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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 Pendleton (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 Pendleton. 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 hospitals 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.

Pendleton is located in Umatilla County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Oregon's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Umatilla County: Grant, Morrow, Union, Wallowa, Benton (WA), Columbia (WA) & Walla Walla (WA).

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

  • Umatilla County     (The home county of Pendleton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pendleton, with the one closest to Pendleton listed first.
    • Riverside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Umatilla County
    • Mission
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
      • Mission is located in Umatilla County
    • Tutuilla
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tutuilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutuilla
      • Tutuilla is located in Umatilla County
    • Kirkpatrick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick
      • Kirkpatrick is located in Umatilla County
    • Cayuse
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Adams
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Umatilla County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <2>
    • Pilot Rock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Helix
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix
      • Helix is located in Umatilla County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helix <2>
    • Athena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athena
      • Athena is located in Umatilla County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athena <2>
    • Echo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
      • Echo is located in Umatilla County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <2>
    • Stanfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield
      • Stanfield is located in Umatilla County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanfield <2>
    • Cold Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
      • Cold Springs is located in Umatilla County
  • Morrow County
    • Pine City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
      • Pine City is located in Morrow County
  • Walla Walla County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pendleton, with the one closest to Pendleton listed first.
    • Touchet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Wallula Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula Junction
      • Wallula Junction is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
    • Lowden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Wallula
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
      • Wallula is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
    • Calhounville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhounville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
      • Calhounville is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
    • Mojonnier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojonnier
      • Mojonnier is located in Walla Walla County (WA)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pendleton ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pendleton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pendleton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pendleton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pendleton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Pendleton.

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 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 Pendleton:

Cemeteries Near Pendleton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pendleton.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Olney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Tutuilla Presbyterian Indian Mission Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Agency Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Agency Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Agency Cemetery
  • Skyview Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skyview Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skyview Memorial Park
  • Pond Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Pond Cemetery has also been known as:
    • McKay Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pond Cemetery
  • Agency Indian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Agency Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agency Indian Cemetery
  • Despain Gulch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Despain Gulch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Despain Gulch Cemetery
  • St. Andrews Mission Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Mission Cemetery
  • German Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
  • Finland Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finland Cemetery
  • Greasewood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Greasewood Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Greasewood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gallaher Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greasewood Cemetery
  • Nolin Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nolin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nolin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (27 more) ...
    • Pilot Rock Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilot Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilot Rock Cemetery
    • Homeli Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homeli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homeli Cemetery
    • Helix Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helix Cemetery

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pendleton had a population of 2,506 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pendleton had a population of 16,593 people.

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

  • Barnhart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnhart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart
    • Barnhart is located in Umatilla County
  • Fulton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Umatilla County
  • Mission
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
    • Mission is located in Umatilla County
  • Havana
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
    • Havana is located in Umatilla County
  • Yoakum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yoakum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoakum
    • Yoakum is located in Umatilla County
  • Cayuse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pilot Rock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Adams
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Umatilla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <2>
  • Nolin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
    • Nolin is located in Umatilla County
  • Helix
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix
    • Helix is located in Umatilla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helix <2>
  • Nye
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye
    • Nye is located in Umatilla County
  • Athena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athena
    • Athena is located in Umatilla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athena <2>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Stanton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Umatilla County
    • Echo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
      • Echo is located in Umatilla County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <2>
    • Vinson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson
      • Vinson is located in Umatilla County

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

The official website for Pendleton: www.pendleton.or.us/

The official website for Umatilla County: www.co.umatilla.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Pendleton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pendleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6748, Longitude: -118.8185       In this case, the coordinates for Pendleton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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 Pendleton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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