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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 Salmon (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 Salmon. 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.

Salmon 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 Salmon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Salmon:

  • Clackamas County     (The home county of Salmon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salmon, with the one closest to Salmon listed first.
    • Brightwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Mount Hood Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Mount Hood Village is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hood Village
    • Welches
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Zigzag
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Marmot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rhododendron
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Aims
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Aims is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
    • Dover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Dover is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • George
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • George is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
    • Sandy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Sandy is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <1>
    • Government Camp
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Currinsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Currinsville is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currinsville
    • Estacada
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Hood River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salmon, with the one closest to Salmon listed first.
    • Cascade Locks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Parkdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Hood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Hood is located in Hood River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hood
    • Odell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lenz
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lenz is located in Hood River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenz
      • Lenz has also been known as:
      • Sherman Spur
  • Multnomah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salmon, with the one closest to Salmon listed first.
    • Bridal Veil
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Latourell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Latourell is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
      • Former names for Latourell:
      • Latourell Falls
      • Rooster Rock
    • Dodson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Dodson is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
    • Warrendale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Warrendale is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrendale
    • Corbett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bonneville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Bonneville is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneville
    • Powell Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
    • Troutdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gresham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gresham is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <1>
    • Wood Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Hazelwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salmon, with the one closest to Salmon listed first.
    • Washougal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Camas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Camas is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,981 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camas <1>
    • Fern Prairie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
    • Sunnyside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunnyside is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Fisher
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Cascade Park East
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mill Plain
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mill Plain is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
    • Cascade Park West
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
    • Proebstel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Proebstel is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proebstel
  • Skamania County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salmon, with the one closest to Salmon listed first.
    • Cruzatt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
    • Skamania
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
    • North Bonneville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Moffetts Hot Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Moffetts Hot Springs is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffetts Hot Springs
    • Stevenson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Carson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Stabler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Stabler is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stabler

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

Cemeteries Near Salmon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Salmon.

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 Salmon - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Salmon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Cherryville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cliffside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Revenue Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Scheel Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • George Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Firhill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firhill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Firhill Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Sandy.
    • The Firhill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fir Hill Cemetery
    • Fir Lawn Cemetery
    • Hood Loop Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38779 <2>
  • Scandinavia Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Ridge Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Currin Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Estacada Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (73 more) ...
    • Philip E. Linn Pioneer Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philip E. Linn Pioneer Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Philip E. Linn Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Estacada.
      • The Philip E. Linn Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wade Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987380 <2>
    • Summit Meadows Pioneer Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Meadows Pioneer Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Summit Meadows Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Government Camp.
      • The Summit Meadows Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Summit Meadows Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39467 <2>
    • Forrester Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Salmon had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Marmot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cherryville is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
  • Dover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dover is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Aims
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Aims is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
  • George
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • George is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
  • Sandy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sandy is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,566 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <1>
  • Currinsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Currinsville is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currinsville
  • Oneonta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Oneonta is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
  • Multnomah Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Multnomah Falls is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Multnomah Falls
  • Bridal Veil
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Latourell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Latourell is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
    • Former names for Latourell:
    • Latourell Falls
    • Rooster Rock
  • Dodson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Dodson is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Pleasant Home
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Home is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
    • Eagle Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Springwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Springwater is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater

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

Newspapers Published in Salmon ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Salmon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Salmon, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Salmon.

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 helpful 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 Salmon:

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 Salmon, 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' (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- Salmon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.