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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 Troutdale (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 Troutdale. 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 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.

Troutdale 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 Troutdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Troutdale:

  • Multnomah County     (The home county of Troutdale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troutdale, with the one closest to Troutdale listed first.
    • Fairview
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Wood Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Powell Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
    • Gresham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gresham is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <1>
    • Corbett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rockwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Hazelwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Latourell
      (8 miles [12.9 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
    • Maywood Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Russellville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Russellville is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Montavilla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
    • Bridal Veil
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Clackamas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troutdale, with the one closest to Troutdale listed first.
    • Boring
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Damascus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Happy Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunnyside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Aims
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Aims is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
    • Carver
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandy is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <1>
    • Eagle Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Clackamas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnson City
      (12 miles [19.3 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
    • Oatfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
    • Gladstone
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troutdale, with the one closest to Troutdale listed first.
    • Scappoose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Warren
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Helens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hood River County
    • Cascade Locks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troutdale, with the one closest to Troutdale listed first.
    • Aurora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Butteville Station ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Butteville Station is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
    • Butteville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Butteville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
    • Donald
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troutdale, with the one closest to Troutdale listed first.
    • Metzger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Metzger is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
    • Raleigh Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
    • West Slope
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • West Slope is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
    • Cedar Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Progress
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Progress is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Durham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Durham is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,908 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <1>
    • Beaverton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Marlene Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Marlene Village is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
    • Tigard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Tigard is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <1>
    • King City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethany
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Bethany is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troutdale, with the one closest to Troutdale listed first.
    • Camas
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Camas is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,981 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camas <1>
    • Washougal
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fisher
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Fern Prairie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
    • Sunnyside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Sunnyside is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Cascade Park East
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mill Plain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Mill Plain is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
    • Cascade Park West
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
    • Proebstel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Proebstel is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proebstel
    • Orchards
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Walnut Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Ariel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Skamania County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Troutdale, with the one closest to Troutdale listed first.
    • Cruzatt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
    • Skamania
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
    • North Bonneville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Moffetts Hot Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Moffetts Hot Springs is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffetts Hot Springs
    • Stevenson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stabler
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Troutdale, see our County-by-County Page for Troutdale.

Cemeteries Near Troutdale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Troutdale.

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

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

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

  • Douglas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gresham Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Escobar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mountain View Corbett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Washougal Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Knight Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pounder Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (170 more) ...
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fern Prairie Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Powell Grove 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Troutdale had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Troutdale had a population of 16,403 people.

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

  • Fairview
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Powell Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
  • Gresham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gresham is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <1>
  • Washougal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Pleasant Home
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Home is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
  • Sycamore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sycamore is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Fisher
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Clarnie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Clarnie is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarnie
  • Damascus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fern Prairie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Latourell
      (8 miles [12.9 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
    • Russellville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Russellville is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Lents
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lents is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lents

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Troutdale ...

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 229 newspapers that have been published in the area around Troutdale.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Troutdale. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Troutdale and those printed in the larger area surrounding Troutdale.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of Troutdale.

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 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 Troutdale:

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 Troutdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Troutdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.