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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 West Slope (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 Slope. 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 Slope ...

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 occur.

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

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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

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

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of West Slope)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Slope, with the one closest to West Slope listed first.
    • Raleigh Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
    • Cedar Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cedar Mill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Marlene Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Marlene Village is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
    • Beaverton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Metzger
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Metzger is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
    • Progress
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Progress is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Oak Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
    • Aloha
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bethany
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bethany is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Tigard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Tobias
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Tobias is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobias
  • Clackamas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Slope, with the one closest to West Slope listed first.
    • Lake Oswego
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rivergrove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
    • Tualatin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Christie ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Christie is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
    • Marylhurst
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Stafford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Stafford is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
    • Oatfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
    • Jennings Lodge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
    • West Linn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Clackamas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gladstone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Slope, with the one closest to West Slope listed first.
    • Scappoose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Warren
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Saint Helens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Columbia City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Deer Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Slope, with the one closest to West Slope listed first.
    • Butteville Station ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Butteville Station is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
    • Butteville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Butteville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
    • Aurora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Champoeg ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Champoeg is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
    • Donald
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hubbard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Saint Paul
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodburn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Gervais
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • McKee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • McKee is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
    • Mount Angel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Multnomah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Slope, with the one closest to West Slope listed first.
    • Hillsdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Portland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fulton ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Fulton is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Albina
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Albina is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
    • Laurelhurst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
    • Woodstock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Vanport City ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Vanport City is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
    • Milwaukie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Montavilla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
    • Maywood Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Russellville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Russellville is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Burlington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Burlington is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Slope, with the one closest to West Slope listed first.
    • Newberg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cove Orchard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
    • Yamhill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Carlton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dayton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lafayette
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Joseph
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
    • McMinnville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Eola Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Slope, with the one closest to West Slope listed first.
    • Vancouver
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hazel Dell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Minnehaha
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
    • Lake Shore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
    • Cascade Park West
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
    • Felida
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
    • Cascade Park East
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fisher
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Walnut Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Salmon Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Salmon Creek is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
    • Barberton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Barberton is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
    • Five Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Skamania County (WA)
    • Cruzatt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt

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

Cemeteries Near West Slope ...

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

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 West Slope - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<3>

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

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

  • Sylvan
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sylvan is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
  • Beaverton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden Home
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Garden Home is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Home
  • Cedar Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Progress
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Progress is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
  • West Portland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Portland is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portland
  • Bertha ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bertha is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
  • Hillsdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Fulton ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fulton is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • South Portland ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • South Portland is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portland
  • Portland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sellwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sellwood is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellwood
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • East Portland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • East Portland is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portland
    • Albina
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Albina is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
    • University Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • University Park is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park

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

Newspapers Published in West Slope ...

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 226 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Slope.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Slope, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Slope.

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 West Slope:

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>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 Slope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Slope) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.