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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 Raleigh Hills (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 Raleigh Hills. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County.

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 Washington County: Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, Tillamook & Yamhill.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Raleigh Hills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raleigh Hills, with the one closest to Raleigh Hills listed first.
    • West Slope
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Slope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
      • West Slope is located in Washington County
    • Progress
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Progress. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
      • Progress is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Progress
      • From Raleigh Hills to Progress
    • Cedar Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
      • Cedar Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Hills <3>
    • Metzger
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metzger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
      • Metzger is located in Washington County
    • Beaverton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
      • Beaverton is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <3>
    • Cedar Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Marlene Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlene Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
      • Marlene Village is located in Washington County
    • Tigard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tigard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
      • Tigard is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <3>
    • Oak Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
      • Oak Hills is located in Washington County
    • Durham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,908 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <3>
    • King City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
      • King City is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <3>
    • Aloha
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aloha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloha
      • Aloha is located in Washington County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aloha <3>
  • Clackamas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raleigh Hills, with the one closest to Raleigh Hills listed first.
    • Lake Oswego
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Oswego
      • Lake Oswego is located in Clackamas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,821 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Oswego <3>
    • Rivergrove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivergrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
      • Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
    • Stafford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stafford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
      • Stafford is located in Clackamas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stafford
      • From Raleigh Hills to Stafford
    • Tualatin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Christie ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Marylhurst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <3>
    • Oatfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
      • Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
    • Jennings Lodge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Linn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Linn
      • West Linn is located in Clackamas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,747 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Linn <3>
    • Clackamas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clackamas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackamas
      • Clackamas is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clackamas <3>
    • Gladstone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia County
  • Marion County
  • Multnomah County
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raleigh Hills, with the one closest to Raleigh Hills listed first.
    • Newberg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberg
      • Newberg is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,982 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberg <3>
    • Dundee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <3>
    • Cove Orchard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Yamhill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Carlton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Dayton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <3>
    • Lafayette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Joseph
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • McMinnville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Eola Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
      • Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
    • Hopewell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Whiteson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whiteson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
      • Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whiteson
      • From Raleigh Hills to Whiteson
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Raleigh Hills, with the one closest to Raleigh Hills listed first.
    • Vancouver
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cascade Park West
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Minnehaha
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnehaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
      • Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Hazel Dell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lake Shore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
      • Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Cascade Park East
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fisher
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fisher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
      • Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fisher
      • From Raleigh Hills to Fisher
    • Walnut Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Felida
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
      • Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Salmon Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
      • Salmon Creek is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Barberton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barberton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
      • Barberton is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Five Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
      • Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Skamania County (WA)

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

Cemeteries Near Raleigh Hills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Raleigh Hills.

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 Raleigh Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<5>

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

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

  • Progress
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Progress. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Progress is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Progress
    • From Raleigh Hills to Progress
  • Garden Home
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Home
    • Garden Home is located in Washington County
  • West Portland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portland
    • West Portland is located in Multnomah County
  • Sylvan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
    • Sylvan is located in Multnomah County
  • Beaverton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
    • Beaverton is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,957 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <3>
  • Bertha ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
    • Bertha is located in Multnomah County
  • Hillsdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • South Portland ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portland
    • South Portland is located in Multnomah County
  • Cedar Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fulton ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • 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 Multnomah County
  • Portland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sellwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellwood
    • Sellwood is located in Multnomah County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • East Portland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portland
      • East Portland is located in Multnomah County
    • Milwaukie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Albina
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
      • Albina is located in Multnomah County

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

Newspapers Published in Raleigh Hills ...

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 221 newspapers that have been published in the area around Raleigh Hills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Raleigh Hills, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Raleigh Hills.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Raleigh Hills:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Raleigh Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Raleigh Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Raleigh Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Raleigh Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4804, Longitude: -122.7612    









 

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