Our Genealogy Helper
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 Greenville (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 Greenville. 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 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.
Greenville is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, Tillamook & Yamhill.
Below are the counties that are near Greenville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenville:
- Washington County (The home county of Greenville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Banks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kansas City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Christie ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Christie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Christie has also been known as:
- Carstens
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Mountaindale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountaindale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Forest Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Watts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watts is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Gales Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Manning
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cornelius
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming
- Clackamas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Tualatin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Oswego
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rivergrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Stafford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Wilsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Christie ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Christie is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Marylhurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jennings Lodge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
- Oatfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
- West Linn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willamette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willamette is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamette
- Clatsop County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Vinemaple
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vinemaple is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemaple
- Jewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Scappoose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vernonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Warren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Keasey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keasey is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasey
- Saint Helens
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fishhawk ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
- Reuben
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Reuben is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Champoeg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
- Butteville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Butteville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
- Saint Paul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Butteville Station is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
- Donald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Multnomah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Burlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Vanport City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vanport City is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
- Albina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Albina is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Hillsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Portland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Laurelhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- Woodstock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Milwaukie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Montavilla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Russellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Tillamook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Ryan's Camp ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ryan's Camp is located in Tillamook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan's Camp
- Ryan's Camp has also been known as:
- Idiotville
- Jordan Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jordan Creek is located in Tillamook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Creek
- Yamhill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Cove Orchard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
- Yamhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carlton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Newberg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lafayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Dayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- McMinnville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eola Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
- Whiteson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
- Clark County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Lake Shore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Felida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
- Hazel Dell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Minnehaha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
- Vancouver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sara
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sara is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
- Salmon Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Salmon Creek is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
- Ridgefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Barberton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barberton is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
- Walnut Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Mount Vista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vista is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Five Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenville, see our County-by-County Page for Greenville.
Cemeteries Near Greenville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenville.
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 Greenville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Union Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Visitation Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Purdin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forest View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Raffety Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gales Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cornelius Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (157 more) ...
- Old Scotch Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scotch Church Cemetery
- The Old Scotch Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tualatin Plains Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arcade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Greenville had a population of 144 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Forest Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountaindale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountaindale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Gales Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cornelius
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Manning
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glencoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glencoe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Buxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gaston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- West Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Union is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Reedville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reedville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenville.
Newspapers Published in Greenville ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenville, 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 Greenville.
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 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 Greenville:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clackamas County
- Clatsop County
- Columbia County
- Marion County
- Multnomah County
- Tillamook County
- Yamhill County
- Clark County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oregon
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Greenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Greenville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |