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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 Fern Corner (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 Fern Corner. 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 Fern Corner ...

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 Fern Corner: Fern Cor. (or less commonly used: Fern Crn.)

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 and doctors 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.

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

  • Polk County     (The home county of Fern Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fern Corner, with the one closest to Fern Corner listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Bridgeport is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Falls City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lewisville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Lewisville is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Ellendale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Ellendale is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
    • Dallas
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Monmouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Airlie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Airlie is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
    • Independence
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Dolph Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
    • Rickreall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Smithfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Smithfield is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Buell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Buell is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
    • Buena Vista
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Buena Vista is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fern Corner, with the one closest to Fern Corner listed first.
    • Kings Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Wellsdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Wellsdale is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
    • Adair Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Adair Village is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Lewisburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Wren
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Wren is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
    • North Albany
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • North Albany is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
    • Summit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Summit is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Corvallis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Blodgett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Flynn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Flynn is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
    • Philomath
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jennyopolis is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennyopolis
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fern Corner, with the one closest to Fern Corner listed first.
    • Logsden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Eddyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rose Lodge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pioneer City is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
    • Siletz
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Elk City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Elk City is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fern Corner, with the one closest to Fern Corner listed first.
    • Millersburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Millersburg is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
    • Albany
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Draperville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Draperville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
    • Tangent
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • West Scio
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • West Scio is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
    • Oakville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Oakville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Scio
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Crabtree
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Irvinville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Irvinville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
    • Shedd
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Boston ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Boston is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston has also been known as:
      • Boston Mills
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fern Corner, with the one closest to Fern Corner listed first.
    • Salem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Salem is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
    • Santiam City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Santiam City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
    • Badger Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
    • Four Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Turner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Keizer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jefferson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Chemawa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Chemawa is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemawa
    • Hayesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hayesville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
    • Marion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Labish Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Labish Village is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labish Village
    • Aumsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Brooks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Tillamook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fern Corner, with the one closest to Fern Corner listed first.
    • Dolph ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dolph is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
    • Bellwood ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bellwood is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fern Corner, with the one closest to Fern Corner listed first.
    • Willamina
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Sheridan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bellevue
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Amity
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Hopewell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Whiteson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
    • Eola Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
    • McMinnville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Saint Joseph
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
    • Dayton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lafayette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Fern Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fern Corner.

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 Fern Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hart Riggs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Schrag Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Falls City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Falls City Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Butler Davidson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dallas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fircrest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (165 more) ...
    • Williams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Embree Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fast Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Falls City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lewisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lewisville is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Simpson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Simpson is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
  • Dallas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Monmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cochrane ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cochrane is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
  • Airlie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Airlie is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
  • Independence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Derry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Derry is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
  • Rickreall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Suver
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Suver is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suver
  • Smithfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Smithfield is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Kings Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Buena Vista
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Buena Vista is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Crowley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Crowley is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley

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

Newspapers Published in Fern Corner ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fern Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fern Corner, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fern Corner.

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 helpful 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 Fern Corner:

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 Fern Corner, 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 from Point A (ie- Fern Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.