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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 Farley (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 Farley. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Farley is located in Hood River 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 Hood River County: Clackamas, Multnomah, Wasco, Clark (WA), Klickitat (WA) & Skamania (WA).

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

  • Hood River County     (The home county of Farley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farley, with the one closest to Farley listed first.
    • Cascade Locks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hood River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Odell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lenz
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Lenz is located in Hood River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenz
      • Lenz has also been known as:
      • Sherman Spur
    • Pine Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Pine Grove is located in Hood River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Mount Hood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Hood is located in Hood River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hood
    • Parkdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clackamas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farley, with the one closest to Farley listed first.
    • Brightwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Mount Hood Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Mount Hood Village is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hood Village
    • Zigzag
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Aims
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Aims is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
    • Marmot
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Rhododendron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Welches
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Government Camp
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Sandy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandy is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <1>
  • Multnomah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farley, with the one closest to Farley listed first.
    • Bonneville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bonneville is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneville
    • Warrendale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Warrendale is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrendale
    • Dodson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dodson is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
    • Bridal Veil
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Latourell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Latourell is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
      • Former names for Latourell:
      • Latourell Falls
      • Rooster Rock
    • Corbett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Troutdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Powell Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
    • Fairview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Wood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Wasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farley, with the one closest to Farley listed first.
    • Mosier
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Ortley ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Ortley is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
    • Rowena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Chenoweth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Chenoweth is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farley, with the one closest to Farley listed first.
    • Sunnyside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Sunnyside is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Washougal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Fern Prairie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
    • Camas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Camas is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,981 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camas <1>
    • Venersborg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Venersborg is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venersborg
    • Chelatchie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Chelatchie is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelatchie
    • Yacolt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Yacolt is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yacolt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,802 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yacolt <1>
  • Klickitat County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farley, with the one closest to Farley listed first.
    • White Salmon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bingen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bingen is located in Klickitat County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingen <1>
    • B Z Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • B Z Corner is located in Klickitat County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B Z Corner
    • Husum
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Trout Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Appleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Skamania County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farley, with the one closest to Farley listed first.
    • Carson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Stevenson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Moffetts Hot Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Moffetts Hot Springs is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffetts Hot Springs
    • North Bonneville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Stabler
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Stabler is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stabler
    • Skamania
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
    • Hood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Hood is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Underwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cruzatt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt

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

Cemeteries Near Farley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farley.

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

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

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

  • McQuinn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Stevenson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
    • The Stevenson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
  • Freddie Masterson Grave
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cascade Locks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Iman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Frankton Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Frankton Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Hood River.
    • The Frankton Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Backus Cemetery
    • Irving Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276895 <2>
  • Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Idlewilde Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • St. Mark the Evangelist Church Columbarium
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Shelley Family Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Upper Valley Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (30 more) ...
    • Mt. Hood Community Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson Family Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Pine Grove Butte Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Butte Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Butte Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Pine Grove
      • The Pine Grove Butte Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39270 <2>

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 Farley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Farley.

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

  • Bonneville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonneville is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneville
  • Dodson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dodson is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
  • Oneonta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oneonta is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
  • Multnomah Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Multnomah Falls is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Multnomah Falls
  • White Salmon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bridal Veil
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mosier
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Latourell
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Latourell is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
    • Former names for Latourell:
    • Latourell Falls
    • Rooster Rock
  • Gilmer
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilmer is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
  • Mount Pleasant
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Aims
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Aims is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
  • Marmot
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Salmon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Salmon is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
    • Trout Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Washougal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Farley ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Farley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Farley, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Farley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Farley:

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 Farley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Farley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.