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 Patton (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 Patton. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Patton 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 Patton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Patton:
- Washington County (The home county of Patton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patton, with the one closest to Patton listed first.
- Gaston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dilley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dilley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilley
- Forest Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blooming
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blooming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming
- Watts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Watts is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Cornelius
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Gales Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kansas City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Banks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clackamas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patton, with the one closest to Patton listed first.
- Tualatin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rivergrove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Lake Oswego
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stafford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stafford is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Marylhurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Christie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Christie is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Oak Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Linn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Willamette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Willamette is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamette
- Barlow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Canby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patton, with the one closest to Patton listed first.
- Scappoose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vernonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Warren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keasey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Keasey is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasey
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patton, with the one closest to Patton listed first.
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Champoeg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
- Saint Paul
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Butteville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Butteville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Butteville Station is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
- Donald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gervais
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- McKee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- McKee is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
- Labish Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Labish Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labish Village
- Multnomah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patton, with the one closest to Patton listed first.
- Burlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Hillsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Portland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Albina
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Albina is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Milwaukie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Vanport City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vanport City is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
- Laurelhurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- Woodstock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Montavilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Russellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Maywood Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patton, with the one closest to Patton listed first.
- Lincoln
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Zena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Zena is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Tillamook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patton, with the one closest to Patton listed first.
- Ryan's Camp ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Jordan Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jordan Creek is located in Tillamook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Creek
- Blaine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Tillamook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Yamhill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patton, with the one closest to Patton listed first.
- Cove Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
- Yamhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lafayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Dayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McMinnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eola Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
- Whiteson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
- Amity
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clark County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patton, with the one closest to Patton listed first.
- Vancouver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Felida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
- Hazel Dell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Shore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Minnehaha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
- Salmon Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salmon Creek is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
- Sara
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sara is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
- Walnut Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Patton, see our County-by-County Page for Patton.
Cemeteries Near Patton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Patton.
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 Patton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Patton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Patton, with the one closest to Patton listed first.
- Mt. Olive Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blooming Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fern Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mountain View Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pike Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pike Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Yamhill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39267 <2>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- Cornelius Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Purdin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yamhill - Carlton Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Patton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Patton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Patton, with the one closest to Patton listed first.
- Gaston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Forest Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cornelius
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Carlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gales Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Fairdale ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdale is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Reedville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reedville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glencoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glencoe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Lafayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Patton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Patton.
Newspapers Published in Patton ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Patton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Patton, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Patton.
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 Patton:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clackamas County
- Columbia County
- Marion County
- Multnomah County
- Polk 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Patton) 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 Patton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |