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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 Lake of the Woods (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 Lake of the Woods. 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 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.

Lake of the Woods is located in Klamath 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 Klamath County: Modoc (CA), Siskiyou (CA), Deschutes, Douglas, Jackson, Lake & Lane.

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

  • Klamath County     (The home county of Lake of the Woods)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake of the Woods, with the one closest to Lake of the Woods listed first.
    • Terminal City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terminal City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminal City
      • Terminal City is located in Klamath County
    • Klamath Agency
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klamath Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klamath Agency
      • Klamath Agency is located in Klamath County
    • Pelican City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican City
      • Pelican City is located in Klamath County
    • Chiloquin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chiloquin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloquin
      • Chiloquin is located in Klamath County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chiloquin <2>
    • Keno
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Klamath
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Klamath Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Oretech
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Midland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Altamont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Klamath County
    • Worden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
      • Worden is located in Klamath County
    • Pine Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Klamath County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake of the Woods, with the one closest to Lake of the Woods listed first.
    • Shale City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shale City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
      • Shale City is located in Jackson County
    • Butte Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte Falls
      • Butte Falls is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte Falls <2>
    • Brownsboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
      • Brownsboro is located in Jackson County
    • Ashland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Prospect
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Talent
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talent
      • Talent is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,700 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talent <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Lake of the Woods ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake of the Woods.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake of the Woods, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake of the Woods.

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 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 Lake of the Woods:

Cemeteries Near Lake of the Woods ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake of the Woods.

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 Lake of the Woods covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • David Hill Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the David Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the David Hill Cemetery
  • Lake Creek Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Creek Cemetery
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
  • Pinehurst Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinehurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinehurst Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39274 <4>
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
  • Lobert Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lobert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lobert Cemetery
  • Keno Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keno Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keno Cemetery
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Butte Falls Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butte Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butte Falls Cemetery
  • Linkville Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Ft. Klamath Military Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Ft. Klamath Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...
    • Way Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Way Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Way Cemetery
    • Klamath Memorial Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klamath Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klamath Memorial Park
    • Gabriel Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gabriel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gabriel Cemetery

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>

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

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

  • Klamath Agency
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klamath Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klamath Agency
    • Klamath Agency is located in Klamath County
  • Lakecreek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakecreek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecreek
    • Lakecreek is located in Jackson County
  • Keno
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Plevna ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plevna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
    • Plevna is located in Klamath County
  • Fort Klamath
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Barron ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
    • Barron is located in Jackson County
  • Brownsboro
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
    • Brownsboro is located in Jackson County
  • Steinman
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steinman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinman
    • Steinman is located in Jackson County
  • Ashland
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Beswick
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beswick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beswick
    • Beswick is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
  • Wellen ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellen
    • Wellen is located in Jackson County
  • Prospect
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

The official website for Klamath County: www.co.klamath.or.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Lake of the Woods) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake of the Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3787, Longitude: -122.2122       In this case, the coordinates for Lake of the Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Lake of the Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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