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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 Happy Hollow (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 Happy Hollow. 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 Happy Hollow ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Happy Hollow: Happy Holw. (or less commonly used: Happy Hlw. or Happy Hllw.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Happy Hollow. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Happy Hollow.

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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Happy Hollow is located in Tillamook 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 Tillamook County: Clatsop, Columbia, Lincoln, Polk, Washington & Yamhill.

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

  • Tillamook County     (The home county of Happy Hollow)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Happy Hollow, with the one closest to Happy Hollow listed first.
    • Bellwood ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Bellwood is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Dolph ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Dolph is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
    • Cloverdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hebo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oretown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Oretown is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oretown
    • Pacific City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaver
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Neskowin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Blaine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Blaine is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Fairview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Fairview is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Netarts
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Tillamook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Happy Hollow, with the one closest to Happy Hollow listed first.
    • Rose Lodge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Otis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Neotsu
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cutler City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Cutler City is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler City
    • Kernville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Kernville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernville
    • Gleneden Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Depoe Bay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Logsden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Siletz
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Otter Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Happy Hollow, with the one closest to Happy Hollow listed first.
    • Grand Ronde
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Buell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Buell is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
    • Valsetz ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Valsetz is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valsetz
    • Ellendale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ellendale is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
    • Falls City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dolph Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
    • Smithfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Smithfield is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Bridgeport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bridgeport is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Dallas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Happy Hollow, with the one closest to Happy Hollow listed first.
    • Willamina
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Sheridan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bellevue
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Amity
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Amity is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amity <1>
    • Whiteson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
    • McMinnville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Happy Hollow ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Happy Hollow.

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 Happy Hollow - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Happy Hollow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Gist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • IOOF Hebo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nestucca Valley Community Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oretown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Woods IOOF Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Blaine Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Morris Family Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pacific View Memorial Gardens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (46 more) ...
    • Hussey Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Buck Hollow Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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 Happy Hollow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Happy Hollow.

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

  • Dolph ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Dolph is located in Tillamook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
  • Meda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Meda is located in Tillamook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meda
  • Hebo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oretown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Oretown is located in Tillamook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oretown
  • Woods
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Woods is located in Tillamook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
  • Neskowin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Beaver
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Grand Ronde
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Willamina
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Sheridan
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Netarts
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Tillamook
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bellevue
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Ballston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Ballston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston
    • Barnegat ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Barnegat is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnegat

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

Newspapers Published in Happy Hollow ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Happy Hollow.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Happy Hollow, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Happy Hollow.

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 Happy Hollow:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Happy Hollow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Happy Hollow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.