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Introduction ...

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

We've added Dee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dee, 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 Dee (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 Dee. 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 doctors and 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 Dee is historic, it would have been located within present day Hood River County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hood River County: Clackamas, Multnomah, Wasco, Clark (WA), Klickitat (WA) & Skamania (WA).

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

  • Hood River County     (The home county of Dee)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dee, with the one closest to Dee listed first.
    • Odell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mount Hood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Hood is located in Hood River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hood
    • Lenz
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lenz is located in Hood River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenz
      • Lenz has also been known as:
      • Sherman Spur
    • Pine Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Grove is located in Hood River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Hood River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cascade Locks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clackamas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dee, with the one closest to Dee listed first.
    • Government Camp
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Rhododendron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Zigzag
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brightwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Hood Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Hood Village is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hood Village
    • Welches
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Marmot
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Aims
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Aims is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
  • Jackson County
    • Pinehurst
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pinehurst is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
  • Multnomah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dee, with the one closest to Dee listed first.
    • Bonneville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Bonneville is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneville
    • Warrendale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Warrendale is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrendale
    • Dodson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Dodson is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
    • Bridal Veil
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Latourell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Latourell is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
      • Former names for Latourell:
      • Latourell Falls
      • Rooster Rock
  • Wasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dee, with the one closest to Dee listed first.
    • Mosier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ortley ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Ortley is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
    • Chenoweth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Chenoweth is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
    • Rowena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • City of The Dalles
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
    • The Dalles
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Endersby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Endersby is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endersby
    • Friend ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Friend is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
    • Dufur
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Kingsley ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingsley is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Boyd ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Boyd is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Rice ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Rice is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
    • Pine Hollow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Hollow is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow
  • Klickitat County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dee, with the one closest to Dee listed first.
    • Bingen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bingen is located in Klickitat County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingen <2>
    • White Salmon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Husum
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • B Z Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • B Z Corner is located in Klickitat County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B Z Corner
    • Lyle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Dallesport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Appleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Klickitat
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Trout Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Wahkiacus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wahkiacus is located in Klickitat County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahkiacus
  • Skamania County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dee, with the one closest to Dee listed first.
    • Hood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Hood is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Underwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Carson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Stevenson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Moffetts Hot Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Moffetts Hot Springs is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffetts Hot Springs
    • North Bonneville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Stabler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Stabler is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stabler
    • Skamania
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
    • Cruzatt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt

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

Cemeteries Near Dee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dee.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Dee - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mt. Hood Community Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Upper Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelley Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Grove Butte Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Butte Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Butte Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Pine Grove
    • The Pine Grove Butte Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39270 <3>
  • Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Idlewilde Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Frankton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Frankton Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Hood River.
    • The Frankton Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Backus Cemetery
    • Irving Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276895 <3>
  • St. Mark the Evangelist Church Columbarium
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • McQuinn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mosier Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (34 more) ...
    • Mosier Pioneer Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Stevenson Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
      • The Stevenson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Cascade Locks Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • White Salmon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mosier
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonneville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bonneville is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneville
  • Rowena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Lyle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Dodson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Dodson is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
  • The Dalles
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Gilmer
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Gilmer is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
  • Oneonta
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Oneonta is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
  • Multnomah Falls
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Multnomah Falls is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Multnomah Falls
  • Salmon
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Salmon is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
  • Dufur
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Kingsley ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingsley is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Bridal Veil
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Marmot
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Dee ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dee, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dee.

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 Dee:

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 Dee, 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 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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.