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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 Kingston (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 Kingston. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Kingston is located in Linn 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 Linn County: Benton, Deschutes, Jefferson, Lane, Marion & Polk.

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

  • Linn County     (The home county of Kingston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
    • Jordan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Linn County
    • Scio
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyons
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • West Scio
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Crabtree
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lacomb
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
      • Lacomb is located in Linn County
    • Mill City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mill City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
      • Mill City is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill City <1>
    • Draperville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
      • Draperville is located in Linn County
    • Millersburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Gates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
      • Gates is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gates <1>
    • Irvinville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Lebanon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Albany
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
    • North Albany
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Adair Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Lewisburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
    • Corvallis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Clackamas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
    • Wilhoit
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilhoit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
      • Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
    • Molalla
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Avon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
      • Glen Avon is located in Clackamas County
    • Needy ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
      • Needy is located in Clackamas County
    • Liberal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
      • Liberal is located in Clackamas County
    • Macksburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
      • Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
    • Stayton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
      • Stayton is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stayton <1>
    • Sublimity
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity
      • Sublimity is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublimity <1>
    • West Stayton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Aumsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mehama
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Silver Falls City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls City
      • Silver Falls City is located in Marion County
    • Marion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Turner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Macleay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Macleay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
      • Macleay is located in Marion County
    • Drake Crossing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Crossing
      • Drake Crossing is located in Marion County
    • Jefferson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Santiam City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Four Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
    • Buena Vista
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Eola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
      • Eola is located in Polk County
    • Salemtowne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
      • Salemtowne is located in Polk County
    • Independence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Polk County
    • Monmouth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Zena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
      • Zena is located in Polk County
    • Rickreall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Crowley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crowley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
      • Crowley is located in Polk County
    • Smithfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
      • Smithfield is located in Polk County
    • Airlie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
      • Airlie is located in Polk County
    • Lewisville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Dallas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Yamhill County

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

Cemeteries Near Kingston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kingston.

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

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

  • Wisner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wisner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wisner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Campbell - Grier Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell - Grier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell - Grier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mater Dolorosa Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mater Dolorosa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mater Dolorosa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39105 <4>
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pietrock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pietrock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pietrock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hobson - Whitney Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hobson - Whitney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hobson - Whitney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glover Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Anderson Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Humphrey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humphrey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humphrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (161 more) ...
    • Aumsville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aumsville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aumsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bilyeu Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bilyeu Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bilyeu Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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, Kingston had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Stayton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
    • Stayton is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stayton <1>
  • Sublimity
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity
    • Sublimity is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublimity <1>
  • Ale ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ale
    • Ale is located in Marion County
  • West Stayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Shelburn ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
    • Shelburn is located in Linn County
  • Jordan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Jordan is located in Linn County
  • Scio
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Aumsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • West Scio
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Lyons
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Shaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
    • Shaw is located in Marion County
  • Marion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Clymer ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clymer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
      • Clymer is located in Marion County
    • Turner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Hullt ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hullt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullt
      • Hullt is located in Marion County

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

Newspapers Published in Kingston ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kingston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kingston, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kingston.

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 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 Kingston:

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

The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.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 Kingston, 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 from Point A (ie- Kingston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kingston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7837, Longitude: -122.7743       In this case, the coordinates for Kingston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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