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Introduction ...

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

We've added Blind Slough to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blind Slough, 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 Blind Slough (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 Blind Slough. 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 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 Blind Slough is historic, it would have been located within present day Clatsop 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 Clatsop County: Columbia, Tillamook, Washington, Pacific (WA) & Wahkiakum (WA).

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

  • Clatsop County     (The home county of Blind Slough)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blind Slough, with the one closest to Blind Slough listed first.
    • Brownsmead
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsmead
      • Brownsmead is located in Clatsop County
    • Clifton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Clatsop County
    • Svensen Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensen Junction
      • Svensen Junction is located in Clatsop County
    • Westport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tongue Point Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tongue Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
      • Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County
    • Astoria
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jeffers Garden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers Garden
      • Jeffers Garden is located in Clatsop County
    • Warrenton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
      • Warrenton is located in Clatsop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,739 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <2>
    • Jewell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Hammond
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <2>
    • Gearhart
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gearhart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gearhart
      • Gearhart is located in Clatsop County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gearhart <2>
    • Seaside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cannon Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blind Slough, with the one closest to Blind Slough listed first.
    • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishhawk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
      • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
    • Clatskanie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Quincy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Columbia County
    • Mayger
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
      • Mayger is located in Columbia County
    • Pittsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
      • Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
    • Vernonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rainier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
      • Rainier is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,021 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <2>
  • Cowlitz County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blind Slough, with the one closest to Blind Slough listed first.
    • Stella
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stella have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
      • Stella is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Coal Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
      • Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • West Longview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Longview
      • West Longview is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Ryderwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryderwood
      • Ryderwood is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Longview Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
      • Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Longview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
      • Longview is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <2>
  • Lewis County (WA)
    • Pe Ell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pe Ell
      • Pe Ell is located in Lewis County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pe Ell <2>
  • Pacific County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blind Slough, with the one closest to Blind Slough listed first.
    • Megler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megler
      • Megler is located in Pacific County (WA)
    • Naselle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chinook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Ilwaco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilwaco
      • Ilwaco is located in Pacific County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilwaco <2>
    • Lebam
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Fort Canby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Canby
      • Fort Canby is located in Pacific County (WA)
    • Pacific City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
      • Pacific City is located in Pacific County (WA)
    • Long Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Seaview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Breakers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakers
      • Breakers is located in Pacific County (WA)
    • Menlo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
      • Menlo is located in Pacific County (WA)
    • Nahcotta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ocean Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blind Slough, with the one closest to Blind Slough listed first.
    • Brookfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • Dahlia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
      • Dahlia is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • Skamokawa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Altoona
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
      • Altoona is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • Cathlamet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • East Cathlamet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Cathlamet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet
      • East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • Rosburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Grays River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Blind Slough ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blind Slough.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blind Slough, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blind Slough.

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 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 Blind Slough:

Cemeteries Near Blind Slough ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blind Slough.

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

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

  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Maplewood Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39081 <6>
  • Prairie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Svensen Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Svensen Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Svensen Junction.
    • The Svensen Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Svensen Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Svensen Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38789 <6>
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Westport Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
  • Astoria Pioneer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Salmon Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Salmon Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Salmon Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salmon Creek Cemetery
  • Lewis & Clark Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (43 more) ...
    • Grasseth Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grasseth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grasseth Cemetery
    • Paceful Hill Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paceful Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paceful Hill Cemetery
    • Fishhawk Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Knappa
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knappa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappa
    • Knappa is located in Clatsop County
  • Clifton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Clatsop County
  • Brookfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
  • Skamokawa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cathlamet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Grays River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Westport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Frankfort ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
    • Frankfort is located in Pacific County (WA)
  • Olney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
    • Olney is located in Clatsop County
  • Deep River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
  • Astoria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Knappton ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knappton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
    • Knappton is located in Pacific County (WA)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Waterford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • Chadwell ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chadwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell
      • Chadwell is located in Clatsop County
    • Eagle Cliff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
      • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)

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

The official website for Clatsop County: www.co.clatsop.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 Blind Slough, 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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blind Slough) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blind Slough. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2018, Longitude: -123.5624       In this case, the coordinates for Blind Slough have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<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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