Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Humphrey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • James Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (149 more) ...
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellinger Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wisner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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 Dotyville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dotyville.

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

  • Crabtree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Scio
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Scio is also located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scio <2>
  • Lacomb
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lacomb is also located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
  • West Scio
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Scio is also located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
  • Shelburn ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shelburn was located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
  • Jordan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jordan is also located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Spicer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Spicer is also located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
  • Irvinville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Irvinville is also located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
  • Ale ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ale was located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ale
  • Lebanon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • West Stayton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Kingston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Kingston is also located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Marion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tallman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tallman is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
    • Stayton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Dotyville ...

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 Dotyville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dotyville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dotyville.

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 Dotyville:

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 Dotyville, 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>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- Dotyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.