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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 Timber (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 Timber. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Timber is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, Tillamook & Yamhill.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Timber)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timber, with the one closest to Timber listed first.
    • Buxton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Manning
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gales Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Banks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
      • Banks is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,034 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <1>
    • Kansas City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
      • Kansas City is located in Washington County
    • Christie ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
      • Christie is located in Washington County
      • Christie has also been known as:
      • Carstens
    • Watts
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
      • Watts is located in Washington County
    • Forest Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Plains
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plains
      • North Plains is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Plains <1>
    • Dilley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilley
      • Dilley is located in Washington County
    • Cornelius
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
      • Cornelius is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <1>
    • Blooming
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming
      • Blooming is located in Washington County
  • Clatsop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timber, with the one closest to Timber listed first.
    • Jewell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Jewell is located in Clatsop County
    • Westport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timber, with the one closest to Timber listed first.
    • Vernonia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pittsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
      • Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
    • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishhawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
      • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
    • Scappoose
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Warren
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Saint Helens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helens
      • Saint Helens is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,071 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helens <1>
    • Clatskanie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Columbia City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Island
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
      • Beaver Springs is located in Columbia County
    • Goble
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
      • Goble is located in Columbia County
    • Reuben
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
      • Reuben is located in Columbia County
  • Multnomah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timber, with the one closest to Timber listed first.
    • Burlington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Multnomah County
    • Vanport City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
      • Vanport City is located in Multnomah County
  • Tillamook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timber, with the one closest to Timber listed first.
    • Ryan's Camp ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ryan's Camp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan's Camp
      • Ryan's Camp is located in Tillamook County
      • Ryan's Camp has also been known as:
      • Idiotville
    • Jordan Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Creek
      • Jordan Creek is located in Tillamook County
    • Foss
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
      • Foss is located in Tillamook County
    • Nehalem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Wheeler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Wheeler is located in Tillamook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeler <1>
    • Fairview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Tillamook County
    • Manzanita
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manzanita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzanita
      • Manzanita is located in Tillamook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manzanita <1>
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timber, with the one closest to Timber listed first.
    • Cove Orchard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
      • Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
    • Yamhill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Carlton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timber, with the one closest to Timber listed first.
    • Ridgefield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Felida
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
      • Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Sara
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sara have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
      • Sara is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Lake Shore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
      • Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Woodland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hazel Dell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Kalama
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalama
      • Kalama is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalama <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Timber ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Timber.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Timber, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Timber.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Timber:

Cemeteries Near Timber ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Timber.

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

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

  • Buxton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • North Cemetery of Clear Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hayward Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayward Cemetery
  • Gales Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gales Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gales Creek Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • Vernonia Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Point Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Point Cemetery
  • Hall - Tipton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hall - Tipton Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall - Tipton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375916 <5>
  • Vernonia Pioneer Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Raffety Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raffety Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raffety Cemetery
  • Mountain View Memorial Gardens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (100 more) ...
    • Purdin Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Purdin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Purdin Cemetery
    • Visitation Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Visitation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Visitation Cemetery
    • Harrison Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery

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.<6>

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

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

  • Glenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Glenwood is located in Washington County
  • Buxton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Manning
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gales Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Keasey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keasey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasey
    • Keasey is located in Columbia County
  • Vernonia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Washington County
  • Mountaindale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountaindale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
    • Mountaindale is located in Washington County
  • Dixie ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Dixie is located in Washington County
  • Pittsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
  • Forest Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Glencoe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
      • Glencoe is located in Washington County
    • Vinemaple
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinemaple have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemaple
      • Vinemaple is located in Clatsop County
    • Jewell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Jewell is located in Clatsop County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Timber. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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- Timber) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Timber. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7203, Longitude: -123.2963    
<5>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.
<6>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 Timber, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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