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 Stimson Mill (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 Stimson Mill. 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.
Stimson Mill is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, Tillamook & Yamhill.
Below are the counties that are near Stimson Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stimson Mill:
- Washington County (The home county of Stimson Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stimson Mill, with the one closest to Stimson Mill listed first.
- Dilley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dilley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilley
- Gaston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Watts
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Watts is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Forest Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blooming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blooming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming
- Cornelius
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gales Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Kansas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Banks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Christie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Christie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Christie has also been known as:
- Carstens
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Clackamas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stimson Mill, with the one closest to Stimson Mill listed first.
- Tualatin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rivergrove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Wilsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Oswego
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stafford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stafford is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Christie ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Christie is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Marylhurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Willamette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Willamette is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamette
- West Linn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Barlow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Canby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canemah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Canemah is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canemah
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stimson Mill, with the one closest to Stimson Mill listed first.
- Scappoose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vernonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Keasey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Keasey is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasey
- Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Warren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stimson Mill, with the one closest to Stimson Mill listed first.
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Champoeg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
- Saint Paul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Butteville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Butteville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Butteville Station is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
- Donald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gervais
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Multnomah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stimson Mill, with the one closest to Stimson Mill listed first.
- Burlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Hillsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Portland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Albina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Albina is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Vanport City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Vanport City is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
- Milwaukie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Laurelhurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- Woodstock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Montavilla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Maywood Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Russellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Tillamook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stimson Mill, with the one closest to Stimson Mill listed first.
- Ryan's Camp ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan's Camp is located in Tillamook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan's Camp
- Ryan's Camp has also been known as:
- Idiotville
- Jordan Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jordan Creek is located in Tillamook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Creek
- Blaine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Tillamook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Tillamook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Yamhill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stimson Mill, with the one closest to Stimson Mill listed first.
- Cove Orchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
- Yamhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carlton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lafayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Dundee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McMinnville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eola Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
- Whiteson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
- Amity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bellevue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Clark County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stimson Mill, with the one closest to Stimson Mill listed first.
- Felida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
- Hazel Dell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Shore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Vancouver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minnehaha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
- Salmon Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salmon Creek is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
- Sara
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sara is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stimson Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Stimson Mill.
Cemeteries Near Stimson Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stimson Mill.
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 Stimson Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stimson Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stimson Mill, with the one closest to Stimson Mill listed first.
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fern Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mountain View Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blooming Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Purdin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gales Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pike Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pike Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of Yamhill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39267 <3>
- Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Cornelius Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Stimson Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stimson Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stimson Mill, with the one closest to Stimson Mill listed first.
- Gaston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornelius
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Gales Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Fairdale ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdale is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
- Laurel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Carlton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mountaindale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountaindale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Glenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glenwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Reedville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Reedville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stimson Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stimson Mill.
Newspapers Published in Stimson Mill ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stimson Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stimson Mill, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stimson Mill.
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 helpful 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 Stimson Mill:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clackamas County
- Columbia County
- Marion County
- Multnomah County
- Tillamook County
- Yamhill County
- Clark 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stimson Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Stimson Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |