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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 George (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 George. 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 and hospitals 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.

George is located in Clackamas County.

To see how the shape of Oregon's counties 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 George. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to George:

  • Clackamas County     (The home county of George)
    • The following are listed by their distance from George, with the one closest to George listed first.
    • Dover
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Clackamas County
    • Currinsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Currinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currinsville
      • Currinsville is located in Clackamas County
    • Estacada
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sandy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • Sandy is located in Clackamas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <2>
    • Eagle Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Marmot
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Clackamas County
    • Aims
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
      • Aims is located in Clackamas County
    • Brightwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Boring
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Hood Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hood Village
      • Mount Hood Village is located in Clackamas County
    • Welches
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Colton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from George, with the one closest to George listed first.
    • Aurora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <2>
    • Scotts Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mills
      • Scotts Mills is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Mills <2>
    • Butteville Station ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
      • Butteville Station is located in Marion County
    • Butteville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
      • Butteville is located in Marion County
    • Hubbard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Donald
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Donald is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donald <2>
  • Multnomah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from George, with the one closest to George listed first.
    • Corbett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Powell Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
      • Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
    • Latourell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
      • Latourell is located in Multnomah County
      • Former names for Latourell:
      • Latourell Falls
      • Rooster Rock
    • Gresham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Gresham is located in Multnomah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <2>
    • Bridal Veil
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Troutdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troutdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutdale
      • Troutdale is located in Multnomah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutdale <2>
    • Rockwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
    • Wood Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
      • Wood Village is located in Multnomah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood Village <2>
    • Fairview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Multnomah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <2>
    • Hazelwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
      • Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
    • Milwaukie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Montavilla
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
      • Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
    • Woodstock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from George, with the one closest to George listed first.
    • Durham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,908 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <2>
    • Metzger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metzger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
      • Metzger is located in Washington County
    • Raleigh Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
      • Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
    • King City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
      • King City is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <2>
    • Tigard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tigard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
      • Tigard is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <2>
    • West Slope
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Slope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
      • West Slope is located in Washington County
    • Progress
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
      • Progress is located in Washington County
    • Middleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Middleton is located in Washington County
    • Sherwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,746 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <2>
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from George, with the one closest to George listed first.
    • Washougal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Camas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
      • Camas is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,981 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camas <2>
    • Fern Prairie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
      • Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Fisher
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
      • Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Sunnyside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Cascade Park East
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cascade Park West
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
      • Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Mill Plain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
      • Mill Plain is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Orchards
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Skamania County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from George, with the one closest to George listed first.
    • Cruzatt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
      • Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
    • Skamania
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
      • Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)
    • North Bonneville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Moffetts Hot Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffetts Hot Springs
      • Moffetts Hot Springs is located in Skamania County (WA)

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

Newspapers Published in George ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around George.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of George, 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 George.

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 George:

Cemeteries Near George ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of George.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Scheel Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Scheel Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • The Scheel Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • German Hill Cemetery
    • Scheel Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scheel Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264171 <5>
  • George Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Philip E. Linn Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Philip E. Linn Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987380 <5>
  • Estacada Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Currin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Springwater Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Githens Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Githens Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • The Githens Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Githens Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Githens Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213868 <5>
  • Cliffside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Firhill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Firhill Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Sandy.
    • The Firhill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fir Hill Cemetery
    • Fir Lawn Cemetery
    • Hood Loop Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Firhill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38779 <5>
  • Continue List   (125 more) ...
    • Scandinavia Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cherryville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cherryville Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherryville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2301597 <5>
    • Revenue Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Revenue Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Revenue Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2347053 <5>

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, George had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Dover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Clackamas County
  • Currinsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Currinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currinsville
    • Currinsville is located in Clackamas County
  • Springwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
    • Springwater is located in Clackamas County
  • Cherryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
    • Cherryville is located in Clackamas County
  • Sandy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Sandy is located in Clackamas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,566 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <2>
  • Eagle Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marmot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Viola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
    • Viola is located in Clackamas County
  • Highland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Clackamas County
  • Logan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Logan is located in Clackamas County
  • Aims
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
    • Aims is located in Clackamas County
  • Salmon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
    • Salmon is located in Clackamas County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Clarkes
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkes
      • Clarkes is located in Clackamas County
    • Pleasant Home
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
      • Pleasant Home is located in Multnomah County
    • Damascus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
      • Damascus is located in Clackamas County
      • Estimated population in 2017: 11,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for George. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clackamas County: www.co.clackamas.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- George) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in George. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2948, Longitude: -122.2301    
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 George, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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