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 Oak Grove (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 Oak Grove. 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 Oak Grove ...
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.
Another variation: Oakgrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Oak Grove: Oak Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oak Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Grove.
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.
Oak Grove is located in 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 Oak Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Grove:
- Clackamas County (The home county of Oak Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Christie ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Christie is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Oatfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
- Marylhurst
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jennings Lodge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
- Lake Oswego
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clackamas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnson City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnson City is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
- West Linn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gladstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Canemah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Canemah is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canemah
- Park Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Park Place is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
- Stafford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Scappoose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Warren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville Station is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
- Aurora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
- Donald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Champoeg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
- Hubbard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- McKee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- McKee is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
- Gervais
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Angel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Downs
(26 miles [41.8 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 Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Milwaukie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Hillsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Laurelhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- Montavilla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Portland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Albina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Albina is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Hazelwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Russellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Maywood Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rockwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Durham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Metzger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Metzger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
- Tigard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Raleigh Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
- Progress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- West Slope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Slope is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
- King City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beaverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kinton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinton
- Yamhill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Newberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Orchard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
- Yamhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Joseph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Carlton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Eola Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
- McMinnville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clark County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Fisher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Cascade Park West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
- Cascade Park East
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vancouver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Minnehaha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
- Camas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Dell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Mill Plain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Plain is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
- Washougal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Five Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Barberton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Barberton is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
- Skamania County (WA)
- Cruzatt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Grove.
Cemeteries Near Oak Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Grove.
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 Oak Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Marylhurst Convent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oswego Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Milwaukie Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clackamas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- River View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chimes Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimes Memorial Gardens
- The Chimes Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Little Chapel Of The Chimes
- Sunnyside Little Chapel Of The Chimes
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156227 <2>
- Keser Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ahavai Sholom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (228 more) ...
- Straight Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Congregation Shaarie Torah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Oak Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Grove, with the one closest to Oak Grove listed first.
- Milwaukie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sellwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sellwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellwood
- Gladstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clackamas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stafford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Canemah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Canemah is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canemah
- Park Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Park Place is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Oregon City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Portland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Portland is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portland
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lents
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lents is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lents
- Bertha ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bertha is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Hillsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Grove.
Newspapers Published in Oak Grove ...
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 209 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Grove, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Grove.
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 helpful 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 Oak Grove:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Clackamas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Marion County
- Multnomah County
- Washington County
- Yamhill County
- Clark County
- Skamania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oregon
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 Oak Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Oak Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |