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Introduction ...

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

We've added Draper to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Draper, 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 Draper (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 Draper. 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 and doctors 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 Draper is historic, it would have been located within present day Jackson 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 Jackson County: Siskiyou (CA), Douglas, Josephine & Klamath.

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

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Draper)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Draper, with the one closest to Draper listed first.
    • Gold Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rogue River
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogue River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogue River
      • Rogue River is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogue River <2>
    • Applegate
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Provolt
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provolt
      • Provolt is located in Jackson County
    • Jacksonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ruch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Central Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
      • Central Point is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Point <2>
    • Sams Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sams Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Valley
      • Sams Valley is located in Jackson County
    • Medford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Wimer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimer
      • Wimer is located in Jackson County
    • Sterlingville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sterlingville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
      • Sterlingville is located in Jackson County
    • White City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White City <2>
    • Buncom
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncom
      • Buncom is located in Jackson County
  • Douglas County
    • Glendale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Josephine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Draper, with the one closest to Draper listed first.
    • Fruitdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
      • Fruitdale is located in Josephine County
    • Murphy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Williams
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Grants Pass
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • New Hope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Josephine County
    • Redwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
      • Redwood is located in Josephine County
    • Wilderville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Merlin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Three Pines
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Pines
      • Three Pines is located in Josephine County
    • Hugo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Hugo is located in Josephine County
    • Placer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placer
      • Placer is located in Josephine County
    • Greenback ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
      • Greenback is located in Josephine County
    • Sunny Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Draper ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Draper.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Draper, 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 Draper.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Draper:

Cemeteries Near Draper ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Draper.

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

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

  • Foots Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foots Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foots Cemetery
  • Woodville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodville Cemetery
  • Hays Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hays Cemetery
  • Hays - Gall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hays - Gall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hays - Gall Cemetery
  • Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
  • Rock Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Point Cemetery
  • Missouri Flat Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Missouri Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Missouri Flat Cemetery
  • Logtown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Logtown Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<5> to the southwest of Ruch.
    • The Logtown Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Log Town Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logtown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39053 <6>
  • Jacksonville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sparlin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparlin Cemetery
  • Griffin Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Creek Cemetery
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens Cemetery
  • Continue List   (52 more) ...
    • Memory Gardens Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Tokay Heights Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tokay Heights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tokay Heights Cemetery
    • Gotcher Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gotcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gotcher 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.

Draper 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 Draper, with the one closest to Draper listed first.

  • Rock Point ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
    • Rock Point is located in Jackson County
  • Gold Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Applegate
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jacksonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Tolo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolo
    • Tolo is located in Jackson County
  • Central Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
    • Central Point is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Point <2>
  • Murphy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Williams
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sams Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sams Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Valley
    • Sams Valley is located in Jackson County
  • Medford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Table Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
    • Table Rock is located in Jackson County
  • Grants Pass
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Wimer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimer
      • Wimer is located in Jackson County
    • Beagle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beagle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
      • Beagle is located in Jackson County
    • Phoenix
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenix have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
      • Phoenix is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <2>

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.or.us/

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 Draper, 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 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.
<4>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.
<5>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- Draper) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Draper. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3554, Longitude: -123.1206       In this case, the coordinates for Draper have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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