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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 Gold Hill (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 Gold Hill. 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 Gold Hill ...

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 have occurred.

Another variation: Goldhill.

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 and 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.

Gold Hill is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Siskiyou (CA), Douglas, Josephine & Klamath.

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

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Gold Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gold Hill, with the one closest to Gold Hill listed first.
    • Sams Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sams Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Valley
      • Sams Valley is located in Jackson County
    • Rogue River
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogue River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogue River
      • Rogue River is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogue River <2>
    • Wimer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimer
      • Wimer is located in Jackson County
    • Central Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
      • Central Point is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Point <2>
    • White City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White City <2>
    • Jacksonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Medford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagle Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Ruch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Applegate
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Provolt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provolt
      • Provolt is located in Jackson County
    • Sterlingville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sterlingville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
      • Sterlingville is located in Jackson County
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gold Hill, with the one closest to Gold Hill listed first.
    • Azalea
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Glendale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Josephine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gold Hill, with the one closest to Gold Hill listed first.
    • Fruitdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
      • Fruitdale is located in Josephine County
    • Grants Pass
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Murphy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • New Hope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Josephine County
    • Redwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
      • Redwood is located in Josephine County
    • Williams
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Placer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placer
      • Placer is located in Josephine County
    • Three Pines
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Pines
      • Three Pines is located in Josephine County
    • Merlin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Greenback ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
      • Greenback is located in Josephine County
    • Hugo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Hugo is located in Josephine County
    • Sunny Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Gold Hill ...

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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gold Hill.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Gold Hill. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Gold Hill and those printed in the larger area surrounding Gold Hill.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> of Gold Hill.

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 helpful 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 Gold Hill:

Cemeteries Near Gold Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gold Hill.

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 Gold Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
  • Rock Point Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Point Cemetery
  • Hays - Gall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hays - Gall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hays - Gall Cemetery
  • Hays Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hays Cemetery
  • Foots Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foots Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foots Cemetery
  • Pankey Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodville Cemetery
  • Jacksonville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Central Point IOOF Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Point IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Central Point IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Central Point IOOF Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Point IOOF Cemetery
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens Cemetery
  • Continue List   (51 more) ...
    • Memory Gardens Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Missouri Flat Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Missouri Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Missouri Flat Cemetery
    • Logtown Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Logtown Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Ruch.
      • The Logtown Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Log Town Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logtown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39053 <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, Gold Hill had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gold Hill had a population of 1,297 people.

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

  • Rock Point ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
    • Rock Point is located in Jackson County
  • Tolo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolo
    • Tolo is located in Jackson County
  • Sams Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sams Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Valley
    • Sams Valley is located in Jackson County
  • Draper ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Draper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
    • Draper is located in Jackson County
  • Table Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
    • Table Rock is located in Jackson County
  • Central Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
    • Central Point is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Point <2>
  • Wimer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimer
    • Wimer is located in Jackson County
  • Jacksonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Beagle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
    • Beagle is located in Jackson County
  • Medford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Applegate
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagle Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Spikenard ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spikenard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spikenard
      • Spikenard is located in Jackson County
    • Grants Pass
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Wellen ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellen
      • Wellen is located in Jackson County

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

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.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>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.
<4>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- Gold Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gold Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4319, Longitude: -123.0527    
<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 Gold Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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