Our Genealogy Helper
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 Eola (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 Eola. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Eola is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Benton, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Tillamook & Yamhill.
Below are the counties that are near Eola. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eola:
- Polk County (The home county of Eola)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eola, with the one closest to Eola listed first.
- Salemtowne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salemtowne is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
- Zena
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zena is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Crowley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crowley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Rickreall
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Monmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dolph Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
- Buena Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Ellendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ellendale is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Bridgeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eola, with the one closest to Eola listed first.
- Wellsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wellsdale is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
- Adair Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Adair Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- North Albany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Albany is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
- Lewisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Kings Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corvallis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wren is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Flynn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flynn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Philomath
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blodgett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Clackamas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eola, with the one closest to Eola listed first.
- Needy ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Needy is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
- Wilhoit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
- Molalla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Barlow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Macksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Canby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eola, with the one closest to Eola listed first.
- Millersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Millersburg is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
- West Scio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Scio is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
- Draperville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Draperville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
- Scio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Albany
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crabtree
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Irvinville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Irvinville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
- Tangent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lyons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oakville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oakville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Lacomb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lacomb is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eola, with the one closest to Eola listed first.
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Badger Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Badger Corner is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
- Four Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Four Corners is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Keizer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chemawa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chemawa is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemawa
- Hayesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hayesville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Labish Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Labish Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labish Village
- Turner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Macleay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Macleay is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
- Brooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aumsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Santiam City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Santiam City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yamhill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eola, with the one closest to Eola listed first.
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Amity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eola Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
- Whiteson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
- Bellevue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Sheridan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McMinnville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Willamina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Dundee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carlton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eola, see our County-by-County Page for Eola.
Cemeteries Near Eola ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eola.
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 Eola - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eola covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eola, with the one closest to Eola listed first.
- Rest Lawn Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Belcrest Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Barbara Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- City View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Salem Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Halls Ferry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lee Mission Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Zena Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hayesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (201 more) ...
- Etna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Embree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Eola had a population of 64 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eola, with the one closest to Eola listed first.
- Dencer ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dencer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dencer
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Derry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Derry is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Crowley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crowley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Zena
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zena is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Rickreall
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cochrane ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cochrane is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Monmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chemawa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chemawa is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemawa
- Smithfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smithfield is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- McCoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McCoy is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
- Dallas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Turner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eola. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eola.
Newspapers Published in Eola ...
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 165 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eola.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eola, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eola.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Eola:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Clackamas County
- Linn County
- Marion County
- Yamhill County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oregon
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 Eola, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |