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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 Dufur (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 Dufur. 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.

Dufur is located in Wasco 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 Wasco County: Clackamas, Gilliam, Hood River, Jefferson, Marion, Sherman, Wheeler & Klickitat (WA).

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

  • Wasco County     (The home county of Dufur)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dufur, with the one closest to Dufur listed first.
    • Boyd ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Boyd is located in Wasco County
    • Nansene
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nansene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansene
      • Nansene is located in Wasco County
    • Rice ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
      • Rice is located in Wasco County
    • Kingsley ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
      • Kingsley is located in Wasco County
    • City of The Dalles
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City of The Dalles came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
      • City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County
    • The Dalles
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Friend ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
      • Friend is located in Wasco County
    • Fairbanks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
      • Fairbanks is located in Wasco County
    • Chenoweth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chenoweth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
      • Chenoweth is located in Wasco County
    • Tygh Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Celilo Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celilo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celilo Village
      • Celilo Village is located in Wasco County
    • Ortley ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
      • Ortley is located in Wasco County
    • Pine Hollow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow
      • Pine Hollow is located in Wasco County
  • Hood River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dufur, with the one closest to Dufur listed first.
    • Lenz
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenz
      • Lenz is located in Hood River County
      • Lenz has also been known as:
      • Sherman Spur
    • Mount Hood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hood
      • Mount Hood is located in Hood River County
    • Odell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
      • Odell is located in Hood River County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <3>
    • Pine Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Hood River County
    • Parkdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
      • Parkdale is located in Hood River County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkdale <3>
    • Hood River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson County
    • Pinehurst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
      • Pinehurst is located in Jackson County
  • Sherman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dufur, with the one closest to Dufur listed first.
    • Grass Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
      • Grass Valley is located in Sherman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Valley <3>
    • Gordon ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gordon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Gordon is located in Sherman County
    • Moro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
      • Moro is located in Sherman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <3>
    • Biggs Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggs Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs Junction
      • Biggs Junction is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biggs Junction <3>
    • De Moss Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Springs
      • De Moss Springs is located in Sherman County
    • Wasco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
      • Wasco is located in Sherman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasco <3>
    • Rosebush ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebush
      • Rosebush is located in Sherman County
    • Monkland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monkland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
      • Monkland is located in Sherman County
    • Rufus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rufus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
      • Rufus is located in Sherman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rufus <3>
    • Klondike
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
      • Klondike is located in Sherman County
    • Sinks ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
      • Sinks is located in Sherman County
    • Kent
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Klickitat County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dufur, with the one closest to Dufur listed first.
    • Dallesport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Wishram
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Maryhill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Klickitat
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bingen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingen
      • Bingen is located in Klickitat County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingen <3>
    • Appleton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Wahkiacus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahkiacus
      • Wahkiacus is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • White Salmon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Blockhouse
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blockhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
      • Blockhouse is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Goldendale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Husum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Skamania County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dufur, with the one closest to Dufur listed first.
    • Hood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
      • Hood is located in Skamania County (WA)
    • Underwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Dufur ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dufur.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Dufur. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Dufur and those printed in the larger area surrounding Dufur.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5> of Dufur.

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 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 Dufur:

Cemeteries Near Dufur ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dufur.

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

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

  • IOOF Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Henderson Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Pioneer Cemetery
  • Eightmile Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eightmile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eightmile Cemetery
  • Rice Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • Kingsley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingsley Cemetery
  • Sunset Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Cemetery
  • Obrist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Obrist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Obrist Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Friend Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Warner Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warner Cemetery
  • Continue List   (46 more) ...
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • GAR Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the GAR Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the GAR 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dufur had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Dufur had a population of 634 people.

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

  • Boyd ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Wasco County
  • Nansene
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nansene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansene
    • Nansene is located in Wasco County
  • Kingsley ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Kingsley is located in Wasco County
  • The Dalles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Tygh Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Rowena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wamic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wamic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamic
    • Wamic is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamic <3>
  • Grass Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
    • Grass Valley is located in Sherman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Valley <3>
  • Lyle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Moro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
    • Moro is located in Sherman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <3>
  • Biggs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs
    • Biggs is located in Sherman County
  • Mosier
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • De Moss Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Springs
      • De Moss Springs is located in Sherman County
    • Wasco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
      • Wasco is located in Sherman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasco <3>
    • Wapinitia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapinitia
      • Wapinitia is located in Wasco County

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

The official website for Dufur: www.cityofdufur.org/

The official website for Wasco County: www.co.wasco.or.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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' (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- Dufur) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dufur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4542, Longitude: -121.1278    
<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 Dufur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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