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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 Fir Grove (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 Fir Grove. 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 Fir Grove ...

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 Fir Grove: Fir Grv.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fir Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fir Grove.

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 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.

Fir Grove is located in Lane 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 Lane County: Benton, Deschutes, Douglas, Klamath, Lincoln & Linn.

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

  • Lane County     (The home county of Fir Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fir Grove, with the one closest to Fir Grove listed first.
    • Santa Clara
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Santa Clara is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
    • River Road
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • River Road is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
    • Coburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Eugene
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alvadore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Junction City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • North Springfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • North Springfield is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
    • Cheshire
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Springfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fern Ridge Shores
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Fern Ridge Shores is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Ridge Shores
    • Franklin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Franklin is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Goshen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Goshen is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Elmira
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fir Grove, with the one closest to Fir Grove listed first.
    • Monroe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellfountain Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jennyopolis is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennyopolis
    • Alsea
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Douglas County
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fir Grove, with the one closest to Fir Grove listed first.
    • Harrisburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Halsey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Brownsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Crawfordsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Boston ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Boston is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston has also been known as:
      • Boston Mills
    • Shedd
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Holley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Holley is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
    • Oakville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Oakville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Sodaville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sodaville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Tangent
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • South Lebanon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • South Lebanon is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lebanon
    • Sweet Home
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Foster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Fir Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fir Grove.

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 Fir Grove - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Luper Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Gillespie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • West Lawn Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Coburg IOOF Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg IOOF Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coburg IOOF Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Coburg.
    • The Coburg IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38670 <2>
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Eugene.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39222 <2>
  • Lane Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mulkey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Eugene Masonic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene Masonic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eugene Masonic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Eugene.
    • The Eugene Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Eugene AF & AM Lodge #11 Masonic Cemetery
    • Masonic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39101 <2>
  • Eugene Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eugene Pioneer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Eugene.
    • The Eugene Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Independent Order of Odd Fellows Pioneer Cemetery
    • Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39286 <2>
  • Resthaven Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Eugene.
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39164 <2>
  • Continue List   (119 more) ...
    • Laurel Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Springfield IOOF Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pioneer Memorial Cemetery Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Memorial Cemetery Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery Park is located in Springfield.
      • The Pioneer Memorial Cemetery Park has also been known as:
      • Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39451 <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 Fir Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fir Grove.

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

  • Irving
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Irving is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
  • Coburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Eugene
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Junction City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Springfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Franklin is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Goshen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Goshen is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Harrisburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Elmira
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Thurston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mohawk
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mohawk is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Natron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Natron is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natron
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rowland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Rowland is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
    • Long Tom
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Long Tom is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Tom
    • Crow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Crow is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow

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

Newspapers Published in Fir Grove ...

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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fir Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fir Grove, 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 Fir Grove.

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 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 Fir Grove:

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 Fir Grove, 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- Fir Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.