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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 Jordan Creek (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 Jordan Creek. 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 Jordan Creek ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Jordan Creek: Jordan Crk. (or less commonly used: Jordan Ck. or Jordan Cr.)

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 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.

Jordan Creek is located in Tillamook 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 Tillamook County: Clatsop, Columbia, Lincoln, Polk, Washington & Yamhill.

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

  • Tillamook County     (The home county of Jordan Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jordan Creek, with the one closest to Jordan Creek listed first.
    • Ryan's Camp ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ryan's Camp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan's Camp
      • Ryan's Camp is located in Tillamook County
      • Ryan's Camp has also been known as:
      • Idiotville
    • Fairview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Tillamook County
    • Tillamook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
      • Bay City is located in Tillamook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,429 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay City <2>
    • Foss
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
      • Foss is located in Tillamook County
    • Garibaldi
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garibaldi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garibaldi
      • Garibaldi is located in Tillamook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garibaldi <2>
    • Hobsonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobsonville
      • Hobsonville is located in Tillamook County
    • Wheeler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Wheeler is located in Tillamook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeler <2>
    • Barview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bayocean ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayocean have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayocean
      • Bayocean is located in Tillamook County
    • Twin Rocks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rocks
      • Twin Rocks is located in Tillamook County
    • Nedonna Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nedonna Beach
      • Nedonna Beach is located in Tillamook County
    • Cape Meares
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Meares have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Meares
      • Cape Meares is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Meares <2>
  • Clatsop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jordan Creek, with the one closest to Jordan Creek listed first.
    • Arch Cape
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jewell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Jewell is located in Clatsop County
    • Tolovana Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cannon Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbia County
    • Vernonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jordan Creek, with the one closest to Jordan Creek listed first.
    • Gales Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Timber
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Watts
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
      • Watts is located in Washington County
    • Kansas City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
      • Kansas City is located in Washington County
    • Manning
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Buxton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dilley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilley
      • Dilley is located in Washington County
    • Forest Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Gaston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Banks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
      • Banks is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,034 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <2>
    • Christie ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
      • Christie is located in Washington County
      • Christie has also been known as:
      • Carstens
    • Cornelius
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
      • Cornelius is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <2>
    • Blooming
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming
      • Blooming is located in Washington County
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jordan Creek, with the one closest to Jordan Creek listed first.
    • Cove Orchard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
      • Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
    • Yamhill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Carlton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • McMinnville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Jordan Creek ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jordan Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jordan Creek, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jordan Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Jordan Creek:

Cemeteries Near Jordan Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jordan Creek.

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

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Trask Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Trask Fairview Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Trask Fairview Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Fairview.
    • The Trask Fairview Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
    • Trask Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trask Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2162492 <5>
  • Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tillamook IOOF Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tillamook IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tillamook IOOF Cemetery
  • Sunset Heights Memorial Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Heights Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Heights Memorial Gardens
  • Bay City IOOF Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay City IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay City IOOF Cemetery
  • Trout Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trout Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Cherry Grove Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Grove Cemetery
  • Gales Creek Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gales Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gales Creek Cemetery
  • Blaine Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blaine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blaine Cemetery
  • Hayward Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayward Cemetery
  • Continue List   (52 more) ...
    • Pike Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Hamlet Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hamlet Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamlet Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264172 <5>

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.<6>

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

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

  • Tillamook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bay City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Bay City is located in Tillamook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,429 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay City <2>
  • Hobsonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobsonville
    • Hobsonville is located in Tillamook County
  • Barnegat ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnegat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnegat
    • Barnegat is located in Tillamook County
  • Glenwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Glenwood is located in Washington County
  • Netarts
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairdale ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • Fairdale is located in Yamhill County
  • Gales Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Nehalem
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaver
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Manning
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Buxton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Gaston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Forest Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Greenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Washington County

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

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

The official website for Tillamook County: www.co.tillamook.or.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Jordan Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jordan Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5476, Longitude: -123.6028    
<5>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.
<6>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 Jordan Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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