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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 Whitaker (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 Whitaker. 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 hospitals and 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.

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

  • Linn County     (The home county of Whitaker)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitaker, with the one closest to Whitaker listed first.
    • Lebanon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • South Lebanon
      (3 miles [4.8 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
    • Irvinville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Crabtree
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sodaville
      (5 miles [8 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
    • Waterloo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Lacomb
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
      • Lacomb is located in Linn County
    • Scio
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • West Scio
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Scio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
      • West Scio is located in Linn County
    • Draperville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
      • Draperville is located in Linn County
    • Albany
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Tangent
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • 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 Whitaker, with the one closest to Whitaker listed first.
    • North Albany
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Bellfountain Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Philomath
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Flynn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
      • Flynn is located in Benton County
    • Monroe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wren
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Kings Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Lane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitaker, with the one closest to Whitaker listed first.
    • Marcola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Junction City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Lane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <1>
    • Coburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
      • Coburg is located in Lane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coburg <1>
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitaker, with the one closest to Whitaker listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Marion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Santiam City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • West Stayton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Stayton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Aumsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sublimity
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Falls City
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Four Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
    • Badger Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
      • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitaker, with the one closest to Whitaker listed first.
    • Buena Vista
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Airlie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
      • Airlie is located in Polk County
    • Monmouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eola
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • Lewisville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Salemtowne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
      • Salemtowne is located in Polk County

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

Newspapers Published in Whitaker ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitaker.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitaker, 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 Whitaker.

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 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 Whitaker:

Cemeteries Near Whitaker ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitaker.

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

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

  • IOOF Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • James Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Cemetery
  • Bellinger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellinger Cemetery
  • Dodge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodge Cemetery
  • Klum Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klum Cemetery
  • Providence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Sand Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Ridge Cemetery
  • Lacomb Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lacomb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lacomb Cemetery
  • Claypool Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Claypool Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Claypool Cemetery
  • Linn Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linn Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linn Memorial Cemetery
  • Continue List   (145 more) ...
    • Gaines Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Central Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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.<6>

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

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

  • Lebanon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Spicer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Tallman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Irvinville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Crabtree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sodaville
    (5 miles [8 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
  • Waterloo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Waterloo is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Lacomb
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
    • Lacomb is located in Linn County
  • Plainview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Linn County
  • Fry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
    • Fry is located in Linn County
  • West Scio
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Scio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
    • West Scio is located in Linn County
  • Scio
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Albany
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Tangent
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Brownsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Linn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <1>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whitaker. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Whitaker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitaker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5585, Longitude: -122.8731       In this case, the coordinates for Whitaker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Whitaker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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