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 Interlachen (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 Interlachen. 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 doctors 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.
Interlachen 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 Interlachen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Interlachen:
- Multnomah County (The home county of Interlachen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Interlachen, with the one closest to Interlachen listed first.
- Fairview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Troutdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Gresham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Powell Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Hazelwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Russellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Maywood Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Montavilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Corbett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Laurelhurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- Woodstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Clackamas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Interlachen, with the one closest to Interlachen listed first.
- Damascus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Happy Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Carver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clackamas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson City is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
- Oatfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
- Aims
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aims is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
- Gladstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jennings Lodge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Park Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Park Place is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Interlachen, with the one closest to Interlachen listed first.
- Scappoose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Warren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Helens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hood River County
- Cascade Locks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Interlachen, with the one closest to Interlachen listed first.
- Aurora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville Station is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
- Butteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
- Donald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Champoeg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
- Hubbard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Interlachen, with the one closest to Interlachen listed first.
- Raleigh Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
- West Slope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Slope is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
- Metzger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Metzger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
- Cedar Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Progress
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Durham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tigard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bethany
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Marlene Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Marlene Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
- Oak Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Aloha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yamhill County
- Newberg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clark County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Interlachen, with the one closest to Interlachen listed first.
- Camas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Washougal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade Park East
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fern Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
- Mill Plain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Plain is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
- Cascade Park West
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Proebstel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Proebstel is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proebstel
- Orchards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Five Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Cowlitz County (WA)
- Ariel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Skamania County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Interlachen, with the one closest to Interlachen listed first.
- Cruzatt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
- Skamania
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
- North Bonneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Moffetts Hot Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Moffetts Hot Springs is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffetts Hot Springs
- Stevenson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Interlachen, see our County-by-County Page for Interlachen.
Cemeteries Near Interlachen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Interlachen.
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 Interlachen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Interlachen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Interlachen, with the one closest to Interlachen listed first.
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gresham Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Escobar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Powell Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Washougal Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fern Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brainerd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Multnomah Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Portland.
- The Lincoln Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
- Mt. Scott Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39045 <2>
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.<3>
While we didn't find Interlachen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Interlachen.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Interlachen, with the one closest to Interlachen listed first.
- Fairview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rockwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Troutdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gresham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fisher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Powell Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Washougal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarnie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clarnie is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarnie
- Russellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Sycamore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Montavilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Fern Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lents
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lents is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lents
- Proebstel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Proebstel is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proebstel
- Damascus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Interlachen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Interlachen.
Newspapers Published in Interlachen ...
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 235 newspapers that have been published in the area around Interlachen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Interlachen, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Interlachen.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Interlachen:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Multnomah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clackamas County
- Columbia County
- Hood River County
- Marion County
- Washington County
- Yamhill County
- Clark County
- Cowlitz County
- Skamania 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> | 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 Interlachen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Interlachen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |