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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 Harlan (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 Harlan. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Harlan is located in Lincoln County.

To see how the shape of Oregon's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Benton, Lane, Polk & Tillamook.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Harlan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlan, with the one closest to Harlan listed first.
    • Eddyville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
      • Elk City is located in Lincoln County
    • Pioneer City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
      • Pioneer City is located in Lincoln County
    • Toledo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tidewater
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Logsden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Westwood Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
      • Westwood Village is located in Lincoln County
    • Siletz
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siletz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siletz
      • Siletz is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siletz <1>
    • Yaquina
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaquina
      • Yaquina is located in Lincoln County
      • Yaquina has also been known as:
      • Yaquina City
    • Newport Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Heights
      • Newport Heights is located in Lincoln County
    • Newport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <1>
    • South Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Seal Rock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlan, with the one closest to Harlan listed first.
    • Summit
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Benton County
    • Blodgett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Alsea
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wren
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
      • Wren is located in Benton County
    • Flynn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
      • Flynn is located in Benton County
    • Philomath
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Kings Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Corvallis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jennyopolis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennyopolis
      • Jennyopolis is located in Benton County
    • Lewisburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
    • Bellfountain Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Monroe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Adair Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
      • Adair Village is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
  • Lane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlan, with the one closest to Harlan listed first.
    • Blachly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Deadwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlan, with the one closest to Harlan listed first.
    • Tangent
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangent
      • Tangent is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangent <1>
    • Shedd
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Albany
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Boston ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston is located in Linn County
      • Boston has also been known as:
      • Boston Mills
    • Halsey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlan, with the one closest to Harlan listed first.
    • Valsetz ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valsetz
      • Valsetz is located in Polk County
    • Airlie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
      • Airlie is located in Polk County
    • Lewisville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
      • Lewisville is located in Polk County
    • Falls City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bridgeport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Polk County
    • Buena Vista
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Polk County

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

Newspapers Published in Harlan ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harlan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harlan, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harlan.

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 websites either 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 Harlan:

Cemeteries Near Harlan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harlan.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Harlan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harlan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harlan Cemetery
  • Leslie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leslie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leslie Cemetery
  • Mulkey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulkey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulkey Cemetery
  • Davidson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davidson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davidson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Peak Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davidson Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38699 <5>
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
  • Eddyville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Nortons Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nortons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nortons Cemetery
  • Summit Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eddy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eddy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eddy Cemetery
  • Blodgett Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blodgett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blodgett Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38588 <5>
  • May Stouts Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the May Stouts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The May Stouts Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hamar Cemetery
    • Mays Cemetery
    • Mays Strouts Cemetery
    • Strouts Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the May Stouts Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39107 <5>
  • Chitwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chitwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chitwood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (86 more) ...
    • Elk City Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elk City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk City Cemetery
    • Alsea Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alsea Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the east of Alsea.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alsea Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38533 <5>
    • Wigle Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wigle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wigle Cemetery

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.<6>

While we didn't find Harlan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harlan.

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

  • Summit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Benton County
  • Blodgett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Alsea
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harris
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Harris is located in Benton County
  • Wren
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
    • Wren is located in Benton County
  • Hoskins
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoskins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins
    • Hoskins is located in Benton County
  • Philomath
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Yaquina
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaquina
    • Yaquina is located in Lincoln County
    • Yaquina has also been known as:
    • Yaquina City
  • Kings Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Corvallis
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Airlie
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
    • Airlie is located in Polk County
  • Lewisburg
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Monroe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Peoria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Peoria is located in Linn County
    • Lewisville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
      • Lewisville is located in Polk County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harlan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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- Harlan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harlan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5398, Longitude: -123.6932       In this case, the coordinates for Harlan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Harlan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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