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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 Irvington (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 Irvington. 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 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.

Irvington 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 Irvington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Irvington:

  • Multnomah County     (The home county of Irvington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
    • Laurelhurst
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
    • Albina
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Albina is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
    • Portland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Montavilla
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
    • Maywood Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Russellville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Russellville is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Vanport City ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Vanport City is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
    • Fulton ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Fulton is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Woodstock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Hillsdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Hazelwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Milwaukie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Clackamas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
    • Oak Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Christie ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Christie is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
    • Lake Oswego
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Oatfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
    • Clackamas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Happy Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunnyside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Jennings Lodge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
    • Johnson City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Johnson City is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
    • Marylhurst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Gladstone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Park Place
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • 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 Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
    • Scappoose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Warren
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Helens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Columbia City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Deer Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
    • Butteville Station ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Butteville Station is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
    • Butteville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Butteville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
    • Aurora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Donald
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Champoeg ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Champoeg is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
    • Hubbard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Saint Paul
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
    • Raleigh Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
    • West Slope
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • West Slope is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
    • Cedar Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Beaverton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Metzger
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Metzger is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
    • Progress
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Progress is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Bethany
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Bethany is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Marlene Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Marlene Village is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
    • Oak Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Oak Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
    • Aloha
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rockcreek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Rockcreek is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
    • Newberg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cove Orchard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
    • Yamhill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Carlton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dayton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lafayette
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
    • Vancouver
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cascade Park West
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
    • Fisher
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Minnehaha
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
    • Cascade Park East
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hazel Dell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Barberton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Barberton is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
    • Five Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Lake Shore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
    • Mill Plain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mill Plain is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
    • Felida
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
  • Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Ariel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Skamania County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
    • Cruzatt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
    • Skamania
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania

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

Cemeteries Near Irvington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irvington.

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 Irvington - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Irvington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Irvington.

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

  • East Portland
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • East Portland is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portland
  • Albina
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Albina is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
  • Portland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • South Portland ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • South Portland is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portland
  • Montavilla
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
  • Sylvan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sylvan is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
  • Bertha ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bertha is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
  • Hillsdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Fulton ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fulton is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Woodstock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Russellville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Russellville is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • University Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • University Park is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Sellwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Sellwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellwood
    • Lents
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lents is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lents
    • Clarnie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Clarnie is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarnie

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

Newspapers Published in Irvington ...

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 253 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irvington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Irvington, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Irvington.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Irvington:

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 Irvington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Irvington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.