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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Shelburn. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Shelburn to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shelburn, please Contact Us.

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 Shelburn (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 Shelburn. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Shelburn is historic, it would have been located within present day Linn 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 Linn County: Benton, Deschutes, Jefferson, Lane, Marion & Polk.

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

  • Linn County     (The home county of Shelburn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelburn, with the one closest to Shelburn listed first.
    • West Scio
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • West Scio is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
    • Scio
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crabtree
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jordan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jordan is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Draperville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Draperville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
    • Millersburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Millersburg is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
    • Lyons
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Irvinville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Irvinville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
    • Lacomb
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lacomb is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
    • Albany
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lebanon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • South Lebanon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • South Lebanon is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lebanon
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelburn, with the one closest to Shelburn listed first.
    • North Albany
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Albany is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
    • Wellsdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Wellsdale is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
    • Adair Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Adair Village is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Lewisburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Corvallis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Philomath
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Flynn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Flynn is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
    • Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jennyopolis is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennyopolis
    • Wren
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Wren is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
  • Clackamas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelburn, with the one closest to Shelburn listed first.
    • Wilhoit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
    • Molalla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Avon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Glen Avon is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelburn, with the one closest to Shelburn listed first.
    • West Stayton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Marion
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Stayton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jefferson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Aumsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sublimity
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Turner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Santiam City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Santiam City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
    • Macleay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Macleay is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
    • Mehama
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Silver Falls City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Falls City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls City
    • Four Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelburn, with the one closest to Shelburn listed first.
    • Buena Vista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Buena Vista is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Independence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Eola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Eola is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
    • Monmouth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Salemtowne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Salemtowne is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
    • Lincoln
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lincoln is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Rickreall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Zena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Zena is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
    • Airlie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Airlie is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
    • Crowley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Crowley is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
    • Lewisville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Lewisville is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Dallas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelburn, with the one closest to Shelburn listed first.
    • Hopewell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Amity
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Amity is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amity <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Shelburn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shelburn.

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

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

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

  • Miller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Marion Friends Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Franklin Butte Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wisner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunsaker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Campbell - Grier Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mater Dolorosa Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (173 more) ...
    • Aumsville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Looney Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.

Shelburn itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • West Scio
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • West Scio is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
  • Scio
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ale ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ale is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ale
  • West Stayton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Marion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Kingston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingston is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Stayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Aumsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Crabtree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sublimity
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jordan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jordan is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Turner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Shaw
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Shaw is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
    • Millersburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Millersburg is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people

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

Newspapers Published in Shelburn ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shelburn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shelburn, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shelburn.

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 Shelburn:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Shelburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shelburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.