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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 Ariel (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 Ariel. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Ariel is located in Cowlitz County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cowlitz County: Columbia (OR), Clark, Lewis, Skamania & Wahkiakum.

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

  • Cowlitz County     (The home county of Ariel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ariel, with the one closest to Ariel listed first.
    • Kalama
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cougar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rose Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
      • Rose Valley is located in Cowlitz County
    • Carrolls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kelso
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
      • Kelso is located in Cowlitz County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,438 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <1>
    • Longview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ostrander
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
      • Ostrander is located in Cowlitz County
    • Longview Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
      • Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County
    • Silver Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • West Longview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Longview
      • West Longview is located in Cowlitz County
    • Toutle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Castle Rock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ariel, with the one closest to Ariel listed first.
    • Amboy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • La Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Chelatchie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelatchie
      • Chelatchie is located in Clark County
    • Heisson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewisville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
      • Lewisville is located in Clark County
    • Yacolt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pioneer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
      • Pioneer is located in Clark County
    • Cherry Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
      • Cherry Grove is located in Clark County
    • King Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Corner
      • King Corner is located in Clark County
    • Kumtux
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kumtux have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumtux
      • Kumtux is located in Clark County
    • Battle Ground
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Columbia County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ariel, with the one closest to Ariel listed first.
    • Columbia City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Saint Helens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helens
      • Saint Helens is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,071 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helens <1>
    • Deer Island
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Goble
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
      • Goble is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Reuben
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
      • Reuben is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Warren
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Prescott
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Prescott is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Beaver Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
      • Beaver Springs is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Rainier
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
      • Rainier is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,021 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <1>
    • Scappoose
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pittsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
      • Pittsburg is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Mayger
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
      • Mayger is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Multnomah County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ariel, with the one closest to Ariel listed first.
    • Vanport City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
      • Vanport City is located in Multnomah County (OR)
    • Burlington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Multnomah County (OR)
    • Maywood Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maywood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood Park
      • Maywood Park is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maywood Park <1>
    • Fairview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <1>
    • Laurelhurst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
      • Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County (OR)
    • Wood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
      • Wood Village is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood Village <1>
    • Hazelwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
      • Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County (OR)
    • Montavilla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
      • Montavilla is located in Multnomah County (OR)
    • Portland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Portland is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 656,751 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <1>
    • Rockwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in Multnomah County (OR)
    • Troutdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troutdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutdale
      • Troutdale is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutdale <1>
  • Washington County (OR)
    • Bethany
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Bethany is located in Washington County (OR)

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

Newspapers Published in Ariel ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ariel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ariel, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ariel.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ariel:

Cemeteries Near Ariel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ariel.

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

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

  • Frank Abel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
  • Lone Pine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the IOOF Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Woodland.
    • The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986229 <4>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Lewisville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewisville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewisville Cemetery
  • Dublin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dublin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dublin Cemetery
  • Yale Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Yale Memorial Cemetery is located
    • The Yale Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Yale Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yale Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2271092 <4>
  • Martins Bluff Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Kinder Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (80 more) ...
    • Bethel Evangelical Methodist Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gravel Point Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gravel Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gravel Point Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Etna
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • Etna is located in Clark County
  • Hayes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
    • Hayes is located in Clark County
  • Amboy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • La Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pioneer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Pioneer is located in Clark County
  • Lewisville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Lewisville is located in Clark County
  • Caples
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caples have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caples
    • Caples is located in Cowlitz County
  • Columbia City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ridgefield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Battle Ground
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Saint Helens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helens
    • Saint Helens is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,071 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helens <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Kalama
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Deer Island
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sara
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sara have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
      • Sara is located in Clark County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ariel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cowlitz County: www.co.cowlitz.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ariel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ariel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9575, Longitude: -122.5707    
<4>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.
<5>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 Ariel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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