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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Timbuktu. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Timbuktu to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Timbuktu, please Contact Us.

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 Timbuktu (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 Timbuktu. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Timbuktu is historic, it would have been located within present day Washington 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 Washington County: Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, Tillamook & Yamhill.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Timbuktu)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timbuktu, with the one closest to Timbuktu listed first.
    • Gales Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Watts
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
      • Watts is located in Washington County
    • Kansas City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
      • Kansas City is located in Washington County
    • Dilley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilley
      • Dilley is located in Washington County
    • Forest Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Timber
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Gaston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Banks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
      • Banks is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,034 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <2>
    • Buxton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Manning
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Blooming
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming
      • Blooming is located in Washington County
    • Christie ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
      • Christie is located in Washington County
      • Christie has also been known as:
      • Carstens
  • Clatsop County
    • Jewell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Jewell is located in Clatsop County
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timbuktu, with the one closest to Timbuktu listed first.
    • Vernonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pittsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
      • Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
    • Scappoose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timbuktu, with the one closest to Timbuktu listed first.
    • Saint Paul
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Champoeg ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
      • Champoeg is located in Marion County
  • Multnomah County
    • Burlington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Multnomah County
  • Tillamook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timbuktu, with the one closest to Timbuktu listed first.
    • Ryan's Camp ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ryan's Camp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan's Camp
      • Ryan's Camp is located in Tillamook County
      • Ryan's Camp has also been known as:
      • Idiotville
    • Jordan Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Creek
      • Jordan Creek is located in Tillamook County
    • Fairview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Tillamook County
    • Tillamook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Foss
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
      • Foss is located in Tillamook County
    • Blaine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
      • Blaine is located in Tillamook County
    • Bay City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
      • Bay City is located in Tillamook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,429 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay City <2>
    • Hobsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobsonville
      • Hobsonville is located in Tillamook County
    • Garibaldi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garibaldi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garibaldi
      • Garibaldi is located in Tillamook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garibaldi <2>
    • Wheeler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Wheeler is located in Tillamook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeler <2>
    • Barview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Bayocean ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayocean have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayocean
      • Bayocean is located in Tillamook County
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Timbuktu, with the one closest to Timbuktu listed first.
    • Cove Orchard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
      • Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
    • Yamhill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Carlton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lafayette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • McMinnville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dundee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <2>
    • Dayton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
    • Newberg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberg
      • Newberg is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,982 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberg <2>
    • Whiteson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
      • Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
    • Eola Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
      • Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
    • Bellevue
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
    • Sheridan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Timbuktu ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Timbuktu.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Timbuktu, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Timbuktu.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Timbuktu:

Cemeteries Near Timbuktu ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Timbuktu.

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

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

  • Gales Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gales Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gales Creek Cemetery
  • Cherry Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Grove Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • Hayward Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayward Cemetery
  • Pike Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Olive Lutheran Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Lutheran Cemetery
  • Forest View Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest View Cemetery
  • Mountain View Memorial Gardens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Purdin Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Purdin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Purdin Cemetery
  • Buxton Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Visitation Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Visitation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Visitation Cemetery
  • Moores Valley Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moores Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moores Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39156 <6>
  • Continue List   (98 more) ...
    • Hill Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Fern Hill Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fern Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Hill Cemetery
    • St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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.

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

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

  • Gales Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Glenwood is located in Washington County
  • Fairdale ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • Fairdale is located in Yamhill County
  • Gaston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Greenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Washington County
  • Manning
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Buxton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Washington County
  • Cornelius
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
    • Cornelius is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <2>
  • Mountaindale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountaindale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
    • Mountaindale is located in Washington County
  • Carlton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Glencoe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
      • Glencoe is located in Washington County
    • Laurel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
      • Laurel is located in Washington County
    • Newton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Washington County

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Timbuktu, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Timbuktu) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Timbuktu. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5323, Longitude: -123.3921       In this case, the coordinates for Timbuktu have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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