Bibliography

1867 The Pacific Coast Business Directory for 1867 . . . San Francisco, Henry G. Langley, 1867. pp. 260-261, 264-265.

1873 Oregon Business Directory and State Gazetteer...Portland, Or., S. J. McCormick, 1873.

1874 Benton County Almanac for 1874.

1878 Business Directory of the Pacific States and Territories for 1878 . . . San Francisco, L. M. McKenney, 1878. pp. 208-209.

1880-1881 Pacific Coast Directory of 1880-81 . . . San Francisco, L. M. McKenney, 1880. pp. 258-259, 276-277, 280-281

1886-1887 Oregon, Washington and Idaho Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1886-7. Portland, R. L. Polk & Co., 1886. pp.132-137, 246-247, 276-279.

1886-1887 McKenney's Pacific Coast Directory for 1886-7. San Francisco, L. M. McKenney, March 1886. pp. 993-997, 1024e

1888 Oregon, Washington and Idaho Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1888. Portland, R. L. Polk & Co., 1888. pp. 162-167, 346-349.

1889-1890 Oregon, Washington and Idaho Gazetteer and Business Directory,1889-90. Portland, R. L. Polk & Co., 1889. pp. 188-195, 354-355.

1891-1892 Oregon, Washington and Idaho Gazetteer and Business Directory . . .1891-92. Portland, R. L. Polk, 1892. pp. 216-223, 412-415.

1903-1904 Oregon and Washington Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1903-04. s.l., R. L. Polk & Co., 1903. pp. 152-157, 290-291.

1905-1906 Oregon and Washington Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1905-06. Portland, R. L. Polk & Co., 1905. pp. 174-179, 342-343.

1907-1908 R. L. Polk & Co's Oregon State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1907-1908. [Copy lacks title page and this information heads p. 101.] pp. 174-177, 350-351.

1909-1910 Polk's Oregon and Washington Gazetteer and Business Directory 1909-1910. Seattle, R. L. Polk & Co., 1909. pp. 120-123, 292-293.

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1921-1922 Oregon and Washington State Gazetteer and Business Directory 1921-1922. Seattle, Portland, R. L. Polk & Co., 1921. pp. 201-203, 277.

1923-1923 Polk's Oregon and Washington State Gazetteer and Business Directory 1923-1924. Seattle, Portland, R. L. Polk & Co., 1923. pp. 240-242, 325-326.

1925-1926 Polk's Oregon and Washington State Gazetteer and Business Directory1925-1926. Seattle, Portland, R. L. Polk & Co., 1925. pp. 206-208, 296.

1931-1932 Polk's Oregon and Washington State Gazetteer and Business Directory 1931-1932. Seattle, Portland, P. L. Polk & Co., 1932. pp. 108-110, 184.

Use

The searchable fields — personal surname, company name, business type, year, or location — are based on the most frequent requests. Once you have made the initial search, clicking on an element will display all recorded information.

Sources

The data base was transcribed from parts of business directories. Photocopies are in the BCHM collection.

Some locations that are  in present-day Lincoln County were originally part of Benton County prior to 1893 when Lincoln County was created.  For the years 1867-1892, these locations are listed in Benton County. For example, light tenders from Cape Foulweather and businesses from Elk City, Siletz, and Newport are listed in the 1873 and 1874 Benton County directories.

Generally speaking, these are pages for Corvallis, Monroe, and Philomath. Because a copy of classified pages for Benton and Linn counties in 1913 is among these pages, Alsea, Bellfountain, Blodgett, Kings Valley, Summit, Wells, and Wren show up for this year. Since these classified pages have street addresses, all were added to 1913-1914 city listings in square brackets, rather than duplicating entries. (Can we make this more clear? I'm not sure what it means, really.)

Editing

Abbreviations of company name, type of business, and title have been spelled out. Abbreviated forenames have been spelled out; periods have been added to initials.

Where a business name (almost always a governmental entity) or a business type was obvious and not indicated, information has been supplied in square brackets.

Where a listing could appear in more than one location in the alphabet, its position is recorded in the Notes field.

An occasional editorial [sic] has been used to indicate that a name is entered as found, even though variants exist in other years. An extreme example of this is Baesen, Balsen, Basen, and Beasen!

Display ads have been transcribed when they are available.