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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 Shrock (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 Shrock. 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 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.

Shrock is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion & Polk.

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

  • Benton County     (The home county of Shrock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shrock, with the one closest to Shrock listed first.
    • Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jennyopolis is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennyopolis
    • Corvallis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Flynn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Flynn is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
    • Philomath
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellfountain Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lewisburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Wren
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wren is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
    • Monroe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Adair Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Adair Village is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Blodgett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • North Albany
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • North Albany is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
    • Alsea
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shrock, with the one closest to Shrock listed first.
    • Junction City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cheshire
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Franklin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Franklin is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Blachly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Alvadore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Coburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Santa Clara
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Santa Clara is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
    • Fern Ridge Shores
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Fern Ridge Shores is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Ridge Shores
    • River Road
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • River Road is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
    • Elmira
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Mabel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mabel is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Alpha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Alpha is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shrock, with the one closest to Shrock listed first.
    • Eddyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Pioneer City is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
    • Tidewater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shrock, with the one closest to Shrock listed first.
    • Oakville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Shedd
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Boston ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Boston is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston has also been known as:
      • Boston Mills
    • Tangent
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Halsey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Albany
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrisburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Brownsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Draperville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Draperville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
    • Irvinville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Irvinville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
    • Lebanon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Millersburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Millersburg is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shrock, with the one closest to Shrock listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Santiam City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Santiam City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
    • Marion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • West Stayton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Turner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shrock, with the one closest to Shrock listed first.
    • Airlie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Airlie is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
    • Buena Vista
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Buena Vista is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Lewisville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Lewisville is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Monmouth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Bridgeport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Bridgeport is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Independence
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Falls City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Dallas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Shrock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shrock.

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

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

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

  • Oakridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Irwin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Winkle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • McBee Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Butte Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Armstrong Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oscar Dow Burial Site
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Miller - Coon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Brattain Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Oak Lawn Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Lawn Memorial Park is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Corvallis.
    • The Oak Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Benton Cemetery
    • Oaklawn Memorial Park
    • Oaklawn Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39223 <2>
  • Henderson Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (148 more) ...
    • Oakville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Crystal Lake Masonic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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.<4>

While we didn't find Shrock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shrock.

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

  • Peoria
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Peoria is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
  • Oakville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
  • Corvallis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Philomath
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shedd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Tangent
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Halsey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewisburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Wren
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wren is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
  • Monroe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Harris
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Harris is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Plainview
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Plainview is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Albany
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrisburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Fry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fry is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry

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

Newspapers Published in Shrock ...

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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shrock.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shrock, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shrock.

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 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 Shrock:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shrock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Shrock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.