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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 Four Cabin 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 Four Cabin 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 Four Cabin 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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Four Cabin Corner: Four Cabin Cor. (or less commonly used: Four Cabin 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Four Cabin Corner is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Benton, Lane, Polk & Tillamook.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Four Cabin Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Four Cabin Corner, with the one closest to Four Cabin Corner listed first.
    • Rose Lodge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Otis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Neotsu
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cutler City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Cutler City is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler City
    • Kernville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Kernville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernville
    • Gleneden Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Logsden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Lincoln Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Depoe Bay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Siletz
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Otter Rock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Eddyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Four Cabin Corner, with the one closest to Four Cabin Corner listed first.
    • Kings Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Blodgett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wren
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wren is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Four Cabin Corner, with the one closest to Four Cabin Corner listed first.
    • Grand Ronde
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Valsetz ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Valsetz is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valsetz
    • Buell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Buell is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
    • Falls City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Ellendale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Ellendale is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
    • Bridgeport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bridgeport is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Dallas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Dolph Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
    • Lewisville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Lewisville is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Smithfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Smithfield is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Airlie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Airlie is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
    • Rickreall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Crowley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Crowley is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Tillamook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Four Cabin Corner, with the one closest to Four Cabin Corner listed first.
    • Dolph ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Dolph is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
    • Bellwood ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Bellwood is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Neskowin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oretown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Oretown is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oretown
    • Cloverdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hebo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Pacific City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaver
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Blaine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Blaine is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Four Cabin Corner, with the one closest to Four Cabin Corner listed first.
    • Willamina
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sheridan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellevue
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Amity
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Whiteson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson

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

Cemeteries Near Four Cabin Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Four Cabin 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 Four Cabin Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Indian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pacific View Memorial Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Morris Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Josephine Young Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hussey Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Taft Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Willamina Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Oretown Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gist Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (65 more) ...
    • Wigle Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Union Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Dolph ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dolph is located in Tillamook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
  • Grand Ronde
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Meda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Meda is located in Tillamook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meda
  • Neskowin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Willamina
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Oretown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oretown is located in Tillamook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oretown
  • Falls City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Hebo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Woods
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Woods is located in Tillamook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
  • Sheridan
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaver
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Dallas
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Ballston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Ballston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston
    • Lewisville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Lewisville is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Summit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit

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

Newspapers Published in Four Cabin 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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Four Cabin Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Four Cabin Corner, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Four Cabin Corner.

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 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 Four Cabin 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Four Cabin Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Four Cabin Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.