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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 McCoy (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 McCoy. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

McCoy is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Benton, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Tillamook & Yamhill.

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

  • Polk County     (The home county of McCoy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
    • Crowley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Crowley is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
    • Zena
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Zena is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
    • Smithfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Smithfield is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Lincoln
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Lincoln is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Dolph Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
    • Rickreall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Eola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Eola is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
    • Salemtowne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Salemtowne is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
    • Dallas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellendale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ellendale is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
    • Buell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Buell is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
    • Independence
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Monmouth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
    • Wellsdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Wellsdale is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
    • Adair Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Adair Village is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Kings Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • North Albany
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • North Albany is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
    • Lewisburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Clackamas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
    • Needy ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Needy is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
    • Barlow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Barlow is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Canby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Canby is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,027 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <1>
    • Macksburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
    • Wilsonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
    • Millersburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Millersburg is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
    • Draperville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Draperville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
    • West Scio
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • West Scio is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
    • Scio
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Albany
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
    • Keizer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Chemawa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Chemawa is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemawa
    • Salem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Salem is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
    • Brooks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hayesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Hayesville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
    • Labish Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Labish Village is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labish Village
    • Badger Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
    • Four Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Gervais
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Saint Paul
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Macleay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Macleay is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
    • Turner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Tillamook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
    • Blaine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Blaine is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Dolph ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Dolph is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
    • Bellwood ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bellwood is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
    • Middleton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Middleton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Gaston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Sherwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Scholls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Farmington is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
    • Amity
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Amity is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amity <1>
    • Whiteson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
    • Hopewell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellevue
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Eola Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
    • Sheridan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • McMinnville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Willamina
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Saint Joseph
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
    • Lafayette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Carlton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Dundee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near McCoy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McCoy.

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 McCoy - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for McCoy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Etna Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Zena Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Brigittine Monastery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Amity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ball Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Deer Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Salt Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fast Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hopewell Evangelical Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (182 more) ...
    • United Brethren Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Hill Pioneer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Embree Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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 McCoy had a population of 135 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Perrydale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Perrydale is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrydale
  • Smithfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithfield is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Crowley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Crowley is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Zena
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Zena is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
  • Amity
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Amity is located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,722 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amity <1>
  • Ballston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ballston is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston
  • Lincoln
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Rickreall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Derry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Derry is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
  • Whiteson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
  • Bellevue
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Eola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Eola is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Wheatland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Wheatland is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Dallas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheridan
      (9 miles [14.5 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 McCoy. See our List of 1890's Communities around McCoy.

Newspapers Published in McCoy ...

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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around McCoy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McCoy, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McCoy.

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 McCoy:

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 McCoy, 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' (or 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- McCoy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.