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 Logan (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 Logan. 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 and doctors 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.
Logan is located in Clackamas 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 Clackamas County: Hood River, Marion, Multnomah, Wasco, Washington & Yamhill.
Below are the counties that are near Logan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Logan:
- Clackamas County (The home county of Logan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
- Eagle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Currinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Currinsville is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currinsville
- Carver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Estacada
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Damascus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Beavercreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Springwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springwater is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
- Clackamas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carus is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
- Gladstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
- Aurora
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Butteville Station is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
- Donald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Butteville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
- Scotts Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Champoeg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
- McKee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- McKee is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
- Woodburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Angel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Downs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Downs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Gervais
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Multnomah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
- Powell Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Gresham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rockwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Hazelwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Milwaukie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Troutdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Russellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Woodstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Corbett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Montavilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
- Durham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Metzger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Metzger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
- Raleigh Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
- King City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tigard
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Progress
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- West Slope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Slope is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
- Sherwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Beaverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Middleton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Cedar Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kinton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinton
- Yamhill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
- Newberg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dundee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clark County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
- Washougal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Camas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fisher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Cascade Park East
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cascade Park West
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
- Fern Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
- Mill Plain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mill Plain is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
- Sunnyside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Proebstel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Proebstel is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proebstel
- Walnut Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Vancouver
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Five Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Minnehaha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
- Skamania County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
- Cruzatt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
- Skamania
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
- North Bonneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Logan, see our County-by-County Page for Logan.
Cemeteries Near Logan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Logan.
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 Logan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Logan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
- Redland Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sprague Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Viola Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Githens Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Philip Foster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Logan Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Currin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forrester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Highland.
- The Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fellows Cemetery
- Highland Fellows Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236228 <2>
- Damascus Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Estacada Odd Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (179 more) ...
- Philip E. Linn Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philip E. Linn Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Philip E. Linn Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Estacada.
- The Philip E. Linn Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wade Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987380 <2>
- Gibson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Logan had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Logan, with the one closest to Logan listed first.
- Viola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Viola is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Eagle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Currinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Currinsville is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currinsville
- Damascus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Springwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springwater is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Carus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carus is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
- Sandy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clackamas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gladstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Park Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Park Place is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oregon City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clarkes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clarkes is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkes
- George
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- George is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Logan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Logan.
Newspapers Published in Logan ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Logan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Logan, 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 Logan.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Logan:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Clackamas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Marion County
- Multnomah County
- Washington County
- Yamhill County
- Clark 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 Logan, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Logan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |