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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 Hamlet (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 Hamlet. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Hamlet is located in 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 Hamlet. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hamlet:

  • Clatsop County     (The home county of Hamlet)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamlet, with the one closest to Hamlet listed first.
    • Vinemaple
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vinemaple. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemaple
      • Vinemaple is located in Clatsop County
    • Jewell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Jewell is located in Clatsop County
    • Arch Cape
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cannon Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Tolovana Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Seaside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gearhart
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Jeffers Garden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers Garden
      • Jeffers Garden is located in Clatsop County
    • Svensen Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensen Junction
      • Svensen Junction is located in Clatsop County
    • Astoria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Tongue Point Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Warrenton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamlet, with the one closest to Hamlet listed first.
    • Keasey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keasey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasey
      • Keasey is located in Columbia County
    • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fishhawk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
      • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
    • Vernonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Pittsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
      • Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
    • Clatskanie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tillamook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamlet, with the one closest to Hamlet listed first.
    • Foss
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
      • Foss is located in Tillamook County
    • Nehalem
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Manzanita
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manzanita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzanita
      • Manzanita is located in Tillamook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manzanita <2>
    • Wheeler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Wheeler is located in Tillamook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeler <2>
    • Nedonna Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nedonna Beach
      • Nedonna Beach is located in Tillamook County
    • Rockaway Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ryan's Camp ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ryan's Camp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan's Camp
      • Ryan's Camp is located in Tillamook County
      • Ryan's Camp has also been known as:
      • Idiotville
    • Twin Rocks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rocks
      • Twin Rocks is located in Tillamook County
    • Jordan Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Creek
      • Jordan Creek is located in Tillamook County
    • Barview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Garibaldi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garibaldi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garibaldi
      • Garibaldi is located in Tillamook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garibaldi <2>
    • Hobsonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hobsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobsonville
      • Hobsonville is located in Tillamook County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamlet, with the one closest to Hamlet listed first.
    • Timber
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Buxton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Manning
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gales Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pacific County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamlet, with the one closest to Hamlet listed first.
    • Megler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megler
      • Megler is located in Pacific County (WA)
    • Knappton ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knappton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
      • Knappton is located in Pacific County (WA)
  • Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamlet, with the one closest to Hamlet listed first.
    • Dahlia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
      • Dahlia is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • Cathlamet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Altoona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Altoona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
      • Altoona is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • Brookfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • East Cathlamet
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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)

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

Cemeteries Near Hamlet ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hamlet.

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

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

  • Hamlet Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamlet Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hamlet Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264172 <4>
  • Sunny Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jewell Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Grave Of The Unknown Sailor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewis & Clark Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • North Cemetery of Clear Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Crestview Greenwood Cemetery
    • Green Wood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38848 <4>
  • Clatsop Plains Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fishhawk Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Svensen Pioneer Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <4>
  • Astoria Pioneer Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (30 more) ...
    • Vernonia Memorial Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Ocean View Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • United Brethren Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Brethren Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the United Brethren Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The United Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Burn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2427008 <4>

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

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

  • Vinemaple
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vinemaple. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemaple
    • Vinemaple is located in Clatsop County
  • Jewell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Jewell is located in Clatsop County
  • Nehalem
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cannon Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Seaside
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Melville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
    • Melville is located in Clatsop County
  • Keasey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keasey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasey
    • Keasey is located in Columbia County
  • Olney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Chadwell ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fishhawk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
    • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
  • Hobsonville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hobsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobsonville
    • Hobsonville is located in Tillamook County
  • Skipanon ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skipanon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipanon
    • Skipanon is located in Clatsop County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mist
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mist have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mist
      • Mist is located in Columbia County
    • Astoria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bay City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
      • Bay City is located in Tillamook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,429 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay City <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Hamlet ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamlet.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hamlet, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hamlet.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hamlet:

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

The official website for Clatsop County: www.co.clatsop.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>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 Hamlet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Hamlet) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hamlet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8462, Longitude: -123.7007       In this case, the coordinates for Hamlet have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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