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 River Road (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 River Road. 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.
Name Variations for River Road ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for River Road: River Rd.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named River Road. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for River Road.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and doctors 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.
River Road is located in Lane 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 Lane County: Benton, Deschutes, Douglas, Klamath, Lincoln & Linn.
Below are the counties that are near River Road. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to River Road:
- Lane County (The home county of River Road)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Road, with the one closest to River Road listed first.
- Santa Clara
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Santa Clara is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
- Eugene
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Springfield is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alvadore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Fern Ridge Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fern Ridge Shores is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Ridge Shores
- Junction City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Thurston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cheshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Road, with the one closest to River Road listed first.
- Monroe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bellfountain Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jennyopolis is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennyopolis
- Alsea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Road, with the one closest to River Road listed first.
- Curtin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Drain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Road, with the one closest to River Road listed first.
- Harrisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Halsey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brownsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Crawfordsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shedd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Holley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holley is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
- Boston ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Boston is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mills
- Oakville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Sodaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sodaville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Sweet Home
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to River Road, see our County-by-County Page for River Road.
Cemeteries Near River Road ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of River Road.
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 River Road - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for River Road covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from River Road, with the one closest to River Road listed first.
- West Lawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gillespie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lane Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mulkey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Luper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Eugene.
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39164 <2>
- Eugene Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene Masonic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eugene Masonic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Eugene.
- The Eugene Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eugene AF & AM Lodge #11 Masonic Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39101 <2>
- Eugene Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eugene Pioneer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Eugene.
- The Eugene Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows Pioneer Cemetery
- Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39286 <2>
- Coburg IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg IOOF Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coburg IOOF Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Coburg.
- The Coburg IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38670 <2>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Eugene.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39222 <2>
- Sunset Hills Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Resthaven Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (116 more) ...
- Laurel Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove Cemetery
- The Laurel Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Judkins Point Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39032 <2>
- Old Springfield IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Memorial Cemetery Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Memorial Cemetery Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery Park is located in Springfield.
- The Pioneer Memorial Cemetery Park has also been known as:
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39451 <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 River Road in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of River Road.
These communities are listed based on their distance from River Road, with the one closest to River Road listed first.
- Irving
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Irving is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Eugene
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goshen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Junction City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Thurston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Crow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crow is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Natron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Natron is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natron
- Mohawk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mohawk is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Elmira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Long Tom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Long Tom is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Tom
- Hadleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hadleyville is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleyville
- Cresswell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around River Road. See our List of 1890's Communities around River Road.
Newspapers Published in River Road ...
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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around River Road.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of River Road, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for River Road.
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 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 River Road:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Lane County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Douglas County
- Linn 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 River Road, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- River Road) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |