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Introduction ...

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

We've added Starrs Point to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Starrs Point, 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 Starrs Point (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 Starrs Point. 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.

Name Variations for Starrs Point ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Starrs Point: Starrs Pt.
  • While the name of this community is Starrs Point, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Starrs Point may originally have been Starr's Point.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Starrs Point might be written as Starr Point.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 and doctors 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 Starrs Point is historic, it would have been located within present day Lane 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 Lane County: Benton, Deschutes, Douglas, Klamath, Lincoln & Linn.

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

  • Lane County     (The home county of Starrs Point)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starrs Point, with the one closest to Starrs Point listed first.
    • Cheshire
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Junction City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Lane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <3>
    • Franklin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Lane County
    • Alvadore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Blachly
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fern Ridge Shores
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Ridge Shores
      • Fern Ridge Shores is located in Lane County
    • Elmira
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Coburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
      • Coburg is located in Lane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coburg <3>
    • Santa Clara
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Clara have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
      • Santa Clara is located in Lane County
    • Veneta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veneta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veneta
      • Veneta is located in Lane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,076 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veneta <3>
    • River Road
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Road have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
      • River Road is located in Lane County
    • Noti
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eugene
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starrs Point, with the one closest to Starrs Point listed first.
    • Monroe
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bellfountain Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • 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.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennyopolis
      • Jennyopolis is located in Benton County
    • Alsea
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Philomath
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Flynn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
      • Flynn is located in Benton County
    • Corvallis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Wren
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
      • Wren is located in Benton County
    • Lewisburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
    • Blodgett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Adair Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • North Albany
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Summit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Benton County
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starrs Point, with the one closest to Starrs Point listed first.
    • Harrisburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Harrisburg is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,917 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <3>
    • Halsey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Shedd
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Boston ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston is located in Linn County
      • Boston has also been known as:
      • Boston Mills
    • Brownsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <3>
    • Tangent
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangent
      • Tangent is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangent <3>
    • Crawfordsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Holley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
      • Holley is located in Linn County
    • Sodaville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodaville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville
      • Sodaville is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • South Lebanon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Albany
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Irvinville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvinville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
      • Irvinville is located in Linn County
    • Lebanon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Starrs Point ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Starrs Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Starrs Point, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Starrs Point.

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 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 Starrs Point:

Cemeteries Near Starrs Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Starrs Point.

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

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

  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery
  • Rest Lawn Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Rest Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Lawn Memorial Park
  • Monroe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Union - Turnbow - Mays Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union - Turnbow - Mays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union - Turnbow - Mays Cemetery
  • Danish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Cemetery
  • Lancaste - Young Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lancaste - Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lancaste - Young Cemetery
  • Milliorn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milliorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milliorn Cemetery
  • Alpine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones - Kime - Brown Property Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones - Kime - Brown Property Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones - Kime - Brown Property Cemetery
  • Bellfountain Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (135 more) ...
    • Reeves Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Reeves Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Reeves Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Edwards Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeves Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39328 <7>
    • Franklin Grange Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Grange Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Grange Cemetery
    • Caldwell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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.

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

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

  • Monroe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Junction City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Junction City is located in Lane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <3>
  • Harrisburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Harrisburg is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,917 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <3>
  • Franklin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Lane County
  • Rowland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
    • Rowland is located in Linn County
  • Irving
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irving have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Irving is located in Lane County
  • Halsey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Peoria
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peoria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Peoria is located in Linn County
  • Elmira
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Coburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
    • Coburg is located in Lane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coburg <3>
  • Long Tom
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Tom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Tom
    • Long Tom is located in Lane County
  • Shedd
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Alsea
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brownsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <3>
    • Oakville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
      • Oakville is located in Linn County

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

The official website for Lane County: www.lanecounty.org/

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 Starrs Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>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.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Starrs Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Starrs Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2707, Longitude: -123.2957       In this case, the coordinates for Starrs Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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.




 

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