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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 Elgarose (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 Elgarose. 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 doctors 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.

Elgarose is located in Douglas 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 Douglas County: Coos, Curry, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath & Lane.

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

  • Douglas County     (The home county of Elgarose)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elgarose, with the one closest to Elgarose listed first.
    • Melrose
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Douglas County
    • Cleveland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cleveland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Douglas County
    • Lookingglass
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookingglass
      • Lookingglass is located in Douglas County
    • Winchester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Roseburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Umpqua
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Wilbur
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Green
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
      • Green is located in Douglas County
    • Brockway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brockway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
      • Brockway is located in Douglas County
    • Winston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
      • Winston is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,541 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winston <2>
    • Dillard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Tenmile
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Coos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elgarose, with the one closest to Elgarose listed first.
    • Dora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
      • Dora is located in Coos County
    • Remote
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Allegany
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
      • Bridge is located in Coos County

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

Cemeteries Near Elgarose ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elgarose.

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

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

  • Eden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Melrose Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Champaigne Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champaigne Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Champaigne Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Archambeaux Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Archambeaux Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Archambeaux Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • La Brie Family Cemeteries
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Brie Family Cemeteries
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Brie Family Cemeteries have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39021 <4>
  • Cleveland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jones Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lookingglass Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lookingglass Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lookingglass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coles Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coles Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coles Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roseburg National Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseburg National Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roseburg National Cemetery is located in Roseburg.
    • The Roseburg National Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Roseburg Veterans Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39362 <4>
  • Roseburg Masonic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseburg Masonic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roseburg Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roseburg IOOF Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseburg IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roseburg IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (63 more) ...
    • Roseburg Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseburg Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roseburg Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Douglas County Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas County Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wilbur Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilbur Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilbur Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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

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

  • Melrose
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Melrose is located in Douglas County
  • Cleveland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cleveland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Douglas County
  • Lookingglass
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookingglass
    • Lookingglass is located in Douglas County
  • Winchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Roseburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Coles Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coles Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Valley
    • Coles Valley is located in Douglas County
  • Green
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
    • Green is located in Douglas County
  • Wilbur
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Millwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Millwood is located in Douglas County
  • Stephens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
    • Stephens is located in Douglas County
  • Brockway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brockway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
    • Brockway is located in Douglas County
  • Reston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reston
    • Reston is located in Douglas County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tenmile
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Olalla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olalla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olalla
      • Olalla is located in Douglas County
    • Oak Creek ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
      • Oak Creek is located in Douglas County

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

Newspapers Published in Elgarose ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elgarose.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elgarose, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elgarose.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Elgarose:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elgarose. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.or.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>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.
<5>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 Elgarose, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elgarose) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elgarose. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2582, Longitude: -123.4859       In this case, the coordinates for Elgarose have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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