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 Sheaville (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 Sheaville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Sheaville is located in Malheur 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 Malheur County: Canyon (ID), Owyhee (ID), Payette (ID), Washington (ID), Humboldt (NV), Baker, Grant & Harney.

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

• Malheur County     (The home county of Sheaville)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Sheaville, with the one closest to Sheaville listed first.
  • Jordan Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Valley
    • Jordan Valley is located in Malheur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan Valley <2>
  • Danner ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danner
    • Danner is located in Malheur County
  • Arock
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arock
    • Arock is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arock <2>
• Canyon County (ID)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Sheaville, with the one closest to Sheaville listed first.
  • Walters Ferry
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Ferry
    • Walters Ferry is located in Canyon County (ID)
  • Riverside
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Canyon County (ID)
• Owyhee County (ID)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Sheaville, with the one closest to Sheaville listed first.
  • De Lamar ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lamar
    • De Lamar is located in Owyhee County (ID)
  • Silver City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Silver City is located in Owyhee County (ID)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver City <2>
  • Empire City ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
    • Empire City is located in Owyhee County (ID)
  • Murphy
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Murphy is located in Owyhee County (ID)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Sheaville ...

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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheaville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sheaville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sheaville.

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 Sheaville:

• Websites specific to Oregon
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Oregon State Archives

• Pages specific to Malheur County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Canyon County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Owyhee County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Oregon
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Oregon
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Oregon
  • Cemeteries of Malheur County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Oregon
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Oregon
  • Cemeteries of Malheur County

Cemeteries Near Sheaville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sheaville.

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

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

• Camp Lyon Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Lyon Cemetery
• Jordan Valley Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Valley Cemetery
• Rockville Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockville Cemetery
• Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
• Reynolds Creek Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Reynolds Creek Cemetery is located 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the north of Nampa (ID).
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Creek Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #205838 <4>
• Pioneer Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
• Jean Baptiste Charbonneau Grave
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jean Baptiste Charbonneau Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jean Baptiste Charbonneau Grave
• Fairview Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2253418 <4>
• Watson Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
• Wilson Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
• Arock Cemetery
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arock Cemetery
• Marsing - Homedale Cemetery
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marsing - Homedale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsing - Homedale 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, Sheaville had a post office and no railroad service.

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

• Jordan Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Valley
  • Jordan Valley is located in Malheur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan Valley <2>
• De Lamar ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lamar
  • De Lamar is located in Owyhee County (ID)
• Rockville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Owyhee County (ID)
• Reynolds
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
  • Reynolds is located in Owyhee County (ID)
• Silver City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Silver City is located in Owyhee County (ID)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver City <2>
• Sinker ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinker
  • Sinker is located in Owyhee County (ID)

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Malheur County: www.malheurco.org/

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