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 Redland (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 Redland. 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 hospitals 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.
Redland 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 Redland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Redland:
- Clackamas County (The home county of Redland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Carver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Park Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Park Place is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
- Beavercreek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Clackamas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gladstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson City
(5 miles [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
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Oregon City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eagle Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Damascus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carus is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
- Canemah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Canemah is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canemah
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Aurora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Butteville Station is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
- Butteville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Butteville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
- Donald
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Champoeg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
- Scotts Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McKee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McKee is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
- Woodburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Angel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Downs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Downs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Gervais
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Multnomah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Milwaukie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Powell Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Woodstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Hazelwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Montavilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Rockwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Russellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Laurelhurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Durham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Metzger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Metzger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
- Tigard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- King City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Progress
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Raleigh Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
- West Slope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Slope is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
- Sherwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beaverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Middleton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Cedar Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kinton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinton
- Yamhill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Newberg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dundee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lafayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clark County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Camas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fisher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Washougal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cascade Park East
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cascade Park West
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
- Fern Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
- Mill Plain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mill Plain is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
- Sunnyside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Proebstel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Proebstel is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proebstel
- Vancouver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Five Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Minnehaha
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
- Skamania County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Cruzatt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
- Skamania
(28 miles [45.1 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 Redland, see our County-by-County Page for Redland.
Cemeteries Near Redland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Redland.
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 Redland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Redland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Sprague Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Logan Pleasant View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Redland Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beavercreek Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Straight Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- Masonic Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- United Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Church of Christ Cemetery
- The United Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beavercreek Church of Christ Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
- St. Peters Congregational Cemetery
- Ten O'Clock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39395 <2>
- Schuebel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moehnke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Viola Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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>
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 Redland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Redland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Logan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Park Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Park Place is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
- Sunnyside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Viola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Viola is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Clackamas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gladstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oregon City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carus is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
- Eagle Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Damascus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Canemah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Canemah is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canemah
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Currinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Currinsville is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currinsville
- New Era ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Era is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Clarkes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clarkes is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkes
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Redland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Redland.
Newspapers Published in Redland ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Redland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Redland, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Redland.
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 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 Redland:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Clackamas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- 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 Redland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Redland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |