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 Willbridge (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 Willbridge. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Willbridge is located in Multnomah 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 Multnomah County: Clackamas, Columbia, Hood River, Washington, Clark (WA) & Skamania (WA).
Below are the counties that are near Willbridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Willbridge:
- Multnomah County (The home county of Willbridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willbridge, with the one closest to Willbridge listed first.
- Albina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Albina is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Vanport City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vanport City is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
- Portland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurelhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- Hillsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Burlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Maywood Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Montavilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Russellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Milwaukie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clackamas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willbridge, with the one closest to Willbridge listed first.
- Lake Oswego
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Christie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Christie is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marylhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rivergrove
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oatfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
- Stafford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Clackamas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jennings Lodge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
- Johnson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson City is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willbridge, with the one closest to Willbridge listed first.
- Scappoose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warren
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Saint Helens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Columbia City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Deer Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vernonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willbridge, with the one closest to Willbridge listed first.
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Butteville Station is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
- Butteville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Butteville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
- Aurora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Champoeg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
- Donald
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hubbard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willbridge, with the one closest to Willbridge listed first.
- West Slope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Slope is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
- Cedar Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marlene Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marlene Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
- Bethany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Oak Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Raleigh Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
- Beaverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockcreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rockcreek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
- Metzger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Metzger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
- Progress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Progress is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Aloha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yamhill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willbridge, with the one closest to Willbridge listed first.
- Newberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Orchard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
- Dundee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Yamhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Clark County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willbridge, with the one closest to Willbridge listed first.
- Vancouver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Dell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Minnehaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
- Lake Shore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Cascade Park West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
- Felida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
- Walnut Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Cascade Park East
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fisher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Barberton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barberton is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
- Five Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Salmon Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salmon Creek is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
- Cowlitz County (WA)
- Ariel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Skamania County (WA)
- Cruzatt
(28 miles [45.1 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 Willbridge, see our County-by-County Page for Willbridge.
Cemeteries Near Willbridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willbridge.
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 Willbridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Willbridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Willbridge, with the one closest to Willbridge listed first.
- Skyline Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gatton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Finley - Sunset Hills Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Historic Columbian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neveh Zedek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- German Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Patton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Rose City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Portland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39357 <2>
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Willbridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Willbridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Willbridge, with the one closest to Willbridge listed first.
- University Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- University Park is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Saint Johns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Johns is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Sylvan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sylvan is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Portland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Albina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Albina is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Linnton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Linnton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnton
- Cedar Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- South Portland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Portland is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portland
- East Portland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Portland is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portland
- Beaverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garden Home is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Home
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bertha ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bertha is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Hillsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Vancouver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Willbridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willbridge.
Newspapers Published in Willbridge ...
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 264 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willbridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Willbridge, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Willbridge.
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 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 Willbridge:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Multnomah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clackamas County
- Columbia County
- Marion County
- Washington County
- Yamhill County
- Clark County
- Cowlitz County
- Skamania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oregon
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 Willbridge, 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 from Point A (ie- Willbridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |