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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 Klondike (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 Klondike. 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.

Klondike is located in Sherman 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 Sherman County: Gilliam, Wasco, Wheeler & Klickitat (WA).

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

  • Sherman County     (The home county of Klondike)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
    • Sinks ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Emigrant Springs ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wasco
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
      • Wasco is located in Sherman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasco <3>
    • Monkland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
      • Monkland is located in Sherman County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Monkland
      • From Klondike to Monkland
    • De Moss Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gordon ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gordon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Gordon is located in Sherman County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gordon
      • From Klondike to Gordon
    • Moro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rufus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rufus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
      • Rufus is located in Sherman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rufus <3>
    • Biggs Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggs Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs Junction
      • Biggs Junction is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biggs Junction <3>
    • Grass Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosebush ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosebush. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebush
      • Rosebush is located in Sherman County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rosebush
      • From Klondike to Rosebush
    • Kent
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Gilliam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
    • Arlington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Olex
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olex. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex
      • Olex is located in Gilliam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Olex
      • From Klondike to Olex
    • Clem
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
      • Clem is located in Gilliam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clem
      • From Klondike to Clem
  • Wasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Klondike, with the one closest to Klondike listed first.
    • Celilo Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celilo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celilo Village
      • Celilo Village is located in Wasco County
    • Fairbanks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Rice ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Boyd ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Nansene
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nansene. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansene
      • Nansene is located in Wasco County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nansene
      • From Klondike to Nansene
    • Dufur
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • City of The Dalles
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City of The Dalles came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
      • City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County
    • The Dalles
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Chenoweth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chenoweth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
      • Chenoweth is located in Wasco County
  • Klickitat County (WA)

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

Cemeteries Near Klondike ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Klondike.

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

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

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.<7>

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

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

  • Emigrant Springs ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wasco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
    • Wasco is located in Sherman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasco <3>
  • De Moss Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Monkland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
    • Monkland is located in Sherman County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Monkland
    • From Klondike to Monkland
  • Moro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rufus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rufus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
    • Rufus is located in Sherman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rufus <3>
  • Biggs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs
    • Biggs is located in Sherman County
  • Grass Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rutledge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutledge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Rutledge is located in Sherman County
  • Goldendale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Arlington
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Olex
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olex. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex
    • Olex is located in Gilliam County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Olex
    • From Klondike to Olex
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Boyd ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Clem
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
      • Clem is located in Gilliam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clem
      • From Klondike to Clem
    • Dot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dot
      • Dot is located in Klickitat County (WA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dot
      • From Klondike to Dot

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

Newspapers Published in Klondike ...

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 Klondike.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Klondike, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Klondike.

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 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 Klondike:

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

The official website for Sherman County: www.sherman-county.com/

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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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- Klondike) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Klondike. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5842, Longitude: -120.6134    
<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.
<7>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 Klondike, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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