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Introduction ...

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

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

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

  • Clatsop County     (The home county of Denver)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Jewell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jewell is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Vinemaple
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Vinemaple is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemaple
    • Svensen Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Svensen Junction is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensen Junction
    • Westport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chadwell ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Chadwell is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell
    • Gearhart
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Seaside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Brownsmead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Brownsmead is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsmead
    • Clifton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Clifton is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Jeffers Garden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jeffers Garden is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers Garden
    • Cannon Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Tolovana Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
    • Keasey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Keasey is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasey
    • Vernonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Pittsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Clatskanie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Quincy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Quincy is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Mayger
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mayger is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
    • Beaver Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Beaver Springs is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
  • Tillamook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Foss
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Foss is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
    • Nehalem
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Manzanita
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Wheeler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Ryan's Camp ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Ryan's Camp is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan's Camp
      • Ryan's Camp has also been known as:
      • Idiotville
    • Jordan Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jordan Creek is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Creek
    • Nedonna Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Nedonna Beach is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nedonna Beach
    • Rockaway Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Rocks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Rocks is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rocks
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Timber
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Buxton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Manning
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gales Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cowlitz County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Oak Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Point is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
    • Bunker Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Stella
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Stella is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
  • Pacific County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Knappton ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Knappton is located in Pacific County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
    • Megler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Megler is located in Pacific County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megler
    • Chinook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Naselle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
    • Cathlamet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • East Cathlamet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet
    • Brookfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Dahlia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Dahlia is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
    • Eagle Cliff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
    • Altoona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Altoona is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Skamokawa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Rosburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Deep River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • Grays River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Denver ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Denver.

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 Denver - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Jewell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sunny Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hamlet Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fishhawk Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Svensen Pioneer Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensen Pioneer Cemetery
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38789 <3>
  • United Brethren Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Mist Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Prairie Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Westport Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • North Cemetery of Clear Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (48 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
      • The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Crestview Greenwood Cemetery
      • Green Wood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38848 <3>
    • Lewis & Clark Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Grave Of The Unknown Sailor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Jewell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jewell is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
  • Vinemaple
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Vinemaple is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemaple
  • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
  • Keasey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Keasey is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasey
  • Olney
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Olney is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
  • Mist
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Mist is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mist
  • Westport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Melville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Melville is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
  • Knappa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Knappa is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappa
  • Chadwell ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chadwell is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell
  • Seaside
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Clifton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Clifton is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cannon Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Vernonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Cathlamet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Denver ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Denver.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Denver, 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 Denver.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Denver:

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 Denver, 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' (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- Denver) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.