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 Hills (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 Hills. 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.
Oak Hills is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, Tillamook & Yamhill.
Below are the counties that are near Oak Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Hills:
- Washington County (The home county of Oak Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hills, with the one closest to Oak Hills listed first.
- Bethany
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethany is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Cedar Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rockcreek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rockcreek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
- Marlene Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marlene Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
- West Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Union is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Aloha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tobias
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tobias is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobias
- Beaverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Slope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Slope is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
- Reedville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reedville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Hillsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Raleigh Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
- Clackamas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hills, with the one closest to Oak Hills listed first.
- Tualatin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Oswego
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rivergrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Christie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Christie is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Marylhurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Oatfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
- Wilsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jennings Lodge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
- Johnson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson City is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
- West Linn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clackamas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hills, with the one closest to Oak Hills listed first.
- Scappoose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Warren
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Saint Helens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Columbia City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Deer Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vernonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hills, with the one closest to Oak Hills listed first.
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Butteville Station is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
- Butteville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Butteville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Champoeg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
- Aurora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Donald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hubbard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Woodburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gervais
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McKee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McKee is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
- Multnomah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hills, with the one closest to Oak Hills listed first.
- Portland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Albina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Albina is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Vanport City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vanport City is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
- Hillsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Laurelhurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- Woodstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Montavilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Milwaukie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maywood Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Russellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Hazelwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Tillamook County
- Ryan's Camp ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ryan's Camp is located in Tillamook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan's Camp
- Ryan's Camp has also been known as:
- Idiotville
- Yamhill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hills, with the one closest to Oak Hills listed first.
- Newberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cove Orchard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
- Dundee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yamhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- McMinnville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Clark County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hills, with the one closest to Oak Hills listed first.
- Vancouver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Dell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Shore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Minnehaha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
- Felida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
- Salmon Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salmon Creek is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
- Walnut Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Cascade Park West
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
- Barberton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barberton is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
- Sara
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sara is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
- Cascade Park East
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fisher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Five Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Hills.
Cemeteries Near Oak Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Hills.
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 Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Hills, with the one closest to Oak Hills listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- German Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Pius Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Skyline Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neveh Zedek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Finley - Sunset Hills Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Patton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Hills, with the one closest to Oak Hills listed first.
- Cedar Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bethany
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethany is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- West Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Union is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Hillsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Reedville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reedville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Beaverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Linnton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linnton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnton
- Sylvan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvan is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- University Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- University Park is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Saint Johns
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Progress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Garden Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Home is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Home
- West Portland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Portland is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portland
- Portland
(7 miles [11.3 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 Oak Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Hills.
Newspapers Published in Oak Hills ...
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 244 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Hills, 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 Oak Hills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Oak Hills:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clackamas County
- Columbia County
- Marion County
- Multnomah County
- Tillamook County
- Yamhill County
- Clark 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 Hills, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |