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 Haig (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 Haig. 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.
Haig is located in Multnomah 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 Multnomah County: Clackamas, Columbia, Hood River, Washington, Clark (WA) & Skamania (WA).
Below are the counties that are near Haig. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Haig:
- Multnomah County (The home county of Haig)
- The following are listed by their distance from Haig, with the one closest to Haig listed first.
- Woodstock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Laurelhurst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- Portland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Hillsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Montavilla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Albina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Albina is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Milwaukie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Russellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Hazelwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Maywood Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vanport City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vanport City is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
- Rockwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Clackamas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haig, with the one closest to Haig listed first.
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Christie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Christie is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Oatfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
- Lake Oswego
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jennings Lodge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
- Marylhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clackamas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson City is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Gladstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rivergrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Park Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Park Place is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haig, with the one closest to Haig listed first.
- Scappoose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Warren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Helens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Columbia City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haig, with the one closest to Haig listed first.
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville Station is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
- Butteville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
- Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Champoeg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
- Donald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- McKee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- McKee is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
- Gervais
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Angel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haig, with the one closest to Haig listed first.
- Raleigh Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
- West Slope
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Slope is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
- Metzger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Metzger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
- Progress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Progress is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Cedar Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tigard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cedar Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marlene Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marlene Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
- Durham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Aloha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bethany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Yamhill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haig, with the one closest to Haig listed first.
- Newberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Orchard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yamhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Clark County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Haig, with the one closest to Haig listed first.
- Vancouver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cascade Park East
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade Park West
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
- Fisher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Hazel Dell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Minnehaha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
- Walnut Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Mill Plain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Plain is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
- Barberton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barberton is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
- Five Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Lake Shore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Camas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orchards
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Skamania County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Haig, with the one closest to Haig listed first.
- Cruzatt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
- Skamania
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Haig, see our County-by-County Page for Haig.
Cemeteries Near Haig ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Haig.
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 Haig - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Haig covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Haig, with the one closest to Haig listed first.
- Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- River View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ahavai Sholom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milwaukie Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Keser Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Congregation Shaarie Torah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Multnomah Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brainerd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rose City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Portland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39357 <2>
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Patton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Haig in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Haig.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Haig, with the one closest to Haig listed first.
- Woodstock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- East Portland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Portland is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portland
- South Portland ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Portland is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portland
- Hillsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Sellwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sellwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellwood
- Portland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bertha ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bertha is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Milwaukie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lents
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lents is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lents
- Albina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Albina is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Montavilla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Russellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Sylvan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sylvan is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Garden Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Home is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Home
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Haig. See our List of 1890's Communities around Haig.
Newspapers Published in Haig ...
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 234 newspapers that have been published in the area around Haig.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Haig, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Haig.
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 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 Haig:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Multnomah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clackamas County
- Columbia County
- Marion County
- Washington County
- Yamhill County
- Clark County
- Skamania 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 Haig, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Haig) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |