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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 Westimber (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 Westimber. 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 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.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Westimber)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westimber, with the one closest to Westimber listed first.
    • Timber
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • 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)
      • Banks is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
      • 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)
      • Kansas City is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
    • Christie ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Christie is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
      • Christie has also been known as:
      • Carstens
    • Watts
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Watts is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • Mountaindale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mountaindale is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
    • Centerville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Centerville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Forest Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Plains
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clatsop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westimber, with the one closest to Westimber listed first.
    • Vinemaple
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Vinemaple is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemaple
    • Jewell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jewell is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Westport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westimber, with the one closest to Westimber listed first.
    • Keasey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Keasey is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasey
    • Vernonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pittsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
    • Scappoose
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Warren
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Saint Helens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Clatskanie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Columbia City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Beaver Springs is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
    • Goble
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Goble is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
  • Multnomah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westimber, with the one closest to Westimber listed first.
    • Burlington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Burlington is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Vanport City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Vanport City is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
  • Tillamook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westimber, with the one closest to Westimber listed first.
    • Ryan's Camp ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ryan's Camp is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan's Camp
      • Ryan's Camp has also been known as:
      • Idiotville
    • Jordan Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jordan Creek is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Creek
    • Foss
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Foss is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
    • Wheeler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Nehalem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Fairview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairview is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Bay City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Garibaldi
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Hobsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Hobsonville is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobsonville
    • Manzanita
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Nedonna Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Nedonna Beach is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nedonna Beach
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westimber, with the one closest to Westimber listed first.
    • Cove Orchard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
    • 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 Westimber, with the one closest to Westimber listed first.
    • Ridgefield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Sara
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Sara is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
    • Felida
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
    • Lake Shore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
    • Woodland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Kalama
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Kalama is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalama
      • 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 Westimber, see our County-by-County Page for Westimber.

Cemeteries Near Westimber ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westimber.

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

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

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

  • Buxton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hayward Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • North Cemetery of Clear Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gales Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Point Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Vernonia Memorial Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hall - Tipton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Vernonia Pioneer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Purdin Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Raffety Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (96 more) ...
    • Mountain View Memorial Gardens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Visitation Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrison Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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 Westimber in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westimber.

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

  • Glenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenwood is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Keasey is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasey
  • Greenville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Vernonia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountaindale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountaindale is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
  • Dixie ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Dixie is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Pittsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Forest Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Vinemaple
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Vinemaple is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemaple
    • Cornelius
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Glencoe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Glencoe is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe

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

Newspapers Published in Westimber ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westimber.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westimber, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westimber.

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 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 Westimber:

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 Westimber, 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' (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- Westimber) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.