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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Garfield. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Garfield to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Garfield, please Contact Us.

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 Garfield (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 Garfield. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Garfield is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Garfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Garfield:

  • Clackamas County     (The home county of Garfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
    • George
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • George is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
    • Estacada
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Springwater
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Springwater is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
    • Dover
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Dover is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Currinsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Currinsville is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currinsville
    • Eagle Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Highland is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Sandy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Sandy is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <2>
    • Colton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Marmot
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Boring
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Aims
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Aims is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
    • Aurora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Scotts Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Butteville Station ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Butteville Station is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
    • Hubbard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Butteville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Butteville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
    • Donald
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • McKee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • McKee is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
    • Downs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Downs is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
    • Mount Angel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Drake Crossing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Drake Crossing is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Crossing
    • Champoeg ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Champoeg is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
  • Multnomah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
    • Powell Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
    • Corbett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Gresham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Latourell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Latourell is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
      • Former names for Latourell:
      • Latourell Falls
      • Rooster Rock
    • Troutdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Wood Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Fairview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Bridal Veil
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Hazelwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Milwaukie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Russellville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Russellville is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
    • Durham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • 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 <2>
    • Metzger
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Metzger is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
    • King City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Tigard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • 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 <2>
    • Progress
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Progress is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Raleigh Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
    • Sherwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • West Slope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • West Slope is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
    • Middleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Middleton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Beaverton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kinton ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Kinton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinton
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
    • Washougal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Camas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Camas is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,981 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camas <2>
    • Fisher
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • 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
    • Sunnyside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Sunnyside is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Cascade Park East
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cascade Park West
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
    • Mill Plain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mill Plain is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
    • Proebstel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Proebstel is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proebstel
    • Orchards
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Skamania County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
    • Cruzatt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
    • Skamania
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
    • North Bonneville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Moffetts Hot Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Moffetts Hot Springs is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffetts Hot Springs

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

Cemeteries Near Garfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garfield.

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

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

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

  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • George Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Scheel Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Philip E. Linn Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philip E. Linn Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Philip E. Linn Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Estacada.
    • The Philip E. Linn Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wade Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987380 <3>
  • Estacada Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Springwater Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Currin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Githens Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Viola Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • 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 <3>
  • Sandy Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (140 more) ...

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.

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

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

  • George
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • George is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
  • Springwater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Springwater is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
  • Dover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dover is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Currinsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Currinsville is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currinsville
  • Highland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Highland is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Eagle Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Viola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Viola is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
  • Cherryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherryville is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
  • Sandy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sandy is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,566 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <2>
  • Logan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Logan is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Clarkes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarkes is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkes
  • Marmot
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Aims
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Aims is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
    • Pleasant Home
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Home is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
    • Salmon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Salmon is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon

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

Newspapers Published in Garfield ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garfield, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garfield.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Garfield:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Garfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>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- Garfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.