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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 Mount Angel (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 Mount Angel. 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 Mount Angel ...

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 Mount Angel: Mt. Angel

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 northeast 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 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.

Mount Angel is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Benton, Clackamas, Deschutes, Linn, Polk, Wasco & Yamhill.

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

  • Marion County     (The home county of Mount Angel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Angel, with the one closest to Mount Angel listed first.
    • Downs
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • McKee
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
      • McKee is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McKee
      • From Mount Angel to McKee
    • Silverton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
      • Silverton is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,617 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <3>
    • Gervais
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gervais have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gervais
      • Gervais is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gervais <3>
    • Scotts Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mills
      • Scotts Mills is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Mills <3>
    • Woodburn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
      • Woodburn is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <3>
    • Hubbard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Brooks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Labish Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Labish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labish Village
      • Labish Village is located in Marion County
    • Donald
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Donald is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donald <3>
    • Hayesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
      • Hayesville is located in Marion County
    • Aurora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <3>
  • Clackamas County
  • Linn County
  • Multnomah County
  • Polk County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Angel, with the one closest to Mount Angel listed first.
    • Middleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Middleton is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Middleton
      • From Mount Angel to Middleton
    • Sherwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,746 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <3>
    • Durham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,908 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <3>
    • King City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
      • King City is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <3>
    • Kinton ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Scholls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Tigard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tigard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
      • Tigard is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <3>
    • Metzger
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metzger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
      • Metzger is located in Washington County
    • Progress
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Progress. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
      • Progress is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Progress
      • From Mount Angel to Progress
    • Farmington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Beaverton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
      • Beaverton is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <3>
    • Raleigh Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Angel, with the one closest to Mount Angel listed first.
    • Hopewell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Dayton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <3>
    • Dundee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <3>
    • Newberg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberg
      • Newberg is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,982 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberg <3>
    • Eola Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
      • Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
    • Lafayette
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Amity
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Amity is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amity <3>
    • Saint Joseph
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Whiteson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whiteson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
      • Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whiteson
      • From Mount Angel to Whiteson
    • McMinnville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Carlton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellevue
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Mount Angel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Angel.

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

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

  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mt. Angel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Angel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Angel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Angel Abbey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Angel Abbey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Angel Abbey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Essen Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Essen Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Essen Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethany Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (234 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 in 1895, Mount Angel had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mount Angel had a population of 3,650 people.

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

  • Downs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • McKee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
    • McKee is located in Marion County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to McKee
    • From Mount Angel to McKee
  • Silverton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
    • Silverton is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,617 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <3>
  • Marquam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marquam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquam
    • Marquam is located in Clackamas County
  • Gervais
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gervais have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gervais
    • Gervais is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gervais <3>
  • Scotts Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mills
    • Scotts Mills is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Mills <3>
  • Woodburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
    • Woodburn is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <3>
  • Brooks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hubbard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Willard ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Willard is located in Marion County
  • Needy ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chemawa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chemawa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemawa
    • Chemawa is located in Marion County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Macleay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
      • Macleay is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Macleay
      • From Mount Angel to Macleay
    • Clymer ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clymer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
      • Clymer is located in Marion County
    • Wilhoit
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
      • Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilhoit
      • From Mount Angel to Wilhoit

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mount Angel ...

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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Angel.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mount Angel. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mount Angel and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mount Angel.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6> of Mount Angel.

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 Mount Angel:

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

The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.or.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Mount Angel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Mount Angel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Angel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0689, Longitude: -122.7991    









 

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