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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 Knappa Junction (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 Knappa Junction. 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.

Name Variations for Knappa Junction ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Knappa Junction: Knappa Jct. (or less commonly used: Knappa Jctn.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Knappa Junction 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 Knappa Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Knappa Junction:

  • Clatsop County     (The home county of Knappa Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knappa Junction, with the one closest to Knappa Junction listed first.
    • Brownsmead
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsmead
      • Brownsmead is located in Clatsop County
    • Svensen Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensen Junction
      • Svensen Junction is located in Clatsop County
    • Clifton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Clatsop County
    • Tongue Point Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tongue Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
      • Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County
    • Westport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Astoria
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jeffers Garden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers Garden
      • Jeffers Garden is located in Clatsop County
    • Jewell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Jewell is located in Clatsop County
    • Warrenton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Hammond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gearhart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Vinemaple
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemaple
      • Vinemaple is located in Clatsop County
    • Seaside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knappa Junction, with the one closest to Knappa Junction listed first.
    • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
      • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
    • Clatskanie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Quincy
      (20 miles [32.2 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
    • Keasey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasey
      • Keasey is located in Columbia County
    • Pittsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
      • Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
    • Vernonia
      (28 miles [45.1 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.<1> 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 Knappa Junction, with the one closest to Knappa Junction listed first.
    • Oak Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
      • Oak Point is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Stella
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
      • Stella is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Coal Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Longview
      • West Longview is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Longview Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
      • Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Ryderwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryderwood
      • Ryderwood 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
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Knappa Junction, with the one closest to Knappa Junction listed first.
    • Knappton ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
      • Knappton is located in Pacific County (WA)
    • Megler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megler
      • Megler is located in Pacific County (WA)
    • Naselle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chinook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Ilwaco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Fort Canby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Canby
      • Fort Canby is located in Pacific County (WA)
    • Pacific City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 northwest)
    • Breakers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakers
      • Breakers is located in Pacific County (WA)
    • Lebam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knappa Junction, with the one closest to Knappa Junction listed first.
    • Brookfield
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • Dahlia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
      • Dahlia is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • Altoona
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
      • Altoona is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • Cathlamet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Skamokawa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • East Cathlamet
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Cathlamet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet
      • East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • Rosburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Grays River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Eagle Cliff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagle Cliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
      • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)

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

Cemeteries Near Knappa Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knappa Junction.

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

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

  • Prairie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39081 <4>
  • Svensen Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Eden Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cathlamet Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Westport Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Greenwood Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Cathlamet (WA).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76832 <4>
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosburg Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Seal River Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (42 more) ...

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.<6>

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

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

  • Knappa
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knappa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappa
    • Knappa is located in Clatsop County
  • Clifton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Clatsop County
  • Brookfield
    (6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
  • Olney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
    • Olney is located in Clatsop County
  • Cathlamet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Skamokawa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Westport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Frankfort ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
    • Frankfort is located in Pacific County (WA)
  • Astoria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Grays River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Chadwell ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chadwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell
    • Chadwell is located in Clatsop County
  • Deep River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Knappton ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
      • Knappton is located in Pacific County (WA)
    • Melville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
      • Melville is located in Clatsop County
    • Waterford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford 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 Knappa Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Knappa Junction.

Newspapers Published in Knappa Junction ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Knappa Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Knappa Junction, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Knappa Junction.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Knappa Junction:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Knappa Junction. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Knappa Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Knappa Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1696, Longitude: -123.5840       In this case, the coordinates for Knappa Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Knappa Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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