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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 Berrian (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 Berrian. 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.

Berrian is located in Benton County.

To see how the shape of Washington's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Benton County: Morrow (OR), Umatilla (OR), Franklin, Grant, Klickitat, Walla Walla & Yakima.

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

  • Benton County     (The home county of Berrian)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berrian, with the one closest to Berrian listed first.
    • Plymouth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Plymouth is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Highland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Highland is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Finley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Finley is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
    • Kennewick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Paterson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Richland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • West Richland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Benton City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berrian, with the one closest to Berrian listed first.
    • Ainsworth Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Ainsworth Junction is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth Junction
    • Pasco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Pasco is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasco <1>
    • West Pasco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • West Pasco is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pasco
  • Walla Walla County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berrian, with the one closest to Berrian listed first.
    • Wallula Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wallula Junction is located in Walla Walla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula Junction
    • Wallula
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wallula is located in Walla Walla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
    • Burbank
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Touchet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Lowden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Morrow County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berrian, with the one closest to Berrian listed first.
    • Irrigon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Irrigon is located in Morrow County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irrigon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,799 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irrigon <1>
    • Pine City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine City is located in Morrow County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
    • Boardman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Alpine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Alpine is located in Morrow County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Umatilla County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berrian, with the one closest to Berrian listed first.
    • Cold Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Cold Springs is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
    • Power City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Power City is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power City
    • Hermiston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hermiston is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermiston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermiston <1>
    • Umatilla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Umatilla is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,360 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Umatilla <1>
    • Stanfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hinkle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hinkle is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
    • Echo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Echo is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <1>
    • Ordnance ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ordnance is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordnance
    • Vansycle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Vansycle is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vansycle
    • Barnhart
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Barnhart is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart
    • Helix
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Helix is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helix <1>
    • Pendleton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pendleton is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Berrian ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Berrian.

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

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

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

  • Sunset Hills Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Umatilla Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hermiston Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Holdman Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Baumgardner Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Foster Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Echo Memorial Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Siphon Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Koontz Gravesite
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...

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

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

  • Cold Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cold Springs is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Juniper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Juniper is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
  • Umatilla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Umatilla is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,360 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Umatilla <1>
  • Echo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Echo is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <1>
  • Wallula Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wallula Junction is located in Walla Walla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula Junction
  • Wallula
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wallula is located in Walla Walla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
  • Nolin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Nolin is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin
  • Yoakum
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Yoakum is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoakum
  • Vansycle
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Vansycle is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vansycle
  • Pasco
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Pasco is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasco <1>
  • Barnhart
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Barnhart is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart
  • Stanton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Stanton is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Fulton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Fulton is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Helix
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Helix is located in Umatilla County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helix <1>
    • Touchet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Berrian ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Berrian.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Berrian:

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