Our Genealogy Helper
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 (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. 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.
Fir is located in Multnomah 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 Multnomah County: Clackamas, Columbia, Hood River, Washington, Clark (WA) & Skamania (WA).
Below are the counties that are near Fir. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fir:
- Multnomah County (The home county of Fir)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fir, with the one closest to Fir listed first.
- Maywood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Montavilla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Russellville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Laurelhurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- Hazelwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Albina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Albina is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Portland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vanport City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vanport City is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Rockwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Clackamas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fir, with the one closest to Fir listed first.
- Happy Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clackamas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oatfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
- Sunnyside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Christie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Christie is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Johnson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Johnson City is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
- Damascus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Oswego
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gladstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jennings Lodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fir, with the one closest to Fir listed first.
- Scappoose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Warren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Helens
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fir, with the one closest to Fir listed first.
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville Station is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
- Aurora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Butteville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Champoeg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
- Donald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fir, with the one closest to Fir listed first.
- West Slope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Slope is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
- Raleigh Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
- Cedar Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Metzger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Metzger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
- Cedar Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marlene Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marlene Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
- Beaverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Progress
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Progress is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Bethany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Oak Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Tigard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aloha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yamhill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fir, with the one closest to Fir listed first.
- Newberg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Orchard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
- Clark County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fir, with the one closest to Fir listed first.
- Cascade Park West
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
- Cascade Park East
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Mill Plain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Plain is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
- Vancouver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Minnehaha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
- Camas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barberton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barberton is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
- Five Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Orchards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hazel Dell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cowlitz County (WA)
- Ariel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Skamania County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fir, with the one closest to Fir listed first.
- Cruzatt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
- Skamania
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
- Moffetts Hot Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Moffetts Hot Springs is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffetts Hot Springs
- North Bonneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fir, see our County-by-County Page for Fir.
Cemeteries Near Fir ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fir.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fir covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fir, with the one closest to Fir listed first.
- Rose City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Portland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39357 <2>
- Columbia Masonic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brainerd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Powell Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Park Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Historic Columbian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Multnomah Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Keser Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Congregation Shaarie Torah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Knight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (206 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Portland.
- The Lincoln Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
- Mt. Scott Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39045 <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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fir.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fir, with the one closest to Fir listed first.
- Clarnie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarnie is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarnie
- Montavilla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Russellville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Albina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Albina is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Fisher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Portland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Portland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Portland is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portland
- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Lents
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lents is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lents
- Rockwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Vancouver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- University Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- University Park is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- South Portland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Portland is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portland
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Sellwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sellwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fir. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fir.
Newspapers Published in Fir ...
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 243 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fir.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fir, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fir.
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 professional and volunteer 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:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Multnomah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clackamas County
- Columbia County
- Marion County
- Washington County
- Yamhill County
- Clark County
- Cowlitz County
- Skamania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oregon
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, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fir) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |