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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 West Scio (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 West Scio. 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.

Name Variations for West Scio ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for West Scio: W. Scio

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

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

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

  • Linn County     (The home county of West Scio)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Scio, with the one closest to West Scio listed first.
    • Scio
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Crabtree
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Draperville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
      • Draperville is located in Linn County
    • Jordan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Linn County
    • Millersburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
    • Irvinville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
      • Irvinville is located in Linn County
    • Lacomb
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
      • Lacomb is located in Linn County
    • Albany
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lebanon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lyons
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • South Lebanon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lebanon
      • South Lebanon is located in Linn County
    • Sodaville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville
      • Sodaville is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Tangent
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangent
      • Tangent is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangent <1>
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Scio, with the one closest to West Scio listed first.
    • North Albany
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
      • North Albany is located in Benton County
    • Adair Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
      • Adair Village is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Lewisburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
    • Corvallis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jennyopolis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennyopolis
      • Jennyopolis is located in Benton County
    • Philomath
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Flynn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
      • Flynn is located in Benton County
    • Kings Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Wren
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
      • Wren is located in Benton County
  • Clackamas County
    • Molalla
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Scio, with the one closest to West Scio listed first.
    • Marion
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • West Stayton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jefferson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Stayton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
      • Stayton is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stayton <1>
    • Santiam City ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santiam City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
      • Santiam City is located in Marion County
    • Aumsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sublimity
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity
      • Sublimity is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublimity <1>
    • Turner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Turner is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <1>
    • Mehama
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Four Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
    • Silver Falls City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls City
      • Silver Falls City is located in Marion County
    • Badger Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
      • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
    • Salem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Scio, with the one closest to West Scio listed first.
    • Buena Vista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Polk County
    • Independence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Eola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
      • Eola is located in Polk County
    • Monmouth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Salemtowne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
      • Salemtowne is located in Polk County
    • Rickreall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Airlie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
      • Airlie is located in Polk County
    • Lincoln
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Polk County
    • Zena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
      • Zena is located in Polk County
    • Lewisville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
      • Lewisville is located in Polk County
    • Crowley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
      • Crowley is located in Polk County
    • Dallas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Dallas is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,331 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <1>
    • Bridgeport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Polk County
  • Yamhill County

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

Newspapers Published in West Scio ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Scio.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Scio, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Scio.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 West Scio:

Cemeteries Near West Scio ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Scio.

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

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

  • Miller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
  • Franklin Butte Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Butte Cemetery
  • Marion Friends Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marion Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marion Friends Cemetery
  • Jefferson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Cemetery
  • Wisner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wisner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wisner Cemetery
  • Hunsaker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunsaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunsaker Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
  • Knox Butte Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knox Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox Butte Cemetery
  • Central Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
  • Providence Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
  • Gaines Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaines Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (172 more) ...
    • Looney Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Looney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Looney Cemetery
    • Bilyeu Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bilyeu Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bilyeu Cemetery
    • Humphrey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humphrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humphrey 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, West Scio had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Scio
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Shelburn ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
    • Shelburn is located in Linn County
  • Marion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crabtree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ale ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ale
    • Ale is located in Marion County
  • West Stayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kingston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Kingston is located in Linn County
  • Stayton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
    • Stayton is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stayton <1>
  • Millersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Millersburg is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Spicer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
    • Spicer is located in Linn County
  • Jordan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Jordan is located in Linn County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sublimity
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity
      • Sublimity is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublimity <1>
    • Aumsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Tallman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
      • Tallman is located in Linn County

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

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

The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Scio) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Scio. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7114, Longitude: -122.8812       In this case, the coordinates for West Scio have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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 West Scio, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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