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 Haley (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 Haley. 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 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.
Haley is located in Clackamas 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 Clackamas County: Hood River, Marion, Multnomah, Wasco, Washington & Yamhill.
Below are the counties that are near Haley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Haley:
- Clackamas County (The home county of Haley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Haley, with the one closest to Haley listed first.
- Boring
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Damascus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eagle Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Aims
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aims is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
- Currinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Currinsville is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currinsville
- Clackamas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Johnson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Johnson City is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
- Estacada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Hood River County
- Cascade Locks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haley, with the one closest to Haley listed first.
- Aurora
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville Station is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
- Butteville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
- Donald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Champoeg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
- Woodburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Multnomah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haley, with the one closest to Haley listed first.
- Powell Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Gresham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Troutdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rockwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Corbett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Russellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Latourell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Latourell is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
- Former names for Latourell:
- Latourell Falls
- Rooster Rock
- Montavilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Maywood Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haley, with the one closest to Haley listed first.
- Durham
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Metzger
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Metzger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
- Raleigh Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
- West Slope
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Slope is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
- Progress
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Tigard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- King City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Beaverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Marlene Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Marlene Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
- Sherwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Aloha
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yamhill County
- Newberg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clark County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Haley, with the one closest to Haley listed first.
- Washougal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Camas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fisher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Cascade Park East
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fern Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
- Sunnyside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Mill Plain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mill Plain is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
- Cascade Park West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
- Proebstel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Proebstel is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proebstel
- Orchards
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Five Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Minnehaha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
- Skamania County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Haley, with the one closest to Haley listed first.
- Cruzatt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
- Skamania
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
- North Bonneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moffetts Hot Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moffetts Hot Springs is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffetts Hot Springs
- Stevenson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Haley, see our County-by-County Page for Haley.
Cemeteries Near Haley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Haley.
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 Haley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Haley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Haley, with the one closest to Haley listed first.
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Escobar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forrester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Logan Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Philip Foster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Firhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firhill Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38779 <2>
- Continue List (166 more) ...
- Scandinavia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain View 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>
While we didn't find Haley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Haley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Haley, with the one closest to Haley listed first.
- Pleasant Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Home is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Damascus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Powell Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Gresham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Troutdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sycamore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Logan is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Aims
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aims is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
- Clackamas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Currinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Currinsville is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currinsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Haley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Haley.
Newspapers Published in Haley ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Haley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Haley, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Haley.
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 Haley:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Clackamas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hood River County
- Marion County
- Multnomah 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 Haley, 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- Haley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |