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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 Hoskins (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 Hoskins. 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 northwest 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 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.

Hoskins is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion & Polk.

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

  • Benton County     (The home county of Hoskins)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoskins, with the one closest to Hoskins listed first.
    • Kings Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wren
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
      • Wren is located in Benton County
    • Blodgett
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Summit
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Benton County
    • Flynn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
      • Flynn is located in Benton County
    • Philomath
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewisburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
    • Corvallis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Adair Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • North Albany
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
      • North Albany is located in Benton County
    • Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennyopolis
      • Jennyopolis is located in Benton County
    • Alsea
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Bellfountain Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoskins, with the one closest to Hoskins listed first.
    • Eddyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Logsden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pioneer City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
      • Pioneer City is located in Lincoln County
    • Elk City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
      • Elk City is located in Lincoln County
    • Siletz
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siletz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Toledo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Newport Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Heights
      • Newport Heights is located in Lincoln County
    • Yaquina
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Tidewater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Newport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Westwood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
      • Westwood Village is located in Lincoln County
    • Otter Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoskins, with the one closest to Hoskins listed first.
    • Oakville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
      • Oakville is located in Linn County
    • Albany
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Millersburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
    • Tangent
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Draperville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
      • Draperville is located in Linn County
    • Shedd
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Boston ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston is located in Linn County
      • Boston has also been known as:
      • Boston Mills
    • Irvinville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irvinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
      • Irvinville is located in Linn County
    • Halsey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crabtree
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • West Scio
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Scio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
      • West Scio is located in Linn County
    • Lebanon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Brownsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <1>
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoskins, with the one closest to Hoskins listed first.
    • Santiam City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santiam City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
      • Santiam City is located in Marion County
    • Jefferson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Marion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Turner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Turner is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <1>
    • Salem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
    • Four Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
    • West Stayton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Badger Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
      • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoskins, with the one closest to Hoskins listed first.
    • Airlie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
      • Airlie is located in Polk County
    • Lewisville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lewisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
      • Lewisville is located in Polk County
    • Bridgeport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Polk County
    • Falls City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Valsetz ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valsetz
      • Valsetz is located in Polk County
    • Buena Vista
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buena Vista. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Polk County
    • Monmouth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellendale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
      • Ellendale is located in Polk County
    • Dallas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Independence
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Dolph Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dolph Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
      • Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
    • Rickreall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Buell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
      • Buell is located in Polk County
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hoskins, with the one closest to Hoskins listed first.
    • Willamina
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Sheridan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Hoskins ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoskins.

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

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

  • Ft. Hoskins Military Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Hoskins Military Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ft. Hoskins Military Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2231106 <4>
  • King Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the King Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305061 <4>
  • Kings Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Claremont Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Claremont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Claremont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edwards Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pedee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pedee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pedee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Womer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Womer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Womer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • May Stouts Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the May Stouts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the May Stouts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39107 <4>
  • Summit Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Summit Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Summit.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39466 <4>
  • Blodgett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blodgett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blodgett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38588 <4>
  • Wren Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (137 more) ...
    • Montgomery Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Williams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Robinson Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Robinson Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • The Robinson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Robinson
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2250105 <4>

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hoskins had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Kings Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Summit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Benton County
  • Blodgett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Harris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Harris is located in Benton County
  • Wren
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
    • Wren is located in Benton County
  • Airlie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
    • Airlie is located in Polk County
  • Lewisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lewisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Lewisville is located in Polk County
  • Philomath
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Simpson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Simpson is located in Polk County
  • Corvallis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewisburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
  • Wellsdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
    • Wellsdale is located in Benton County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Suver
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suver
      • Suver is located in Polk County
    • Falls City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Buena Vista
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buena Vista. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista 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 Hoskins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoskins.

Newspapers Published in Hoskins ...

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 Hoskins.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoskins, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hoskins.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Hoskins:

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

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hoskins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Hoskins) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hoskins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6768, Longitude: -123.4687       In this case, the coordinates for Hoskins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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