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 Hamricks Corner (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 Hamricks Corner. 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 Hamricks Corner ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Hamricks Corner: Hamricks Cor. (or less commonly used: Hamricks Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Hamricks Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hamricks Corner may originally have been Hamrick's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hamricks Corner might be written as Hamrick Corner.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Hamricks Corner 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 Hamricks Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hamricks Corner:
- Clackamas County (The home county of Hamricks Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamricks Corner, with the one closest to Hamricks Corner listed first.
- Needy ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Needy is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
- Macksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Liberal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberal is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Mulino
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Barlow is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Canby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Molalla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilhoit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
- Carus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carus is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
- Glen Avon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Avon is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
- Colton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beavercreek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamricks Corner, with the one closest to Hamricks Corner listed first.
- Lyons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jordan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jordan is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Mill City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamricks Corner, with the one closest to Hamricks Corner listed first.
- Aurora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Scotts Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McKee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McKee is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
- Mount Angel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Butteville Station is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
- Donald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Downs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Downs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Butteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Butteville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
- Gervais
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Silverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Multnomah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamricks Corner, with the one closest to Hamricks Corner listed first.
- Milwaukie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Hillsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Woodstock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Montavilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Portland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Laurelhurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- Russellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Albina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Albina is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Gresham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamricks Corner, with the one closest to Hamricks Corner listed first.
- Lincoln
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Salemtowne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salemtowne is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
- Zena
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Zena is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Eola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eola is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
- Crowley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crowley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Rickreall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Smithfield is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamricks Corner, with the one closest to Hamricks Corner listed first.
- Middleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Sherwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- King City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tigard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Metzger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Metzger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
- Progress
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Kinton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinton
- Scholls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaverton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Raleigh Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
- Farmington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Yamhill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamricks Corner, with the one closest to Hamricks Corner listed first.
- Newberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lafayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Eola Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
- Saint Joseph
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Amity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McMinnville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Whiteson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
- Carlton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cove Orchard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hamricks Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Hamricks Corner.
Cemeteries Near Hamricks Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hamricks Corner.
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 Hamricks Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hamricks Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hamricks Corner, with the one closest to Hamricks Corner listed first.
- Smyrna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blosser / Amish / Erb / Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gleason / Whiskey Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gribble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gribble Cemetery
- The Gribble Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gribble Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38851 <3>
- Marks Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Molalla Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molalla Memorial Cemetery
- The Molalla Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dart Cemetery
- Dart Memorial Cemetery
- Molalla Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193062 <3>
- Dibble - Jackson - Larkins - Austin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble - Jackson - Larkins - Austin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dibble - Jackson - Larkins - Austin Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Molalla.
- The Dibble - Jackson - Larkins - Austin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Larkins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149624 <3>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (233 more) ...
- Zoar Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sanders Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Simmons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Hamricks Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hamricks Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hamricks Corner, with the one closest to Hamricks Corner listed first.
- Needy ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Needy is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
- Macksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Marquam
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marquam is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquam
- Union Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Mills is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Mulino
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McKee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McKee is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
- Barlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Barlow is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Scotts Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Canby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Angel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wilhoit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
- Molalla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hamricks Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hamricks Corner.
Newspapers Published in Hamricks Corner ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamricks Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hamricks Corner, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hamricks Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hamricks Corner:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Clackamas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Linn County
- Marion County
- Multnomah County
- Polk County
- Washington County
- Yamhill County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oregon
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hamricks Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hamricks Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |