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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 (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. 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 and doctors 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.

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

  • Clatsop County     (The home county of Knappa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knappa, with the one closest to Knappa listed first.
    • Brownsmead
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Brownsmead is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsmead
    • Svensen Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Svensen Junction is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensen Junction
    • Clifton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Clifton is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Tongue Point Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
    • Westport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Astoria
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Chadwell ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Chadwell is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell
    • Jeffers Garden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jeffers Garden is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers Garden
    • Warrenton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jewell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jewell is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Hammond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Gearhart
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knappa, with the one closest to Knappa listed first.
    • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
    • Clatskanie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Quincy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Quincy is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Mayger
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Mayger is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
    • Keasey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Keasey is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasey
    • Pittsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Vernonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cowlitz County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knappa, with the one closest to Knappa listed first.
    • Oak Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Oak Point is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
    • Bunker Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Stella
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Stella is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
    • Coal Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
    • West Longview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • West Longview is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Longview
    • Ryderwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ryderwood is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryderwood
    • Longview Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
  • Lewis County (WA)
    • Pe Ell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pe Ell is located in Lewis County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pe Ell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pe Ell <1>
  • Pacific County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knappa, with the one closest to Knappa listed first.
    • Knappton ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Knappton is located in Pacific County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
    • Megler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Megler is located in Pacific County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megler
    • Naselle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chinook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Fort Canby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Fort Canby is located in Pacific County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Canby
    • Ilwaco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Ilwaco is located in Pacific County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilwaco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilwaco <1>
    • Pacific City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Pacific City is located in Pacific County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
    • Seaview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lebam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Breakers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Breakers is located in Pacific County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakers
    • Long Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Menlo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Menlo is located in Pacific County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
  • Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knappa, with the one closest to Knappa listed first.
    • Brookfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Dahlia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Dahlia is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
    • Altoona
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Altoona is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Skamokawa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cathlamet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • East Cathlamet
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet
    • Rosburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Grays River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Deep River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • Eagle Cliff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff

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

Cemeteries Near Knappa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knappa.

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

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

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

  • Prairie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Svensen Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <2>
  • Eden Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cathlamet Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • 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 <2>
  • Rosburg Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Seal River Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Westport Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Grays River Grange Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (42 more) ...
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Astoria Pioneer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Deep River Pioneer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Knappa had a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Brookfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
  • Clifton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Clifton is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Skamokawa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cathlamet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Olney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Olney is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
  • Westport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Frankfort ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Frankfort is located in Pacific County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Grays River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Astoria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Deep River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
  • Knappton ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Knappton is located in Pacific County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
  • Chadwell ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Chadwell is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Melville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Melville is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
    • Waterford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Waterford is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
    • Eagle Cliff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff

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

Newspapers Published in Knappa ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Knappa.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Knappa, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Knappa.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Knappa:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Knappa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.