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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 Rogue River (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 Rogue River. 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 Rogue River ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Rogue River: Rogue Riv.

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 doctors and 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.

Rogue River is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Siskiyou (CA), Douglas, Josephine & Klamath.

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

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Rogue River)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogue River, with the one closest to Rogue River listed first.
    • Gold Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Wimer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimer
      • Wimer is located in Jackson County
    • Sams Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sams Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Valley
      • Sams Valley is located in Jackson County
    • Provolt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provolt
      • Provolt is located in Jackson County
    • Applegate
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Central Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
      • Central Point is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Point <1>
    • Jacksonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • White City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White City <1>
    • Ruch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Medford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagle Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Sterlingville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sterlingville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
      • Sterlingville is located in Jackson County
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogue River, with the one closest to Rogue River listed first.
    • Glendale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Azalea
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Josephine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogue River, with the one closest to Rogue River listed first.
    • Fruitdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
      • Fruitdale is located in Josephine County
    • Grants Pass
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Murphy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • New Hope
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Josephine County
    • Redwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
      • Redwood is located in Josephine County
    • Merlin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Three Pines
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Pines
      • Three Pines is located in Josephine County
    • Hugo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Hugo is located in Josephine County
    • Placer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placer
      • Placer is located in Josephine County
    • Williams
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Wilderville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Greenback ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
      • Greenback is located in Josephine County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Rogue River ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rogue River.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rogue River. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rogue River and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rogue River.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Rogue River.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rogue River:

Cemeteries Near Rogue River ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rogue River.

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

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

  • Woodville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodville Cemetery
  • Foots Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foots Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foots Cemetery
  • Hays Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hays Cemetery
  • Hays - Gall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hays - Gall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hays - Gall Cemetery
  • Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
  • Rock Point Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Point Cemetery
  • Tokay Heights Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tokay Heights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tokay Heights Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Park
  • Missouri Flat Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Missouri Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Missouri Flat Cemetery
  • Pankey Park Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawthorne Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawthorne Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawthorne Memorial Gardens Cemetery
  • Granite Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granite Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granite Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (48 more) ...
    • Jacksonville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Gotcher Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gotcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gotcher Cemetery

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 Rogue River in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rogue River.

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

  • Rock Point ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
    • Rock Point is located in Jackson County
  • Gold Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Draper ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Draper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
    • Draper is located in Jackson County
  • Wimer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimer
    • Wimer is located in Jackson County
  • Grants Pass
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Murphy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tolo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolo
    • Tolo is located in Jackson County
  • Sams Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sams Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Valley
    • Sams Valley is located in Jackson County
  • Applegate
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jacksonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Central Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
    • Central Point is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Point <1>
  • Table Rock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
    • Table Rock is located in Jackson County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Beagle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
      • Beagle is located in Jackson County
    • Merlin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilderville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.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>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.
<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- Rogue River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rogue River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4355, Longitude: -123.1682       In this case, the coordinates for Rogue River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<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 Rogue River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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