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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 Echo Dell (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 Echo Dell. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Echo Dell 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 Echo Dell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Echo Dell:

  • Clackamas County     (The home county of Echo Dell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Echo Dell, with the one closest to Echo Dell listed first.
    • Park Place
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Park Place is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
    • Beavercreek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Oregon City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Carver
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Gladstone
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Carus
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Carus is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
    • Canemah
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Canemah is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canemah
    • Clackamas
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jennings Lodge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
    • Johnson City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Johnson City is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
    • Oatfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Echo Dell, with the one closest to Echo Dell listed first.
    • Aurora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Butteville Station ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Butteville Station is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
    • Butteville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Butteville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
    • Donald
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hubbard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Champoeg ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Champoeg is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
    • Woodburn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Scotts Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • McKee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • McKee is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
    • Mount Angel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Downs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Downs is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
    • Gervais
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Multnomah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Echo Dell, with the one closest to Echo Dell listed first.
    • Milwaukie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodstock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Fulton ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fulton is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Gresham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Hazelwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Russellville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Russellville is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Hillsdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Montavilla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
    • Rockwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Powell Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
    • Laurelhurst
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
    • Wood Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Echo Dell, with the one closest to Echo Dell listed first.
    • Durham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Metzger
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Metzger is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
    • Tigard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • King City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Progress
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Progress is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Raleigh Hills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
    • Sherwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • West Slope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Slope is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
    • Middleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Middleton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Beaverton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kinton ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Kinton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinton
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Echo Dell, with the one closest to Echo Dell listed first.
    • Newberg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Dundee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Dayton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lafayette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Cove Orchard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
    • Saint Joseph
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Echo Dell, with the one closest to Echo Dell listed first.
    • Fisher
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Camas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Cascade Park East
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Cascade Park West
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
    • Washougal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Fern Prairie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
    • Mill Plain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Mill Plain is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
    • Sunnyside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Sunnyside is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Vancouver
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Minnehaha
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
    • Proebstel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Proebstel is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proebstel
    • Walnut Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Skamania County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Echo Dell, with the one closest to Echo Dell listed first.
    • Cruzatt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
    • Skamania
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania

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

Cemeteries Near Echo Dell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Echo Dell.

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 Echo Dell - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • IOOF Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Masonic Cemetery
  • Beavercreek Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sprague Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Redland Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Logan Pleasant View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Straight Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John the Apostle Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #259244 <2>
  • Carus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • United Church of Christ Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Church of Christ Cemetery
    • The United Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Beavercreek Church of Christ Cemetery
    • St. Peters Cemetery
    • St. Peters Congregational Cemetery
    • Ten O'Clock Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39395 <2>
  • Moehnke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (203 more) ...

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 Echo Dell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Echo Dell.

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

  • Park Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Park Place is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
  • Oregon City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Carus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Carus is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
  • Gladstone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Canemah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Canemah is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canemah
  • Clackamas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Logan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Logan is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Sunnyside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • New Era ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • New Era is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
  • Viola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Viola is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
  • Damascus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mulino
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Clarkes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Clarkes is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkes
    • Highland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Eagle Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Echo Dell ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Echo Dell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Echo Dell, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Echo Dell.

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 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 Echo Dell:

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 Echo Dell, 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' (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- Echo Dell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.