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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 Geer (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 Geer. 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 southeast 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 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.

Geer is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Benton, Clackamas, Deschutes, Linn, Polk, Wasco & Yamhill.

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

  • Marion County     (The home county of Geer)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Geer, with the one closest to Geer listed first.
    • Macleay
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Macleay is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
    • Badger Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
    • Four Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Hayesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hayesville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
    • Aumsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Chemawa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Chemawa is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemawa
    • Turner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Salem is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
    • Silverton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Labish Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Labish Village is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labish Village
    • Brooks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Keizer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Geer, with the one closest to Geer listed first.
    • North Albany
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • North Albany is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
    • Wellsdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wellsdale is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
    • Adair Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Adair Village is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Lewisburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Corvallis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clackamas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Geer, with the one closest to Geer listed first.
    • Wilhoit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
    • Molalla
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Needy ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Needy is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
    • Glen Avon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Glen Avon is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
    • Macksburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
    • Barlow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Barlow is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Liberal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberal is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
    • Canby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Canby is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,027 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <1>
    • Mulino
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilsonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Colton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Carus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Carus is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Geer, with the one closest to Geer listed first.
    • Scio
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • West Scio
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • West Scio is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
    • Jordan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jordan is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Lyons
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Millersburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Millersburg is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
    • Crabtree
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Draperville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Draperville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
    • Mill City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Albany
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lacomb
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Lacomb is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
    • Irvinville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Irvinville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
    • Gates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Geer, with the one closest to Geer listed first.
    • Salemtowne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Salemtowne is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
    • Lincoln
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lincoln is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Eola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Eola is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
    • Zena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Zena is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
    • Crowley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Crowley is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
    • Independence
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Buena Vista
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Buena Vista is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Rickreall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Monmouth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Smithfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Smithfield is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Dallas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Dolph Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Geer, with the one closest to Geer listed first.
    • Middleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Middleton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Sherwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Geer, with the one closest to Geer listed first.
    • Hopewell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Amity
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Eola Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
    • Dayton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Whiteson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
    • Dundee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bellevue
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Lafayette
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • McMinnville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Joseph
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
    • Newberg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Sheridan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Geer ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Geer.

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

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

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

  • Eoff Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Stipp Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pratum Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Kimsey - Walker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dickens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Apostolic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shaw Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Howell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Penitentiary Annex Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Herron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Aumsville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (206 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.<2>

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

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

  • Macleay
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Macleay is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
  • Shaw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Shaw is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
  • Clymer ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Clymer is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
  • Willard ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Willard is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Aumsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Turner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chemawa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chemawa is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemawa
  • Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Salem is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
  • Silverton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sublimity
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Brooks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • West Stayton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ale ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Ale is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ale
    • Stayton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Downs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Downs is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs

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

Newspapers Published in Geer ...

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 151 newspapers that have been published in the area around Geer.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Geer, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Geer.

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 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 Geer:

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>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 Geer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Geer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.