Just before you get to newport, on the side of the road is a huge covered bridge at a spot in the road called chitwood. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Chitwood family and related lines jean cragun tombaugh tombaugh house 700 pontiac street. Chitwood cemetery, eddyville, lincoln, oregon, usa. Posts to this board are copied to the chitwood l mailing list. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for daniel chitwood in oregon or. Chitwood, lincoln county, oregon ghost towns, haunted places. Explore historical records and family tree profiles about katherine chitwood on myheritage, the worlds family history network. Oregon has far more covered bridges than any of our neighboring states in the west. Coordinates geneva is a ghost town located in jefferson county, oregon, united states, on the shore of lake chinook the town was established in 1910.
Catherine chitwood was born circa 1855, at birth place. Using our gazetteer, we have found that there are two oregon communities named chitwood. Beyond oregon, there are 4 communities that are also named chitwood they are located in missouri 2 and oklahoma. While chitwood didnt participate in the 2010 census, we have census information for the neighboring area. Her life and times growing up in this small oregon community, is the subject of a forthcoming oral history interview. Ghost town of chitwood oregon chitwood oregon is a familiar name to many travelers due to the fact that it is the location of one of oregon s remaining covered bridges. Elk city, salado, glen, harlan, burnt woods, eddyville, chitwood, oregon. Chitwood oregon is an unincorporated community between corvallis approximately 37 miles to the east and newport 15 miles to the west on highway 20. The purpose of this book is to preserve family history and to perpetuate pride in the accomplishments of our. Lincoln county, oregon genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki.
Larry chitwood, geologist with the deschutes national forest, writes interpretive and professional articles and gives talks about the remarkable geology of central oregon. Catherine chitwood 1855 oregon catherine chitwood in 1870 united states federal census. It was named after its founders wife, geneva, who was appointed postmaster when the towns post office opened in 1914. Mulberry white pages mulberry phone directory lookup. Appointment of postmasters, 1832 september 30, 1971. Route 20 between toledo to the west and eddyville to the east. Chitwood destination guide oregon, united states trip. Larry chitwood, geologist with the deschutes national forest, writes interpretive and professional articles and gives talks. This was about 33% of all the recorded chitwood s in the usa.
The yaquina river flows through chitwood historically, chitwood was a station on the railway line between corvallis and toledo. Welcome to the chitwood family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. Pacific northwest photoblog page 2 of 99 travel photos. Guide to lincoln county, oregon ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military. Hotels and motels, in chitwood, or chitwood, oregon. Unfortunately, many important buildings of chitwood are gone. Chitwood post office historical cultural feature post office in lincoln county. In 1840 there were 19 chitwood families living in tennessee. It was named for joshua chitwood, who lived nearby during construction of the railway, 188185. The general history of oregon by charles carey, is a fact filled book, that will hold your attention as he draws you into the history of the state we know as oregon. Think it was at the coastal hwy intersection on hwy 20. Ghost town of chitwood oregon pacific northwest photoblog. Get directions, maps, and traffic for chitwood, or.
Census information for chitwood lincoln county, state of oregon. Ore bin oregon geology magazine journal oregon department. Chitwood falls is the official name of this waterfall. Daniel chitwood in oregon or 1 records found whitepages. The oregon trail was written by history teachers looking for a new way to get their students interested in learning about the countrys history. Elk city, salado, glen, harlan, burnt woods, eddyville, chitwood, oregon 9780911443073 by parry, evelyn and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. We use cookies on this site to enhance the visitor experience. The line was originally known as the yaquina route of the oregon pacific railroad, linking the former port city of yaquina to corvallis and albany. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. Chitwood oregon ghost town ghost towns and history of the american west abandoned churches abandoned places ghost towns of america oregon washington us road trip oregon travel timeline photos ghosts us travel. Chitwood, or three day weather forecast accuweather. Dodds was a professor emeritus at portland state university. The 96 foot long, chitwood covered bridge was originally constructed in 1926 to replace a decaying, uncovered bridge.
