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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 Fernwood (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 Fernwood. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

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

  • Clackamas County     (The home county of Fernwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fernwood, with the one closest to Fernwood listed first.
    • Glen Avon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Glen Avon is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
    • Colton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Molalla
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilhoit
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
    • Liberal
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Liberal is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
    • Mulino
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Highland is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Springwater
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Springwater is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
    • Beavercreek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Carus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Carus is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
    • Macksburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
    • Needy ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Needy is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fernwood, with the one closest to Fernwood listed first.
    • Gates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Lyons
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Mill City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jordan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jordan is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fernwood, with the one closest to Fernwood listed first.
    • Scotts Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Aurora
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Drake Crossing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Drake Crossing is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Crossing
    • Downs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Downs is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
    • Hubbard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • McKee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • McKee is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
    • Mount Angel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Silverton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Butteville Station ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Butteville Station is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
    • Woodburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Silver Falls City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Falls City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls City
    • Donald
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Multnomah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fernwood, with the one closest to Fernwood listed first.
    • Milwaukie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Powell Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
    • Woodstock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Fulton ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Fulton is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Gresham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Hillsdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Hazelwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Montavilla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
    • Rockwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Russellville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Russellville is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Fairview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Laurelhurst
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
  • Polk County
    • Lincoln
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lincoln is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fernwood, with the one closest to Fernwood listed first.
    • Durham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Middleton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Middleton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Sherwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • King City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Tigard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Metzger
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Metzger is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
    • Progress
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Progress is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Kinton ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kinton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinton
    • Raleigh Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
    • Beaverton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Scholls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Slope
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Slope is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fernwood, with the one closest to Fernwood listed first.
    • Newberg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dundee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Dayton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Hopewell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Fernwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fernwood.

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

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

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

  • Colton Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Baty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baty Cemetery
    • The Baty Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Batty Family Cemetery
    • Baty Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2571362 <2>
  • Adams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Russellville Community Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville Community Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Russellville Community Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Glen Avon.
    • The Russellville Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Russellville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39368 <2>
  • Bonney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarkes Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sanders Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Molalla Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dibble - Jackson - Larkins - Austin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Home Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Howard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Schuebel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (187 more) ...
    • Springwater Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Highland.
      • The Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fellows Cemetery
      • Highland Fellows Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236228 <2>
    • Bear Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Molalla
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarkes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Clarkes is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkes
  • Wilhoit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
  • Union Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Mills is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
  • Mulino
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Highland is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Springwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Springwater is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
  • Marquam
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Marquam is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquam
  • Scotts Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Carus is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
  • Macksburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
  • Needy ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Needy is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Viola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Viola is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
    • Currinsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Currinsville is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currinsville
    • Canby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Fernwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fernwood.

Newspapers Published in Fernwood ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fernwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fernwood, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fernwood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Fernwood:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fernwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Fernwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.