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 Outlook (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 Outlook. 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 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.
Outlook 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 Outlook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Outlook:
- Clackamas County (The home county of Outlook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Outlook, with the one closest to Outlook listed first.
- Carver
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Clackamas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Johnson City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson City is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
- Gladstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Park Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Park Place is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
- Damascus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jennings Lodge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
- Oatfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
- Canemah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Canemah is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canemah
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Columbia County
- Scappoose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Outlook, with the one closest to Outlook listed first.
- Aurora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville Station is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
- Butteville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
- Donald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Champoeg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
- Woodburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- McKee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McKee is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
- Mount Angel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gervais
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Multnomah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Outlook, with the one closest to Outlook listed first.
- Milwaukie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Hazelwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Montavilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Rockwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Russellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Gresham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Hillsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Laurelhurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Outlook, with the one closest to Outlook listed first.
- Durham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Metzger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Metzger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
- Tigard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Raleigh Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
- King City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Progress
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- West Slope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Slope is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
- Beaverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sherwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marlene Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marlene Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
- Middleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Middleton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Yamhill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Outlook, with the one closest to Outlook listed first.
- Newberg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dundee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Orchard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
- Lafayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clark County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Outlook, with the one closest to Outlook listed first.
- Fisher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Camas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cascade Park East
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cascade Park West
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
- Washougal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Plain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mill Plain is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
- Fern Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
- Vancouver
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Minnehaha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
- Proebstel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Proebstel is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proebstel
- Sunnyside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Walnut Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Skamania County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Outlook, with the one closest to Outlook listed first.
- Cruzatt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
- Skamania
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Outlook, see our County-by-County Page for Outlook.
Cemeteries Near Outlook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Outlook.
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 Outlook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Outlook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Outlook, with the one closest to Outlook listed first.
- Logan Pleasant View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Straight Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Damascus Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clackamas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John the Apostle Catholic Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #259244 <2>
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- Masonic Cemetery
- Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chimes Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Deardorf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deardorf Cemetery
- The Deardorf Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christilla Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38704 <2>
- Willamette National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (210 more) ...
- Williamette National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Portland.
- The Lincoln Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
- Mt. Scott Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39045 <2>
- Canema Pioneer 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 Outlook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Outlook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Outlook, with the one closest to Outlook listed first.
- Clackamas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Park Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Park Place is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
- Gladstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Damascus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Canemah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Canemah is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canemah
- Oregon City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Logan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Lents
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lents is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lents
- Sycamore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Milwaukie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Era ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Era is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Carus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carus is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
- Viola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Viola is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Outlook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Outlook.
Newspapers Published in Outlook ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Outlook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Outlook, 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 Outlook.
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 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 Outlook:
- 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 Outlook, 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- Outlook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |