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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 Orleans (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 Orleans. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Orleans is located in Linn 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 Linn County: Benton, Deschutes, Jefferson, Lane, Marion & Polk.

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

  • Linn County     (The home county of Orleans)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orleans, with the one closest to Orleans listed first.
    • Oakville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Oakville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Tangent
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Albany
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shedd
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Draperville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Draperville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
    • Boston ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Boston is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston has also been known as:
      • Boston Mills
    • Millersburg
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Irvinville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Irvinville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
    • Halsey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lebanon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • South Lebanon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • South Lebanon is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lebanon
    • Crabtree
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Brownsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orleans, with the one closest to Orleans listed first.
    • Lewisburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Corvallis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Adair Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Adair Village is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • North Albany
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • North Albany is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
    • Philomath
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Wellsdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Wellsdale is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
    • Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jennyopolis is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennyopolis
    • Flynn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Flynn is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
    • Wren
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Wren is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
    • Kings Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellfountain Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Blodgett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Monroe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Lane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orleans, with the one closest to Orleans listed first.
    • Junction City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Cheshire
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Franklin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Franklin is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Alvadore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Coburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Mabel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mabel is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Blachly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orleans, with the one closest to Orleans listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Santiam City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Santiam City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
    • Marion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Stayton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Turner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Aumsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Stayton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Four Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Salem
      (26 miles [41.8 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>
    • Sublimity
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Macleay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Macleay is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
    • Badger Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
    • Hayesville
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Orleans, with the one closest to Orleans listed first.
    • Buena Vista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Buena Vista is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Airlie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Airlie is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
    • Lewisville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lewisville is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Independence
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Monmouth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bridgeport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bridgeport is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Falls City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Dallas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Eola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Eola is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
    • Rickreall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Ellendale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Ellendale is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
    • Crowley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Crowley is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
    • Dolph Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner

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

Cemeteries Near Orleans ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orleans.

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 Orleans - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Orleans Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Crystal Lake Masonic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Locke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Locke Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Lewisburg
    • The Locke Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lewisburg Cemetery
    • Locke Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39052 <2>
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oak Lawn Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Lawn Memorial Park is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Corvallis.
    • The Oak Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Benton Cemetery
    • Oaklawn Memorial Park
    • Oaklawn Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39223 <2>
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Albany Masonic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Robinson Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #835122 <2>
  • Continue List   (168 more) ...
    • Brattain Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Islamic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Oakville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Oakville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
  • Tangent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lewisburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Corvallis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Albany
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fry is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
  • Philomath
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Peoria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Peoria is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
  • Shedd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wellsdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wellsdale is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
  • Plainview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Plainview is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Tallman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Tallman is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Millersburg
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Irvinville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Irvinville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
    • Spicer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Spicer is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer

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

Newspapers Published in Orleans ...

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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orleans.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orleans, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orleans.

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 Orleans:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orleans) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Orleans, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.