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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 Westwood Village (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 Westwood Village. 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 Westwood Village ...

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 Westwood Village: Westwood Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 northeast 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 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.

Westwood Village is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Benton, Lane, Polk & Tillamook.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Westwood Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westwood Village, with the one closest to Westwood Village listed first.
    • Tidewater
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Waldport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldport
      • Waldport is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldport <1>
    • Tillicum Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillicum Beach
      • Tillicum Beach is located in Lincoln County
    • Seal Rock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Yachats
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yachats have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yachats
      • Yachats is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yachats <1>
    • Yaquina
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaquina
      • Yaquina is located in Lincoln County
      • Yaquina has also been known as:
      • Yaquina City
    • Elk City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
      • Elk City is located in Lincoln County
    • South Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Toledo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Newport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <1>
    • Newport Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Heights
      • Newport Heights is located in Lincoln County
    • Pioneer City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer City
      • Pioneer City is located in Lincoln County
    • Eddyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westwood Village, with the one closest to Westwood Village listed first.
    • Alsea
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Blodgett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Benton County
    • Flynn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
      • Flynn is located in Benton County
    • Wren
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Philomath
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Lane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westwood Village, with the one closest to Westwood Village listed first.
    • Deadwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Swisshome
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Blachly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mapleton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Point Terrace
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Terrace
      • Point Terrace is located in Lane County
    • Florence
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Walton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Westwood Village ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westwood Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westwood Village, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westwood Village.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Westwood Village:

Cemeteries Near Westwood Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westwood Village.

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

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

  • Tidewater Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tidewater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tidewater Cemetery
  • Alder Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alder Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alder Grove Cemetery
  • Memorial Home Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Home Cemetery
  • Carson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carson Cemetery
  • Fern Ridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Yachats Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yachats Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yachats Memorial Park
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
  • Madera Grave
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madera Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madera Grave
  • Lone Fir Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bray Family Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bray Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Stonefield Beach Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bray Family Cemetery
  • Lobster Valley Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lobster Valley Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Alsea.
    • The Lobster Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Charles Hendrix Memorial Gardens
    • Hendrix - Lobster Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lobster Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2246942 <4>
  • Alsea Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alsea Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Alsea.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alsea Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38533 <4>
  • Continue List   (39 more) ...
    • Harlan Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harlan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harlan Cemetery
    • Elk City Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elk City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk City Cemetery
    • Toledo Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Toledo Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Toledo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toledo 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>

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

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

  • Yaquina
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaquina
    • Yaquina is located in Lincoln County
    • Yaquina has also been known as:
    • Yaquina City
  • Alsea
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Alpha
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Alpha is located in Lane County
  • Deadwood
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Siuslaw ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siuslaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siuslaw
    • Siuslaw is located in Lane County
  • Blodgett
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Summit
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Benton County
  • Point Terrace
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Terrace
    • Point Terrace is located in Lane County
  • Harris
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Harris is located in Benton County
  • Wren
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Florence
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Acme
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Acme is located in Lane County
  • Philomath
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Hoskins
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoskins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins
    • Hoskins is located in Benton County

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

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

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Westwood Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westwood Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3965, Longitude: -123.9340       In this case, the coordinates for Westwood Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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 Westwood Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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