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 Scotts Mills (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 Scotts Mills. 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 Scotts Mills ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Scotts Mills: Scotts Mls. (or less commonly used: Scotts Mlls.)
- While the name of this city is Scotts Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Scotts Mills may originally have been Scott's Mills.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Scotts Mills might be written as Scott Mills.
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 southeast 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 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.
Scotts Mills is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Benton, Clackamas, Deschutes, Linn, Polk, Wasco & Yamhill.
Below are the counties that are near Scotts Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scotts Mills:
- Marion County (The home county of Scotts Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Mills, with the one closest to Scotts Mills listed first.
- Silverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Downs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Downs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Mount Angel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McKee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McKee is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
- Drake Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Drake Crossing is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Crossing
- Hubbard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Falls City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Silver Falls City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls City
- Gervais
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Aurora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Macleay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Macleay is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
- Brooks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Labish Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Labish Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labish Village
- Clackamas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Mills, with the one closest to Scotts Mills listed first.
- Wilhoit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
- Molalla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glen Avon is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
- Needy ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Needy is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
- Liberal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Liberal is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Macksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Mulino
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barlow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Barlow is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Colton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Carus is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
- Beavercreek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Mills, with the one closest to Scotts Mills listed first.
- Lyons
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jordan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jordan is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Mill City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Scio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Scio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Scio is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
- Crabtree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Multnomah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Mills, with the one closest to Scotts Mills listed first.
- Milwaukie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Hillsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Woodstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Mills, with the one closest to Scotts Mills listed first.
- Lincoln
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Salemtowne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Salemtowne is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
- Zena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Zena is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Eola
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Eola is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
- Crowley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crowley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Independence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rickreall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Smithfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Smithfield is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Buena Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Monmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Mills, with the one closest to Scotts Mills listed first.
- Sherwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Middleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Durham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- King City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tigard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kinton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinton
- Metzger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Metzger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
- Scholls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Progress
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Raleigh Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
- Yamhill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Mills, with the one closest to Scotts Mills listed first.
- Hopewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Newberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eola Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
- Lafayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Amity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Whiteson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
- McMinnville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scotts Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Scotts Mills.
Cemeteries Near Scotts Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scotts Mills.
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 Scotts Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scotts Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scotts Mills, with the one closest to Scotts Mills listed first.
- Maplewood Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Angel Abbey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Silverton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Russellville Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Russellville Community Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the west of Glen Avon.
- The Russellville Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Russellville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39368 <3>
- Molalla Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molalla Memorial Cemetery
- The Molalla Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dart Cemetery
- Dart Memorial Cemetery
- Molalla Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193062 <3>
- Simmons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Mount Angel.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Angel Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39165 <3>
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Angel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Mount Angel.
- The Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Queen of Angels Monastery 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Scotts Mills had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Scotts Mills had a population of 396 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scotts Mills, with the one closest to Scotts Mills listed first.
- Marquam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marquam is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquam
- Wilhoit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
- Silverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Molalla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Angel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Downs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Downs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- McKee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McKee is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
- Needy ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Needy is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
- Willard ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willard is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Hullt ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hullt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullt
- Clymer ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clymer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
- Hubbard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Macksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Woodburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Mills is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scotts Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scotts Mills.
Newspapers Published in Scotts Mills ...
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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scotts Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scotts Mills, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scotts Mills.
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 Scotts Mills:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clackamas County
- Linn County
- Multnomah County
- Polk County
- Washington County
- Yamhill County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oregon
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Scotts Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Scotts Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |