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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Perdue. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Perdue to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Perdue, please Contact Us.

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 Perdue (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 Perdue. 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 and 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Perdue is historic, it would have been located within present day Douglas 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 Douglas County: Coos, Curry, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath & Lane.

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

  • Douglas County     (The home county of Perdue)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perdue, with the one closest to Perdue listed first.
    • Days Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tiller
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Canyonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Myrtle Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tri City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Tri City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
    • Azalea
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Riddle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Riddle is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
      • Former names for Riddle:
      • Riddles
      • Riddlesburg
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riddle <2>
    • Dillard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Green
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Green is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
    • Winston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brockway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Brockway is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
    • Glendale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perdue, with the one closest to Perdue listed first.
    • Spikenard ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Spikenard is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spikenard
    • Trail
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Shady Cove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wimer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Wimer is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimer
  • Josephine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perdue, with the one closest to Perdue listed first.
    • Golden ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Golden is located in Josephine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
    • Greenback ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenback is located in Josephine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
    • Wolf Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Placer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Placer is located in Josephine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placer
    • Sunny Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Leland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Leland is located in Josephine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Hugo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hugo is located in Josephine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
    • Three Pines
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Three Pines is located in Josephine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Pines

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

Cemeteries Near Perdue ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perdue.

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

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

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

  • Lavadoure Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bland Mtn. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Coffee Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rainville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Letitia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rondeau Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bryant Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Canyonville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Myrtle Creek IOOF Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Myrtle Creek Pioneer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • William D Bradley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (35 more) ...

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.

Perdue itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Days Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Myrtle Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Riddle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Riddle is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
    • Former names for Riddle:
    • Riddles
    • Riddlesburg
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riddle <2>
  • Galesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Galesville is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
  • Ruckles
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ruckles is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckles
  • Green
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Green is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Glendale
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Peel
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Peel is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peel
  • Brockway
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brockway is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
  • Wolf Creek
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Creek ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Oak Creek is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
  • Spikenard ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Spikenard is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spikenard
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Roseburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Glide
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Olalla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Olalla is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olalla

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

Newspapers Published in Perdue ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perdue.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perdue, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Perdue.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Perdue:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Perdue, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Perdue) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.