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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 Narrows (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 Narrows. 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 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.

Narrows is located in Linn 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 Linn County: Benton, Deschutes, Jefferson, Lane, Marion & Polk.

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

  • Linn County     (The home county of Narrows)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Narrows, with the one closest to Narrows listed first.
    • Waterloo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Sweet Home
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
      • Sweet Home is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,021 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Home <2>
    • Foster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sodaville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sodaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville
      • Sodaville is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Holley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
      • Holley is located in Linn County
    • Crawfordsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Lebanon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lebanon
      • South Lebanon is located in Linn County
    • Lebanon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lacomb
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
      • Lacomb is located in Linn County
    • Brownsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <2>
    • Irvinville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irvinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
      • Irvinville is located in Linn County
    • Crabtree
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Boston ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston is located in Linn County
      • Boston has also been known as:
      • Boston Mills
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Narrows, with the one closest to Narrows listed first.
    • North Albany
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
      • North Albany is located in Benton County
    • Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jennyopolis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennyopolis
      • Jennyopolis is located in Benton County
    • Lewisburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
    • Bellfountain Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Corvallis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Adair Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
      • Adair Village is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Monroe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Philomath
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Flynn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
      • Flynn is located in Benton County
  • Lane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Narrows, with the one closest to Narrows listed first.
    • Marcola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Vida
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Leaburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Walterville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Coburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Junction City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Lane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <2>
    • Thurston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • North Springfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
      • North Springfield is located in Lane County
    • Springfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Santa Clara
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Clara have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
      • Santa Clara is located in Lane County
    • Blue River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Finn Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • River Road
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Road have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
      • River Road is located in Lane County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Narrows, with the one closest to Narrows listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Marion
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Santiam City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santiam City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
      • Santiam City is located in Marion County
    • West Stayton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Mehama
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Stayton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
      • Stayton is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stayton <2>
    • Sublimity
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity
      • Sublimity is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublimity <2>
    • Aumsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Turner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Turner is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <2>
    • Silver Falls City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls City
      • Silver Falls City is located in Marion County
  • Polk County
    • Buena Vista
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buena Vista. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Polk County

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

Cemeteries Near Narrows ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Narrows.

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

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

  • Liberty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Linn Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linn Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linn Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ames Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Berlin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Klum Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bellinger Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellinger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Finley Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finley Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Finley Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Crawfordsville.
    • The Finley Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • IOOF Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240880 <4>
  • Crawfordsville Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawfordsville Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crawfordsville Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sweet Home Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Home Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweet Home Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wiley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brownsville Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brownsville Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brownsville Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (126 more) ...
    • Spring Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dodge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Claypool Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Claypool Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Claypool Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Narrows in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Narrows.

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

  • Sweet Home
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
    • Sweet Home is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,021 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Home <2>
  • Waterloo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Waterloo is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Holley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
    • Holley is located in Linn County
  • Sodaville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sodaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville
    • Sodaville is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Crawfordsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lebanon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brownsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Brownsville is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,838 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <2>
  • Lacomb
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
    • Lacomb is located in Linn County
  • Irvinville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irvinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
    • Irvinville is located in Linn County
  • Plainview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Linn County
  • Spicer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
    • Spicer is located in Linn County
  • Tallman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
    • Tallman is located in Linn County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Crabtree
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Halsey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Fry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
      • Fry is located in Linn County

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

Newspapers Published in Narrows ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Narrows.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Narrows, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Narrows.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Narrows:

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

The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.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>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>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 Narrows, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Narrows) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Narrows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4390, Longitude: -122.7862       In this case, the coordinates for Narrows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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