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 Holbrook (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 Holbrook. 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 doctors and 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.
Holbrook 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 Holbrook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holbrook:
- Multnomah County (The home county of Holbrook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Burlington
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Burlington is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Vanport City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vanport City is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
- Albina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Albina is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Laurelhurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Maywood Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montavilla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Russellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Woodstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Milwaukie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clackamas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Lake Oswego
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rivergrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Tualatin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Christie ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Christie is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Marylhurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Oatfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
- Clackamas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jennings Lodge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Scappoose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Helens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Columbia City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Deer Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Vernonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Goble
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Goble is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
- Reuben
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Reuben is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
- Prescott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Prescott is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Keasey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keasey is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasey
- Beaver Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beaver Springs is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Butteville Station is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
- Butteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Butteville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Champoeg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
- Aurora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Donald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tillamook County
- Ryan's Camp ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ryan's Camp is located in Tillamook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan's Camp
- Ryan's Camp has also been known as:
- Idiotville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- West Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Union is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Rockcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockcreek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
- North Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Mountaindale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mountaindale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Cedar Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marlene Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marlene Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
- Reedville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reedville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Christie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Christie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Christie has also been known as:
- Carstens
- Aloha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Yamhill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Newberg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cove Orchard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
- Yamhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Carlton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clark County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Lake Shore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Felida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
- Hazel Dell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vancouver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sara
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sara is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
- Minnehaha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
- Salmon Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Salmon Creek is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
- Barberton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Barberton is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
- Walnut Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Mount Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vista is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Ridgefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Homan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Homan is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homan
- Cowlitz County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Kalama
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ariel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carrolls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rose Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rose Valley is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holbrook, see our County-by-County Page for Holbrook.
Cemeteries Near Holbrook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holbrook.
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 Holbrook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holbrook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Moar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McQuinn Family Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Helvetia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shadybrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethany Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gatton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson's Cemetery
- Scappoose Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38764 <2>
- St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- German Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (186 more) ...
- Jackson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arcade Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Raffety Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Holbrook had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holbrook, with the one closest to Holbrook listed first.
- Linnton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Linnton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnton
- West Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Union is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Scappoose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glencoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glencoe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Saint Johns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Mountaindale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mountaindale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- University Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- University Park is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Felida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Cedar Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vancouver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sara
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sara is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reedville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reedville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holbrook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holbrook.
Newspapers Published in Holbrook ...
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 224 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holbrook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holbrook, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holbrook.
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 Holbrook:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Multnomah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clackamas County
- Columbia County
- Marion County
- Tillamook County
- Washington County
- Yamhill County
- Clark County
- Cowlitz 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Holbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |