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 Orient (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 Orient. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Orient is located in Multnomah 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 Multnomah County: Clackamas, Columbia, Hood River, Washington, Clark (WA) & Skamania (WA).
Below are the counties that are near Orient. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orient:
- Multnomah County (The home county of Orient)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orient, with the one closest to Orient listed first.
- Powell Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Gresham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Corbett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Troutdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Latourell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Latourell is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
- Former names for Latourell:
- Latourell Falls
- Rooster Rock
- Hazelwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Bridal Veil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Maywood Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montavilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Clackamas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orient, with the one closest to Orient listed first.
- Boring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Damascus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aims
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aims is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
- Eagle Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Currinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Currinsville is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currinsville
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Clackamas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Johnson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Johnson City is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
- Estacada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hood River County
- Cascade Locks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orient, with the one closest to Orient listed first.
- Aurora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville Station is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
- Butteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
- Donald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Champoeg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orient, with the one closest to Orient listed first.
- Metzger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Metzger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
- Raleigh Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
- Durham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Progress
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Tigard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Slope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Slope is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
- Cedar Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Beaverton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- King City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marlene Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marlene Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
- Aloha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bethany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Clark County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orient, with the one closest to Orient listed first.
- Washougal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Camas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fern Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
- Fisher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Sunnyside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Cascade Park East
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade Park West
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
- Mill Plain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Plain is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
- Proebstel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Proebstel is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proebstel
- Orchards
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Five Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Walnut Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Barberton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Barberton is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
- Skamania County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orient, with the one closest to Orient listed first.
- Cruzatt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
- Skamania
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
- North Bonneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moffetts Hot Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Moffetts Hot Springs is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffetts Hot Springs
- Stevenson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orient, see our County-by-County Page for Orient.
Cemeteries Near Orient ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orient.
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 Orient - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orient covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orient, with the one closest to Orient listed first.
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Douglas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Corbett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gresham Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Escobar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Firhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firhill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Firhill Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Sandy.
- The Firhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fir Hill Cemetery
- Fir Lawn Cemetery
- Hood Loop Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38779 <2>
- Scandinavia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pounder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (155 more) ...
- Damascus Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Revenue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Orient in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Orient.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orient, with the one closest to Orient listed first.
- Pleasant Home
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Home is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Powell Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Gresham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Troutdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washougal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eagle Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Aims
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aims is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Rockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sycamore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Sunnyside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Latourell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Latourell is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
- Former names for Latourell:
- Latourell Falls
- Rooster Rock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orient. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orient.
Newspapers Published in Orient ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orient.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orient, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orient.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Orient:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Multnomah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clackamas County
- Hood River County
- Marion County
- Washington 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 Orient, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Orient) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |