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Introduction ...

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

We've added Wellen to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wellen, 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 Wellen (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 Wellen. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Wellen is historic, it would have been located within present day Jackson 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 Jackson County: Siskiyou (CA), Douglas, Josephine & Klamath.

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

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Wellen)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wellen, with the one closest to Wellen listed first.
    • Brownsboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brownsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
      • Brownsboro is located in Jackson County
    • Eagle Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • White City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White City <3>
    • Central Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Medford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Phoenix
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenix have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
      • Phoenix is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <3>
    • Sams Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sams Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Valley
      • Sams Valley is located in Jackson County
    • Butte Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte Falls
      • Butte Falls is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte Falls <3>
    • Talent
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talent
      • Talent is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,700 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talent <3>
    • Jacksonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady Cove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Cove
      • Shady Cove is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,119 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Cove <3>
    • Shale City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shale City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
      • Shale City is located in Jackson County
    • Gold Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Josephine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wellen, with the one closest to Wellen listed first.
    • Fruitdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
      • Fruitdale is located in Josephine County
    • Grants Pass
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Williams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Murphy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Wellen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wellen.

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

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

  • Antelope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eagle Point National Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Point National Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagle Point National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Veterans Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • John Mathews Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brownsboro Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brownsboro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brownsboro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Central Point IOOF Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Point IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Point IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Central Point IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Central Point IOOF Cemetery
  • Reese Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reese Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reese Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Medford IOOF Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medford IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medford IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Siskiyou Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Siskiyou Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Siskiyou Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (42 more) ...
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Phoenix Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phoenix Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phoenix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Memory Gardens Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

Wellen itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Eagle Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brownsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brownsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
    • Brownsboro is located in Jackson County
  • Lakecreek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakecreek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakecreek
    • Lakecreek is located in Jackson County
  • Central Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Medford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Table Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
    • Table Rock is located in Jackson County
  • Phoenix
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenix have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
    • Phoenix is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <3>
  • Tolo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolo
    • Tolo is located in Jackson County
  • Beagle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beagle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
    • Beagle is located in Jackson County
  • Sams Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sams Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Valley
    • Sams Valley is located in Jackson County
  • Jacksonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Etna ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • Etna is located in Jackson County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Talent
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talent
      • Talent is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,700 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talent <3>
    • Gold Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Ashland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Wellen ...

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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wellen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wellen, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wellen.

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 Wellen:

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.or.us/

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 Wellen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wellen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wellen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4221, Longitude: -122.7609       In this case, the coordinates for Wellen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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