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Our Genealogy Helper

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 North Albany (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 North Albany. 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 North Albany ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Albany: N. Albany

You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Albany. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Albany.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

North Albany is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion & Polk.

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

  • Benton County     (The home county of North Albany)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Albany, with the one closest to North Albany listed first.
    • Wellsdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wellsdale is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
    • Adair Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Adair Village is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Lewisburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Corvallis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Flynn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Flynn is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
    • Philomath
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jennyopolis is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennyopolis
    • Kings Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Wren
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Wren is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
    • Blodgett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Bellfountain Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Summit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Summit is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Monroe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Lane County
    • Junction City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Albany, with the one closest to North Albany listed first.
    • Albany
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Draperville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Draperville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
    • Millersburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Millersburg is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
    • Tangent
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Irvinville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Irvinville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
    • Crabtree
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Oakville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • West Scio
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • West Scio is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
    • Scio
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lebanon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Boston ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Boston is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston has also been known as:
      • Boston Mills
    • Shedd
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • South Lebanon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • South Lebanon is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lebanon
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Albany, with the one closest to North Albany listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Santiam City ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Santiam City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
    • Marion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Stayton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Turner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Aumsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Four Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Sublimity
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Macleay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Macleay is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
    • Badger Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
    • Hayesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hayesville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Albany, with the one closest to North Albany listed first.
    • Buena Vista
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Buena Vista is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Airlie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Airlie is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
    • Independence
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Monmouth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lewisville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lewisville is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Eola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Eola is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
    • Bridgeport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bridgeport is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Rickreall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Dallas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Salemtowne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Salemtowne is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
    • Ellendale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ellendale is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
    • Falls City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Crowley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Crowley is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Yamhill County

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

Cemeteries Near North Albany ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Albany.

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 North Albany - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Albany Masonic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Houston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Waverly Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Timber - Linn Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Knox Butte Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Palestine Memorial Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Allphin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gingles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Simison - Hale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (170 more) ...
    • Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Central Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ridders Pioneer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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>

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

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

  • Albany
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Millersburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Millersburg is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Fry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fry is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
  • Wellsdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wellsdale is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
  • Jefferson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewisburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Tangent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Buena Vista
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Buena Vista is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Tallman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tallman is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
  • Spicer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Spicer is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
  • Suver
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Suver is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suver
  • Irvinville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Irvinville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Corvallis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Crabtree
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in North Albany ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Albany.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Albany, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Albany.

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 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 North Albany:

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 North Albany, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Albany) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.