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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 Elliott Prairie (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 Elliott Prairie. 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 Elliott Prairie ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Elliott Prairie: Elliott Pr.

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 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 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.

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

  • Clackamas County     (The home county of Elliott Prairie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elliott Prairie, with the one closest to Elliott Prairie listed first.
    • Needy ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Needy is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
    • Macksburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
    • Barlow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Barlow is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Canby
      (9 miles [14.5 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>
    • Liberal
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberal is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
    • Mulino
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Molalla
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilhoit
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
    • Glen Avon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Glen Avon is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
    • Wilsonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Carus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Carus is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
    • Beavercreek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Canemah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Canemah is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canemah
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elliott Prairie, with the one closest to Elliott Prairie listed first.
    • Lyons
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jordan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jordan is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • West Scio
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • West Scio is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
    • Mill City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Scio
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Gates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elliott Prairie, with the one closest to Elliott Prairie listed first.
    • McKee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • McKee is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
    • Hubbard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Angel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodburn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Aurora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Downs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Downs is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
    • Donald
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotts Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gervais
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Butteville Station ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Butteville Station is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
    • Butteville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Butteville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
    • Silverton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Champoeg ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Champoeg is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
  • Multnomah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elliott Prairie, with the one closest to Elliott Prairie listed first.
    • Milwaukie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Fulton ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Fulton is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Hillsdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Woodstock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Portland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Laurelhurst
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
    • Montavilla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
    • Albina
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Albina is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
    • Russellville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Russellville is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Hazelwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Gresham
      (29 miles [46.7 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>
    • Rockwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Maywood Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elliott Prairie, with the one closest to Elliott Prairie listed first.
    • Lincoln
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincoln is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Salemtowne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Salemtowne is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
    • Zena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Zena is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
    • Eola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Eola is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
    • Crowley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Crowley is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
    • Smithfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Smithfield is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Rickreall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dolph Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
    • Independence
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Monmouth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elliott Prairie, with the one closest to Elliott Prairie listed first.
    • Middleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Middleton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Sherwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Durham
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Tigard
      (19 miles [30.6 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>
    • Kinton ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Kinton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinton
    • Scholls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Metzger
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Metzger is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
    • Progress
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Progress is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Beaverton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Raleigh Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
    • Farmington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Farmington is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Aloha
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elliott Prairie, with the one closest to Elliott Prairie listed first.
    • Dundee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Newberg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dayton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hopewell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lafayette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Eola Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
    • Saint Joseph
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
    • Amity
      (21 miles [33.8 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>
    • McMinnville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Whiteson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
    • Carlton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Cove Orchard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
    • Yamhill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Elliott Prairie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elliott Prairie.

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 Elliott Prairie - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Zion Mennonite Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Blosser / Amish / Erb / Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gleason / Whiskey Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • MacLaren Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Mount Angel.
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Angel Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39165 <2>
  • Mt. Angel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (242 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 Elliott Prairie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elliott Prairie.

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

  • McKee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • McKee is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
  • Needy ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Needy is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
  • Hubbard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Angel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Marquam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Marquam is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquam
  • Woodburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Aurora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Downs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Downs is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Gervais
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Scotts Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Macksburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
  • Barlow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Barlow is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Silverton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Butteville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Butteville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
    • Canby
      (9 miles [14.5 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>

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

Newspapers Published in Elliott Prairie ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elliott Prairie.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elliott Prairie, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elliott Prairie.

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 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 Elliott Prairie:

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 Elliott Prairie, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elliott Prairie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.