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 Springdale (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 Springdale. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Springdale is located in Multnomah 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 Multnomah County: Clackamas, Columbia, Hood River, Washington, Clark (WA) & Skamania (WA).
Below are the counties that are near Springdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Springdale:
- Multnomah County (The home county of Springdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
- Corbett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Troutdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Latourell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Latourell is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
- Former names for Latourell:
- Latourell Falls
- Rooster Rock
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gresham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bridal Veil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Hazelwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Maywood Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Russellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Montavilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Clackamas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
- Boring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Aims
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aims is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
- Damascus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Happy Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Dover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Marmot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clackamas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Currinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Currinsville is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currinsville
- Johnson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson City is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
- Hood River County
- Cascade Locks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
- Aurora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville Station is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
- Butteville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Butteville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
- Metzger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Metzger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
- Raleigh Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
- West Slope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Slope is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
- Durham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Progress
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Tigard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Beaverton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cedar Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marlene Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marlene Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
- Bethany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- King City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Clark County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
- Washougal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Camas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Fern Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
- Fisher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Cascade Park East
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Plain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Plain is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
- Cascade Park West
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
- Proebstel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Proebstel is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proebstel
- Orchards
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Five Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Hockinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hockinson is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockinson
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Skamania County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
- Cruzatt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
- Skamania
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
- North Bonneville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moffetts Hot Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moffetts Hot Springs is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffetts Hot Springs
- Stevenson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stabler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stabler is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stabler
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Springdale, see our County-by-County Page for Springdale.
Cemeteries Near Springdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springdale.
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 Springdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Springdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
- Mountain View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mountain View Corbett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pounder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Douglas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Washougal Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gresham Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Escobar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (149 more) ...
- Fern Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knight Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Springdale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Springdale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
- Powell Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Pleasant Home
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Home is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Troutdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Washougal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Gresham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Latourell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Latourell is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
- Former names for Latourell:
- Latourell Falls
- Rooster Rock
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Aims
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aims is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
- Bridal Veil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Damascus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fern Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
- Sycamore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Sandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Springdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Springdale.
Newspapers Published in Springdale ...
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 Springdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springdale, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Springdale.
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 either 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 Springdale:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Multnomah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clackamas County
- Hood River County
- Marion County
- Washington County
- Clark County
- Skamania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oregon
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> | 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 Springdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Springdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |