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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Horse Heaven. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Horse Heaven to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Horse Heaven, please Contact Us.

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 Horse Heaven (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 Horse Heaven. 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 Horse Heaven ...

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 have occurred.

Another variation: Horseheaven.

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.

Although our information shows that the community of Horse Heaven is historic, it would have been located within present day Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Crook, Deschutes, Linn, Marion, Wasco & Wheeler.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Horse Heaven)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horse Heaven, with the one closest to Horse Heaven listed first.
    • Donnybrook ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
      • Donnybrook is located in Jefferson County
      • Former names for Donnybrook:
      • Axehandle
      • Kilts
    • Ashwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Madras
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madras
      • Madras is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,106 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madras <3>
  • Crook County
    • Scissorsville ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scissorsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scissorsville
      • Scissorsville is located in Crook County
  • Gilliam County
    • Mayville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
      • Mayville is located in Gilliam County
  • Wasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horse Heaven, with the one closest to Horse Heaven listed first.
    • Clarno
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarno
      • Clarno is located in Wasco County
    • Antelope
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shaniko
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheeler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Horse Heaven, with the one closest to Horse Heaven listed first.
    • Mitchell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Waldron ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
      • Waldron is located in Wheeler County
    • Fossil
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Richmond ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Wheeler County
    • Kinzua ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
      • Kinzua is located in Wheeler County

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

Newspapers Published in Horse Heaven ...

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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horse Heaven.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horse Heaven, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Horse Heaven.

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 Horse Heaven:

Cemeteries Near Horse Heaven ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horse Heaven.

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 Horse Heaven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Maupin Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Woods Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
  • Clarno Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • West Branch Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Branch Cemetery
  • Tillotson Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tillotson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tillotson Cemetery
  • Antelope Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Cemetery
  • Antelope Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Cemetery
  • Lower Mitchell Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Mitchell Cemetery
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
  • Toney Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Toney Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the southwest of Mitchell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toney Cemetery
  • Hay Creek Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hay Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hay Creek Cemetery
  • Howard Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38921 <6>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Fossil IOOF Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fossil IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fossil IOOF Cemetery
    • Richmond Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic 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.

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

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

  • Antelope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fossil
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayville
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
    • Mayville is located in Gilliam County

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.or.us

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Horse Heaven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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- Horse Heaven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Horse Heaven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7156, Longitude: -120.5074    
<6>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.




 

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