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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 Silverton (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 Silverton. 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.

Silverton is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Benton, Clackamas, Deschutes, Linn, Polk, Wasco & Yamhill.

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

  • Marion County     (The home county of Silverton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silverton, with the one closest to Silverton listed first.
    • Downs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
      • Downs is located in Marion County
    • Mount Angel
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • McKee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
      • McKee is located in Marion County
    • Scotts Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mills
      • Scotts Mills is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Mills <1>
    • Drake Crossing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Crossing
      • Drake Crossing is located in Marion County
    • Macleay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Gervais
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gervais have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gervais
      • Gervais is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gervais <1>
    • Brooks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hayesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
      • Hayesville is located in Marion County
    • Labish Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Labish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labish Village
      • Labish Village is located in Marion County
    • Woodburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
      • Woodburn is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <1>
    • Badger Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
      • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
  • Benton County
    • North Albany
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
      • North Albany is located in Benton County
  • Clackamas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silverton, with the one closest to Silverton listed first.
    • Wilhoit
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Needy ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
      • Needy is located in Clackamas County
    • Molalla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Avon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
      • Glen Avon is located in Clackamas County
    • Macksburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
      • Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
    • Liberal
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
      • Liberal is located in Clackamas County
    • Barlow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barlow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
      • Barlow is located in Clackamas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Mulino
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Canby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
      • Canby is located in Clackamas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,027 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <1>
    • Colton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Carus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carus
      • Carus is located in Clackamas County
    • Beavercreek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silverton, with the one closest to Silverton listed first.
    • Lyons
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jordan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Linn County
    • Scio
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • West Scio
      (20 miles [32.2 km] 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
    • Mill City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mill City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
      • Mill City is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill City <1>
    • Gates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
      • Gates is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gates <1>
    • Millersburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Crabtree
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Draperville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
      • Draperville is located in Linn County
    • Lacomb
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
      • Lacomb is located in Linn County
    • Albany
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silverton, with the one closest to Silverton listed first.
    • Lincoln
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Polk County
    • Salemtowne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
      • Salemtowne is located in Polk County
    • Eola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
      • Eola is located in Polk County
    • Zena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
      • Zena is located in Polk County
    • Crowley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Independence
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rickreall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Smithfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
      • Smithfield is located in Polk County
    • Buena Vista
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Monmouth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dolph Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dolph Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
      • Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
    • Dallas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silverton, with the one closest to Silverton listed first.
    • Middleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Middleton is located in Washington County
    • Sherwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,746 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <1>
    • Durham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,908 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <1>
    • King City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
      • King City is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <1>
    • Scholls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Kinton ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinton
      • Kinton is located in Washington County
    • Tigard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tigard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
      • Tigard is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <1>
    • Metzger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metzger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
      • Metzger is located in Washington County
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silverton, with the one closest to Silverton listed first.
    • Hopewell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dayton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <1>
    • Eola Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
      • Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
    • Dundee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <1>
    • Newberg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberg
      • Newberg is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,982 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberg <1>
    • Whiteson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whiteson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
      • Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
    • Amity
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Lafayette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • McMinnville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Joseph
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Joseph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
      • Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
    • Carlton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellevue
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Yamhill County

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

Cemeteries Near Silverton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silverton.

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

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

  • Silverton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethany Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Apostolic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apostolic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apostolic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Angel Abbey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Angel Abbey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Angel Abbey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <4>
  • Mt. Angel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Angel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Angel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (206 more) ...
    • Pratum Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pratum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Essen Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Essen Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Essen Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Silverton had a population of 511 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Silverton had a population of 10,617 people.

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

  • Downs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
    • Downs is located in Marion County
  • Mount Angel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Willard ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Willard is located in Marion County
  • McKee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
    • McKee is located in Marion County
  • Scotts Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mills
    • Scotts Mills is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Mills <1>
  • Marquam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marquam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquam
    • Marquam is located in Clackamas County
  • Clymer ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clymer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
    • Clymer is located in Marion County
  • Macleay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Gervais
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gervais have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gervais
    • Gervais is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gervais <1>
  • Brooks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Shaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
    • Shaw is located in Marion County
  • Woodburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
    • Woodburn is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <1>
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    • Hullt ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hullt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullt
      • Hullt is located in Marion County
    • Wilhoit
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Chemawa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chemawa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemawa
      • Chemawa is located in Marion County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Silverton ...

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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silverton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Silverton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Silverton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Silverton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6> of Silverton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Silverton:

The official website for Silverton: www.silverton.or.us/

The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.or.us/

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

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>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>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.
<4>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.
<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 Silverton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Silverton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silverton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0037, Longitude: -122.7802       In this case, the coordinates for Silverton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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