Our Genealogy Helper
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 Lost Lake Resort (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 Lost Lake Resort. 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 Lost Lake Resort ...
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 Lost Lake Resort: Lost Lk. Resort
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Lost Lake Resort is located in Hood River 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 Hood River County: Clackamas, Multnomah, Wasco, Clark (WA), Klickitat (WA) & Skamania (WA).
Below are the counties that are near Lost Lake Resort. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lost Lake Resort:
- Hood River County (The home county of Lost Lake Resort)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Lake Resort, with the one closest to Lost Lake Resort listed first.
- Parkdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Parkdale is located in Hood River County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkdale <2>
- Mount Hood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hood
- Mount Hood is located in Hood River County
- Cascade Locks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Locks
- Cascade Locks is located in Hood River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade Locks <2>
- Lenz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenz
- Lenz is located in Hood River County
- Lenz has also been known as:
- Sherman Spur
- Odell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Odell is located in Hood River County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <2>
- Pine Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Pine Grove is located in Hood River County
- Hood River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clackamas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Lake Resort, with the one closest to Lost Lake Resort listed first.
- Rhododendron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brightwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hood Village
- Mount Hood Village is located in Clackamas County
- Zigzag
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Government Camp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Welches
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marmot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aims
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
- Aims is located in Clackamas County
- Dover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Clackamas County
- Sandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- George
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
- George is located in Clackamas County
- Boring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jackson County
- Pinehurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Pinehurst is located in Jackson County
- Multnomah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Lake Resort, with the one closest to Lost Lake Resort listed first.
- Bonneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonneville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneville
- Bonneville is located in Multnomah County
- Dodson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Dodson is located in Multnomah County
- Warrendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrendale
- Warrendale is located in Multnomah County
- Bridal Veil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Latourell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
- Latourell is located in Multnomah County
- Former names for Latourell:
- Latourell Falls
- Rooster Rock
- Corbett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Troutdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troutdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutdale
- Troutdale is located in Multnomah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutdale <2>
- Powell Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
- Wood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Wood Village is located in Multnomah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,081 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood Village <2>
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Multnomah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <2>
- Gresham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Gresham is located in Multnomah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <2>
- Wasco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Lake Resort, with the one closest to Lost Lake Resort listed first.
- Mosier
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ortley ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
- Ortley is located in Wasco County
- Friend ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
- Friend is located in Wasco County
- Chenoweth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chenoweth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
- Chenoweth is located in Wasco County
- Rowena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow
- Pine Hollow is located in Wasco County
- Clark County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Lake Resort, with the one closest to Lost Lake Resort listed first.
- Washougal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunnyside is located in Clark County (WA)
- Camas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fern Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fern Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
- Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
- Klickitat County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Lake Resort, with the one closest to Lost Lake Resort listed first.
- Bingen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Salmon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Husum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- B Z Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B Z Corner
- B Z Corner is located in Klickitat County (WA)
- Lyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skamania County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Lake Resort, with the one closest to Lost Lake Resort listed first.
- Moffetts Hot Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffetts Hot Springs
- Moffetts Hot Springs is located in Skamania County (WA)
- North Bonneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stevenson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Skamania
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
- Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Carson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cruzatt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
- Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Hood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Hood is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Stabler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stabler
- Stabler is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Underwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lost Lake Resort, see our County-by-County Page for Lost Lake Resort.
Cemeteries Near Lost Lake Resort ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lost Lake Resort.
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 Lost Lake Resort covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lost Lake Resort, with the one closest to Lost Lake Resort listed first.
- Upper Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cascade Locks Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Freddie Masterson Grave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freddie Masterson Grave
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freddie Masterson Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Hood Community Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hood Community Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hood Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- McQuinn Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McQuinn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McQuinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Iman Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Stevenson Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevenson Cemetery
- The Stevenson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Summit Meadows Pioneer Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Meadows Pioneer Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Summit Meadows Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Summit Meadows Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Government Camp.
- The Summit Meadows Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Summit Meadows Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39467 <4>
- Pioneer Womans Grave
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Womans Grave
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Womans Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39287 <4>
- Shelley Family Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelley Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelley Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shelley Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shelley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39416 <4>
- Cherryville Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherryville Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cherryville Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2301597 <4>
- Jackson Family Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38979 <4>
- Continue List (43 more) ...
- Pine Grove Butte Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Butte Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Butte Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Pine Grove
- The Pine Grove Butte Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39270 <4>
- Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
- The St. Mary's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38641 <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 Lost Lake Resort in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lost Lake Resort.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lost Lake Resort, with the one closest to Lost Lake Resort listed first.
- Bonneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonneville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneville
- Bonneville is located in Multnomah County
- Dodson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Dodson is located in Multnomah County
- Salmon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Salmon is located in Clackamas County
- Oneonta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Oneonta is located in Multnomah County
- Multnomah Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Multnomah Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Multnomah Falls
- Multnomah Falls is located in Multnomah County
- Marmot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bridal Veil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cherryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Cherryville is located in Clackamas County
- Latourell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
- Latourell is located in Multnomah County
- Former names for Latourell:
- Latourell Falls
- Rooster Rock
- Aims
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
- Aims is located in Clackamas County
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Clark County (WA)
- Sandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Clackamas County
- White Salmon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mosier
(23 miles [37 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 Lost Lake Resort. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lost Lake Resort.
Newspapers Published in Lost Lake Resort ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lost Lake Resort.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lost Lake Resort, 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 Lost Lake Resort.
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 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 Lost Lake Resort:
- Websites specific to Oregon
- Pages specific to Hood River County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clackamas County
- Jackson County
- Multnomah County
- Wasco County
- Clark County
- Klickitat County
- Skamania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oregon
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lost Lake Resort. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hood River County: www.co.hood-river.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> | 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 Lost Lake Resort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lost Lake Resort) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lost Lake Resort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4976, Longitude: -121.8187 In this case, the coordinates for Lost Lake Resort have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |