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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Nenamusa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Nenamusa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nenamusa, please Contact Us.

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 Nenamusa (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 Nenamusa. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Nenamusa is historic, it would have been located within present day Tillamook 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 Tillamook County: Clatsop, Columbia, Lincoln, Polk, Washington & Yamhill.

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

  • Tillamook County     (The home county of Nenamusa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nenamusa, with the one closest to Nenamusa listed first.
    • Blaine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Blaine is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Beaver
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bellwood ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bellwood is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Dolph ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Dolph is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
    • Hebo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cloverdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Fairview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairview is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Tillamook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Oretown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Oretown is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oretown
    • Pacific City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jordan Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jordan Creek is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Creek
    • Neskowin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nenamusa, with the one closest to Nenamusa listed first.
    • Rose Lodge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Otis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Neotsu
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cutler City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cutler City is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler City
  • Marion County
    • Saint Paul
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nenamusa, with the one closest to Nenamusa listed first.
    • Grand Ronde
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Buell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Buell is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
    • Dolph Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
    • Ellendale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ellendale is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
    • Smithfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Smithfield is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Crowley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Crowley is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
    • Dallas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Falls City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Zena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Zena is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
    • Valsetz ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Valsetz is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valsetz
    • Rickreall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bridgeport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Bridgeport is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nenamusa, with the one closest to Nenamusa listed first.
    • Gaston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dilley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dilley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilley
    • Gales Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Watts
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Watts is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • Forest Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nenamusa, with the one closest to Nenamusa listed first.
    • Willamina
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheridan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellevue
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • McMinnville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Carlton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Whiteson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
    • Saint Joseph
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
    • Yamhill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Amity
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <2>
    • Eola Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
    • Lafayette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Cove Orchard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard

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

Cemeteries Near Nenamusa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nenamusa.

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

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

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

  • Blaine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Buck Hollow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hussey Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gist Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hussey Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Willamina Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • IOOF Hebo Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Nestucca Valley Community Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (75 more) ...
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Greencrest Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Happy Valley Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 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.

While we didn't find Nenamusa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nenamusa.

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

  • Beaver
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Grand Ronde
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Willamina
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dolph ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dolph is located in Tillamook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
  • Sheridan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hebo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Fairdale ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairdale is located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
  • Bellevue
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Meda
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Meda is located in Tillamook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meda
  • Woods
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Woods is located in Tillamook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
  • Oretown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Oretown is located in Tillamook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oretown
  • Ballston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Ballston is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tillamook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • McMinnville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Whiteson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson

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

Newspapers Published in Nenamusa ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nenamusa.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nenamusa, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nenamusa.

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 Nenamusa:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Nenamusa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Nenamusa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.