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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 Elkhorn Woods (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 Elkhorn Woods. 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.

Name Variations for Elkhorn Woods ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

Another variation: Elk Horn Woods.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Elkhorn Woods is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Benton, Clackamas, Deschutes, Linn, Polk, Wasco & Yamhill.

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

  • Marion County     (The home county of Elkhorn Woods)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elkhorn Woods, with the one closest to Elkhorn Woods listed first.
    • Mehama
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Silver Falls City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Silver Falls City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls City
    • Detroit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Drake Crossing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Drake Crossing is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Crossing
    • Stayton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Sublimity
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Scotts Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Silverton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • West Stayton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Aumsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Downs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Downs is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
    • Macleay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Macleay is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
  • Clackamas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elkhorn Woods, with the one closest to Elkhorn Woods listed first.
    • Wilhoit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
    • Glen Avon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Glen Avon is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
    • Molalla
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Colton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Liberal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Liberal is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
    • Needy ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Needy is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
    • Mulino
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Highland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Highland is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Springwater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Springwater is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
    • Macksburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elkhorn Woods, with the one closest to Elkhorn Woods listed first.
    • Gates
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mill City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyons
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bryant City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Bryant City is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant City
    • Jordan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jordan is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Idanha
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • New Idanha
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lacomb
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Lacomb is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
    • Scio
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • West Scio
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • West Scio is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
    • Crabtree
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cascadia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Elkhorn Woods ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elkhorn Woods.

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 Elkhorn Woods - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fox Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • John Shelton Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jordan Catholic Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pietrock Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Humphrey Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Bilyeu Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (85 more) ...
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Russellville Community Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville Community Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Russellville Community Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Glen Avon.
      • The Russellville Community Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Russellville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39368 <3>
    • Hobson - Whitney Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Gates
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Niagara
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Niagara is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
  • Mill City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fox Valley is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Valley
  • Lyons
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Detroit
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hullt ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hullt is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullt
  • Jordan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jordan is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Wilhoit
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
  • Kingston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Kingston is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Molalla
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sublimity
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Stayton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Scotts Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Clymer ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Clymer is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer

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

Newspapers Published in Elkhorn Woods ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elkhorn Woods.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elkhorn Woods, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elkhorn Woods.

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 Elkhorn Woods:

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