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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 Dryland (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 Dryland. 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 hospitals 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.

Dryland is located in Clackamas 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 Clackamas County: Hood River, Marion, Multnomah, Wasco, Washington & Yamhill.

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

  • Clackamas County     (The home county of Dryland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dryland, with the one closest to Dryland listed first.
    • Macksburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
    • Needy ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Needy is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
    • Liberal
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Liberal is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
    • Mulino
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Canby
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Canby is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,027 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <1>
    • Barlow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Barlow is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Carus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Carus is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
    • Beavercreek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Molalla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Colton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Glen Avon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Glen Avon is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
  • Linn County
    • Lyons
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dryland, with the one closest to Dryland listed first.
    • Aurora
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hubbard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Butteville Station ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Butteville Station is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
    • Scotts Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • McKee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • McKee is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
    • Donald
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Woodburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Butteville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Butteville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
    • Mount Angel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Downs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Downs is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
    • Gervais
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Champoeg ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Champoeg is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
  • Multnomah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dryland, with the one closest to Dryland listed first.
    • Milwaukie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Fulton ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Fulton is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Hillsdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Woodstock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Hazelwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Laurelhurst
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
    • Montavilla
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
    • Portland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Russellville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Russellville is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Albina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Albina is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
    • Rockwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Gresham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Gresham is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <1>
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dryland, with the one closest to Dryland listed first.
    • Lincoln
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincoln is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Salemtowne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Salemtowne is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
    • Zena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Zena is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
    • Eola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Eola is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
    • Crowley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Crowley is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dryland, with the one closest to Dryland listed first.
    • Middleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Middleton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Sherwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Durham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Durham is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,908 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <1>
    • King City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tigard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Tigard is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <1>
    • Metzger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Metzger is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
    • Progress
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Progress is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Kinton ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Kinton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinton
    • Scholls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Raleigh Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
    • Beaverton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Farmington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Farmington is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dryland, with the one closest to Dryland listed first.
    • Newberg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dundee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Dayton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Hopewell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Lafayette
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Eola Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
    • Saint Joseph
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
    • McMinnville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Amity
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Amity is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amity <1>
    • Carlton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Whiteson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
    • Cove Orchard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dryland, with the one closest to Dryland listed first.
    • Fisher
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Cascade Park East
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Cascade Park West
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
    • Camas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Camas is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,981 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camas <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Dryland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dryland.

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

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

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

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.<3>

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

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

  • Macksburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
  • Needy ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Needy is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
  • Mulino
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Canby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Canby is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,027 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <1>
  • Union Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Union Mills is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
  • Barlow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Barlow is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Aurora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marquam
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Marquam is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquam
  • Carus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Carus is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
  • New Era ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • New Era is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
  • Hubbard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Woodburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • McKee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • McKee is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
    • Scotts Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Molalla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Dryland ...

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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dryland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dryland, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dryland.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Dryland:

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 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.
<3>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 Dryland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dryland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.