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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 Long 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 Long 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 Long 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 Long Creek: Long Crk. (or less commonly used: Long Ck. or Long 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Long Creek is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Baker, Crook, Harney, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Union & Wheeler.

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

  • Grant County     (The home county of Long Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Creek, with the one closest to Long Creek listed first.
    • Fox
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
      • Hamilton is located in Grant County
    • Ritter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
      • Ritter is located in Grant County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ritter <1>
    • Galena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Galena is located in Grant County
    • Susanville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanville
      • Susanville is located in Grant County
    • Monument
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Mount Vernon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • John Day
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Canyon City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
      • Canyon City is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyon City <1>
    • Prairie City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Prairie City is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie City <1>
    • Kimberly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Baker County
    • Greenhorn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
      • Greenhorn is located in Baker County
  • Morrow County
    • Heck and Gone ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heck and Gone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heck and Gone
      • Heck and Gone is located in Morrow County
  • Umatilla County
    • Ukiah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ukiah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah
      • Ukiah is located in Umatilla County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ukiah <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Long 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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Long Creek.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Long Creek. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Long Creek and those printed in the larger area surrounding Long Creek.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Long Creek.

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 Long Creek:

Cemeteries Near Long Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Long 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 Long Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Long Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Creek Cemetery
  • Fox Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Valley Cemetery
  • Willow Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Creek Cemetery
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
  • Dickerson Ranch Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickerson Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickerson Ranch Cemetery
  • Ritter Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ritter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ritter Cemetery
  • Galena Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galena Cemetery
  • Monument Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monument Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monument Cemetery
  • Moon Creek Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moon Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moon Creek Cemetery
  • Hester A. Lemons Grave
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fletcher Cemetery
  • Ingle Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ingle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingle Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...

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 Long Creek had a population of 60 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Long Creek had a population of 191 people.

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

  • Fox
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamilton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Hamilton is located in Grant County
  • Ritter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
    • Ritter is located in Grant County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ritter <1>
  • Susanville ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanville
    • Susanville is located in Grant County
  • Monument
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Vernon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • John Day
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Canyon City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
    • Canyon City is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyon City <1>
  • Prairie City
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Prairie City is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie City <1>

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

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Long Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Long Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7138, Longitude: -119.1038    
<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 Long Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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