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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 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.

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 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Scio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
      • West Scio is located in Linn County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Linn County
    • Draperville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
      • Draperville is located in Linn County
    • Millersburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Linn County
      • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irvinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
      • Irvinville is located in Linn County
    • Lacomb
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
      • Lacomb is located in Linn County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lebanon
      • South Lebanon is located in Linn County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
      • North Albany is located in Benton County
    • Adair Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
      • Adair Village is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Lewisburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
      • Flynn is located in Benton County
    • Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jennyopolis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennyopolis
      • Jennyopolis is located in Benton County
    • Wren
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
      • Wren is located in Benton County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilhoit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
      • Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
    • Molalla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Avon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
      • Glen Avon is located in Clackamas County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stayton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
      • Stayton is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stayton <3>
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity
      • Sublimity is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublimity <3>
    • Turner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Turner is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <3>
    • Santiam City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santiam City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
      • Santiam City is located in Marion County
    • Macleay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Macleay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
      • Macleay is located in Marion County
    • Mehama
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Silver Falls City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls City
      • Silver Falls City is located in Marion County
    • Four Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buena Vista. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Polk County
    • Independence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Eola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
      • Eola is located in Polk County
    • Monmouth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Salemtowne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
      • Salemtowne is located in Polk County
    • Lincoln
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Polk County
    • Rickreall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Zena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
      • Zena is located in Polk County
    • Airlie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
      • Airlie is located in Polk County
    • Crowley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crowley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
      • Crowley is located in Polk County
    • Lewisville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lewisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
      • Lewisville is located in Polk County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Amity is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amity <3>

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.

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marion Friends Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marion Friends Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marion Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Franklin Butte Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Butte Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wisner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wisner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wisner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hunsaker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunsaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunsaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jefferson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Campbell - Grier Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell - Grier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell - Grier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mater Dolorosa Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mater Dolorosa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mater Dolorosa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39105 <5>
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (173 more) ...
    • Aumsville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aumsville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aumsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Looney Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Looney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Looney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Scio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
    • West Scio is located in Linn County
  • Scio
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ale ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ale
    • Ale is located in Marion County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Kingston is located in Linn County
  • Stayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stayton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
    • Stayton is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stayton <3>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity
    • Sublimity is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublimity <3>
  • Jordan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Jordan is located in Linn County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Turner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Turner is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <3>
    • Shaw
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
      • Shaw is located in Marion County
    • Millersburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Linn County
      • 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]<6>. 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 first turn to 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 Shelburn:

The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.or.us/

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

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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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>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- Shelburn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shelburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7360, Longitude: -122.8706       In this case, the coordinates for Shelburn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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