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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 North Santiam (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 Santiam. 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 Santiam ...

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 North Santiam: N. Santiam

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 doctors and hospitals 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.

North Santiam 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 North Santiam. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Santiam:

  • Marion County     (The home county of North Santiam)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Santiam, with the one closest to North Santiam listed first.
    • West Stayton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Marion
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Stayton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Aumsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sublimity
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Turner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Jefferson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Santiam City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santiam City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
      • Santiam City is located in Marion County
    • Mehama
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Four Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
    • Badger Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
      • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
    • Salem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Santiam, with the one closest to North Santiam listed first.
    • North Albany
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
      • North Albany is located in Benton County
    • Adair Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Lewisburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
    • Corvallis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Philomath
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Flynn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
      • Flynn is located in Benton County
    • Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Wren
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
      • Wren is located in Benton County
  • Clackamas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Santiam, with the one closest to North Santiam listed first.
    • Molalla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Avon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
      • Glen Avon is located in Clackamas County
    • Needy ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
      • Needy is located in Clackamas County
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Santiam, with the one closest to North Santiam listed first.
    • West Scio
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Scio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
      • West Scio is located in Linn County
    • Scio
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jordan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Linn County
    • Crabtree
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Millersburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
    • Draperville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
      • Draperville is located in Linn County
    • Lyons
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Irvinville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
      • Irvinville is located in Linn County
    • Lacomb
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
      • Lacomb is located in Linn County
    • Albany
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lebanon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • South Lebanon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lebanon
      • South Lebanon is located in Linn County
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Santiam, with the one closest to North Santiam listed first.
    • Buena Vista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Polk County
    • Eola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
      • Eola is located in Polk County
    • Independence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Salemtowne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
      • Salemtowne is located in Polk County
    • Monmouth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Polk County
    • Rickreall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Zena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
      • Zena is located in Polk County
    • Crowley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
      • Crowley is located in Polk County
    • Airlie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
      • Airlie is located in Polk County
    • Lewisville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
      • Lewisville is located in Polk County
    • Dallas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Dallas is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,331 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <1>
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Santiam, with the one closest to North Santiam listed first.
    • Hopewell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Amity
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Eola Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Whiteson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
      • Whiteson is located in Yamhill County

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

Newspapers Published in North Santiam ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Santiam.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Santiam, 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 Santiam.

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 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 Santiam:

Cemeteries Near North Santiam ...

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

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

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

  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
  • Marion Friends Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marion Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marion Friends Cemetery
  • Hunsaker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunsaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunsaker Cemetery
  • Wisner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wisner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wisner Cemetery
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Oak Cemetery
  • Mater Dolorosa Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mater Dolorosa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mater Dolorosa Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39105 <5>
  • Aumsville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aumsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aumsville Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Jefferson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Cemetery
  • Franklin Butte Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Butte Cemetery
  • Twin Oaks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin Oaks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Oaks Cemetery
  • Continue List   (182 more) ...
    • Campbell - Grier Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell - Grier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell - Grier Cemetery
    • Hobson - Whitney Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hobson - Whitney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hobson - Whitney Cemetery
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery

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.<6>

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

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

  • Ale ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ale
    • Ale is located in Marion County
  • West Stayton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Shelburn ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
    • Shelburn is located in Linn County
  • Marion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • West Scio
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Scio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
    • West Scio is located in Linn County
  • Scio
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Kingston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Kingston is located in Linn County
  • Sublimity
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Aumsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Turner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Jefferson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Shaw
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
      • Shaw is located in Marion County
    • Crabtree
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jordan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan 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 North Santiam. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Santiam.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Santiam. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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>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 from Point A (ie- North Santiam) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Santiam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7676, Longitude: -122.8787       In this case, the coordinates for North Santiam have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Santiam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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