The primary coordinates for chitwood post office historical places it within the or 97391 zip code delivery area. The chitwood family name was found in the usa, and canada between 1840 and 1920. Evelyn parry is the author of on the yaquina and big elk 3. In the early part of the 20th century, bridges in western oregon were covered to prevent the bridge decking from decay because of our wet, rainy weather. Sometime in the very late 1890s the corvallis and eastern railroad ran a spur line from chitwood up to a sandstone quarry ran by the victor sandstone company. Oregon historical quarterly oregon historical society. She recalls tossing the heavy bag of mail up into the mail car or handing to the uni.
The meadow is perfect for a day picnic, laying out a blanket and reading a book or simply catching a summer sunset. This one is located in lincoln county and the other is located in benton county. I am not able to locate where either building was located. The 1922 bridge was listed on the national register of historic. Lewis and drydens marine history of the pacific northwest.
In historic time, oregon and washington have never had a great earthquake. Early history of the chitwood family this web page shows only a small excerpt of our chitwood research. Genealogy and family history genealogy and family history genealogy of my zylstrazijlstra,reitsma, menzies, carson, martin, palmer, snyder and mcgee ancestors. The sandstone was used for building material, and was likely shipped all. Chronological listing of articles and authors in oregon historical quarterly. Appears in 203 books from 18452001 page 423 an act to appropriate the proceeds of the sales of the public lands, and to grant preemption rights, approved september 4, 1841, and also the five per centum of the net proceeds of the sales of the public lands, to which this state shall become entitled on her admission into the union if. We expected him to deny the exposes, so did not use bradens or hancocks works. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. Chitwood post office historical is a cultural feature post office in lincoln county. Historically, chitwood was a station on the railway line between corvallis and toledo. Chitwood in the region of oregon is a place in united states some 2,410 mi or 3,878 km west of washington, the countrys capital city. Chitwood post office historical in lincoln county, or. When i drove by last week october 2014 the bridge was being renovated.
Once a rail stop and a small, thriving town, it now consists of a few houses and not much more with the exception of a covered bridge which you must cross to get to the community of chitwood and a barely visible wigwam burner. Pool used principally the book of mormon, church history of latterday saints, and doctrine and covenants, in order to overturn smiths claims. It began as a railway stop along the corvallisyaquina railway which ended in. Bryan chitwood, md, is a primary care physician at the portland clinic. Chitwood is an unincorporated community in lincoln county, oregon, united states. The structure was added to the national register of historic places in 1979. Genealogy and family history genealogy and family history genealogy of my zylstrazijlstra,reitsma, menzies. Chitwood was a station on the railway line between corvallis and toledo, it was named for joshua chitwood, who lived nearby during construction of the railway, 188185. The chitwood bridge is a covered bridge in lincoln county in the u. Is the old wigwam burner outside philomath still there. Another 92 words 7 lines of text covering the years 1650, 1720, 1720 and 1797 are included under the topic early chitwood history in all our pdf extended history. Chitwood family of virginia, but, rather, a first chapter of. But the game truly only scraped the surface of the fascinating stories that were forged on the real oregon trail.
Katherine chitwood historical records and family trees. Search for and book hotels in chitwood with viamichelin. Recollections and opinions of an old pioneer from book by the name. The sandstone was used for building material, and was likely shipped all across the willamette valley. Tennessee had the highest population of chitwood families in 1840.
Our downtown and south locations are temporarily closed as we consolidate services due to covid19. Chitwood falls, tillamook county, oregon northwest waterfall. Lincoln county historical society lincoln county, or. The chitwood bridge crosses over the lower yaquina river, and is still passable by motorized traffic. M841 on the 145 rolls of this microfilm publication, m841, are reproduced the post office department record of appointment of postmasters for the approximate period 1832september 30, 1971. Ray hatton, a retired professor of geography, has written several books about the historical geography and weather of central and eastern oregon. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the chitwood surname. Published on jun 3, 2019 chitwood oregon is a ghost town and features a teepee burner and an abandoned cemetery.
This is a pre1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. American state, county, and town sources, third ed. The train depot was demolished, the grocery burned, and the general store fell apart. A historian of the american northwest, he was the author of several books on oregon. The most chitwood families were found in the usa in 1880. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.