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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 Tangent (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 Tangent. 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 and doctors 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.

Tangent is located in Linn 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 Linn County: Benton, Deschutes, Jefferson, Lane, Marion & Polk.

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

  • Linn County     (The home county of Tangent)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tangent, with the one closest to Tangent listed first.
    • Oakville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Albany
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Boston ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Boston is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston has also been known as:
      • Boston Mills
    • Shedd
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Irvinville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Irvinville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
    • Draperville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Draperville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
    • Millersburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Millersburg is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
    • Lebanon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • South Lebanon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • South Lebanon is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lebanon
    • Halsey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Crabtree
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brownsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tangent, with the one closest to Tangent listed first.
    • North Albany
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • North Albany is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
    • Lewisburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Corvallis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Adair Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Adair Village is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jennyopolis is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennyopolis
    • Wellsdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Wellsdale is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
    • Philomath
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Flynn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Flynn is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
    • Bellfountain Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wren
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Wren is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
    • Monroe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tangent, with the one closest to Tangent listed first.
    • Junction City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Cheshire
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Mabel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mabel is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Coburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Franklin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Franklin is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Marcola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alvadore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Santa Clara
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Santa Clara is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tangent, with the one closest to Tangent listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Santiam City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Santiam City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
    • Marion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Stayton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Turner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Aumsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Stayton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Sublimity
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Four Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Salem
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Salem is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
    • Macleay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Macleay is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
    • Badger Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tangent, with the one closest to Tangent listed first.
    • Buena Vista
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Buena Vista is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Airlie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Airlie is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
    • Lewisville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lewisville is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Independence
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Monmouth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Bridgeport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bridgeport is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Eola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Eola is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
    • Dallas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Rickreall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Falls City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellendale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ellendale is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
    • Salemtowne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Salemtowne is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne

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

Cemeteries Near Tangent ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tangent.

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

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

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

  • Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Orleans Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Brattain Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Albany Masonic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Miller - Coon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bunker Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sand Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sand Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Lebanon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39401 <2>
  • Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Timber - Linn Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Houston Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (169 more) ...
    • Waverly Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pugh Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Crystal Lake Masonic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tangent had a population of 207 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Tangent had a population of 1,357 people.

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

  • Oakville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
  • Fry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fry is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
  • Albany
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shedd
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Plainview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Plainview is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Irvinville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Irvinville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
  • Tallman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Tallman is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
  • Peoria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Peoria is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
  • Spicer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Spicer is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
  • Lewisburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Corvallis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Millersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Millersburg is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lebanon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Halsey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Wellsdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Wellsdale is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale

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

Newspapers Published in Tangent ...

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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tangent.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tangent, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tangent.

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 Tangent:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tangent) 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 Tangent, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.