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Introduction ...

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

We've added New Era to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Era, 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 New Era (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 New Era. 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 New Era is historic, it would have been located within present day Clackamas 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 Clackamas County: Hood River, Marion, Multnomah, Wasco, Washington & Yamhill.

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

  • Clackamas County     (The home county of New Era)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Era, with the one closest to New Era listed first.
    • Willamette
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Willamette is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamette
    • Canemah
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Canemah is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canemah
    • Mount Pleasant
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Oregon City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Canby
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • West Linn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Carus
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Carus is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
    • Barlow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Barlow is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Stafford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Stafford is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
    • Wilsonville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Beavercreek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jennings Lodge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
    • Gladstone
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Era, with the one closest to New Era listed first.
    • Aurora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Butteville Station ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Butteville Station is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
    • Butteville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Butteville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
    • Donald
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hubbard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Champoeg ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Champoeg is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
    • Woodburn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • McKee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • McKee is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
    • Saint Paul
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Scotts Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Gervais
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Angel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Downs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Downs is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Multnomah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Era, with the one closest to New Era listed first.
    • Milwaukie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fulton ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Fulton is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Hillsdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Woodstock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Laurelhurst
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
    • Montavilla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
    • Portland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Russellville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Russellville is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Albina
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Albina is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
    • Hazelwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Gresham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Gresham is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <2>
    • Rockwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Maywood Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Era, with the one closest to New Era listed first.
    • Lincoln
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincoln is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Salemtowne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Salemtowne is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
    • Zena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Zena is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Era, with the one closest to New Era listed first.
    • Durham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Durham is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,908 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <2>
    • King City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sherwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tigard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tigard is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <2>
    • Middleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Middleton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Metzger
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Metzger is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
    • Progress
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Progress is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Raleigh Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
    • Kinton ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Kinton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinton
    • West Slope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • West Slope is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
    • Beaverton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Scholls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Hills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Era, with the one closest to New Era listed first.
    • Newberg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Dundee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Dayton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Lafayette
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Saint Joseph
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
    • Cove Orchard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
    • Eola Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
    • Hopewell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Carlton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Yamhill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • McMinnville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Whiteson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
    • Amity
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Era, with the one closest to New Era listed first.
    • Fisher
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Cascade Park East
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Cascade Park West
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
    • Vancouver
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Camas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Camas is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,981 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camas <2>
    • Mill Plain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Mill Plain is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
    • Minnehaha
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
    • Washougal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hazel Dell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Five Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Lake Shore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
    • Fern Prairie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie

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

Cemeteries Near New Era ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Era.

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 New Era - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.

New Era itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 143 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Canby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <2>
  • Oregon City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Canemah
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Canemah is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canemah
  • Barlow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Barlow is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Carus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Carus is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
  • Stafford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stafford is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
  • Wilsonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Aurora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Macksburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
  • Mulino
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Park Place
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Park Place is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
  • Gladstone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Tualatin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Mills is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
    • Clackamas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in New Era ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Era.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Era, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Era.

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 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 New Era:

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 New Era, 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>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Era) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.