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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 Reedsport (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 Reedsport. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Reedsport is located in Douglas 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 Douglas County: Coos, Curry, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath & Lane.

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

  • Douglas County     (The home county of Reedsport)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reedsport, with the one closest to Reedsport listed first.
    • Gardiner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Umpqua City ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Umpqua City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpqua City
      • Umpqua City is located in Douglas County
    • Winchester Bay
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Bay
      • Winchester Bay is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester Bay <1>
    • Scottsburg ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Elkton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Elkton is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <1>
    • Kellogg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Kellogg is located in Douglas County
  • Coos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reedsport, with the one closest to Reedsport listed first.
    • Lakeside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Coos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,802 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeside <1>
    • Saunders Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders Lake
      • Saunders Lake is located in Coos County
    • Glasgow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
      • Glasgow is located in Coos County
    • Allegany
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cooston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooston
      • Cooston is located in Coos County
    • North Bend
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
      • North Bend is located in Coos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Bend <1>
    • Coos Bay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Eastside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bunker Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
      • Bunker Hill is located in Coos County
    • Charleston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Coos City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coos City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coos City
      • Coos City is located in Coos County
  • Lane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reedsport, with the one closest to Reedsport listed first.
    • Westlake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Dunes City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunes City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunes City
      • Dunes City is located in Lane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
    • Florence
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Point Terrace
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Terrace
      • Point Terrace is located in Lane County
    • Mapleton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Swisshome
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Reedsport ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reedsport.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Reedsport. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Reedsport and those printed in the larger area surrounding Reedsport.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> of Reedsport.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Reedsport:

Cemeteries Near Reedsport ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reedsport.

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

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

  • Masonic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
  • Gardiner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardiner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardiner Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Templeton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lower Smith River Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Smith River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Smith River Cemetery
  • Fir Grove Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Scottsburg Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scottsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scottsburg Cemetery
  • Heceta Lodge #11 IOOF Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heceta Lodge #11 IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heceta Lodge #11 IOOF Cemetery
  • Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Spruce Point Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spruce Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spruce Point Cemetery
  • Allegany Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Pacific Sunset Memorial Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pacific Sunset Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pacific Sunset Memorial Park
    • Drew Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drew Cemetery
    • Empire Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Empire Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Empire Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38744 <4>

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>

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

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

  • Gardiner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sulphur Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Douglas County
  • Scottsburg ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Glenada
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenada
    • Glenada is located in Lane County
  • Acme
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Acme is located in Lane County
  • Florence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Empire
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Empire is located in Coos County
  • Point Terrace
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Terrace
    • Point Terrace is located in Lane County
  • Libby
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
    • Libby is located in Coos County
  • Elkton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Elkton is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <1>
  • Siuslaw ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siuslaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siuslaw
    • Siuslaw is located in Lane County
  • Kellogg
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Kellogg is located in Douglas County

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

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.or.us/

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

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reedsport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Reedsport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6981, Longitude: -124.1125       In this case, the coordinates for Reedsport 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 Reedsport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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