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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Fargher. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fargher to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fargher, please Contact Us.

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 Fargher (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 Fargher. 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 hospitals 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Fargher is historic, it would have been located within present day Sherman 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 Sherman County: Gilliam, Wasco, Wheeler & Klickitat (WA).

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

  • Sherman County     (The home county of Fargher)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fargher, with the one closest to Fargher listed first.
    • Grass Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosebush ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Rosebush is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebush
    • Kent
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Moro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Moro is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <2>
    • Gordon ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Gordon is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • De Moss Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • De Moss Springs is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Springs
    • Monkland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Monkland is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
    • Wasco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Biggs Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Klondike
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Klondike is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
  • Gilliam County
    • Ajax ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Ajax is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
  • Jackson County
    • Pinehurst
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Pinehurst is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
  • Wasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fargher, with the one closest to Fargher listed first.
    • Maupin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tygh Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Nansene
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Nansene is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansene
    • Kingsley ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingsley is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Wamic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Friend ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Friend is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
    • Pine Hollow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Pine Hollow is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow
    • Dufur
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Boyd ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Boyd is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Wapinitia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wapinitia is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapinitia
    • Endersby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Endersby is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endersby
    • Rice ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Rice is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
  • Klickitat County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fargher, with the one closest to Fargher listed first.
    • Dallesport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Wishram
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Maryhill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Fargher ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fargher.

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 Fargher - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Warner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Buzan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tygh Valley Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygh Valley Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tygh Valley Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Tygh Valley.
    • The Tygh Valley Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tygh Valley Cemetery
  • Michigan Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingsley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wamic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Friend Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Criterion Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (33 more) ...
    • Henderson Pioneer Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Graveyard Butte Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wapinitia Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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.

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

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

  • Tygh Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Nansene
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Nansene is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansene
  • Kingsley ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingsley is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
  • Wamic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Grass Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dufur
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Boyd ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Boyd is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Wapinitia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wapinitia is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapinitia
  • Bakeoven
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bakeoven is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakeoven
  • Kent
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Rutledge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Rutledge is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
  • Moro
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Moro is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <2>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • De Moss Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • De Moss Springs is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Springs
    • The Dalles
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Monkland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Monkland is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland

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

Newspapers Published in Fargher ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fargher.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fargher, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fargher.

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 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 Fargher:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Fargher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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>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- Fargher) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.