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 Fishers 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 Fishers 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 Fishers 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.
- A typical abbreviation for Fishers Corner: Fishers Cor. (or less commonly used: Fishers Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Fishers Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Fishers Corner may originally have been Fisher's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Fishers Corner might be written as Fisher Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fishers Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fishers Corner.
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 doctors 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.
Fishers Corner 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 Fishers Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fishers Corner:
- Clackamas County (The home county of Fishers Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers Corner, with the one closest to Fishers Corner listed first.
- Beavercreek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carus
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carus is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Oregon City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Canemah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canemah is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canemah
- Mulino
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Park Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Park Place is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
- Gladstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Linn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willamette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willamette is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamette
- Liberal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Liberal is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Canby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers Corner, with the one closest to Fishers Corner listed first.
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Butteville Station is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
- Hubbard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Butteville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
- Donald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Champoeg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
- Scotts Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McKee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McKee is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
- Woodburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Angel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Downs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Downs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Gervais
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Multnomah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers Corner, with the one closest to Fishers Corner listed first.
- Milwaukie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Woodstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Hillsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Gresham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Montavilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Russellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Laurelhurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- Rockwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Powell Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Albina
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Albina is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers Corner, with the one closest to Fishers Corner listed first.
- Durham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- King City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tigard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Metzger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Metzger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
- Sherwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Progress
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Middleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Middleton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Raleigh Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
- Beaverton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kinton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinton
- West Slope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Slope is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
- Cedar Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Marlene Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marlene Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
- Yamhill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers Corner, with the one closest to Fishers Corner listed first.
- Newberg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dundee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lafayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hopewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Carlton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cove Orchard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
- Eola Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
- Yamhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clark County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fishers Corner, with the one closest to Fishers Corner listed first.
- Fisher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Cascade Park East
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Camas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cascade Park West
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
- Washougal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Plain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mill Plain is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
- Vancouver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fern Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
- Minnehaha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
- Hazel Dell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Proebstel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Proebstel is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proebstel
- Sunnyside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Walnut Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Skamania County (WA)
- Cruzatt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Fishers Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Fishers Corner.
Cemeteries Near Fishers Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fishers 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 Fishers Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fishers Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fishers Corner, with the one closest to Fishers Corner listed first.
- Carus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beavercreek Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- United Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Church of Christ Cemetery
- The United Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beavercreek Church of Christ Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
- St. Peters Congregational Cemetery
- Ten O'Clock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39395 <3>
- St. Johannes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- Masonic Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Schuebel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moehnke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John the Apostle Catholic Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #259244 <3>
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sprague Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (213 more) ...
- Canema Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patricks Historic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zoar Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Fishers Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fishers Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fishers Corner, with the one closest to Fishers Corner listed first.
- Carus
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carus is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
- Oregon City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mulino
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Canemah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canemah is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canemah
- New Era ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Era is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Park Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Park Place is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
- Canby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gladstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Mills is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Clarkes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkes is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkes
- Macksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Viola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Viola is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Barlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barlow is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fishers Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fishers Corner.
Newspapers Published in Fishers 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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fishers Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fishers Corner, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fishers Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Fishers Corner:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Clackamas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Marion County
- Multnomah County
- Washington County
- Yamhill County
- Clark County
- Skamania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oregon
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Fishers Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Fishers Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |