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.
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 may 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)
- Mount Hood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Hood is located in Hood River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hood
- Cascade Locks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lenz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lenz is located in Hood River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenz
- Lenz has also been known as:
- Sherman Spur
- Odell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Hood River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- 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)
- Mount Hood Village is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hood Village
- 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)
- Aims is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
- Dover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Sandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- George
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- George is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
- Boring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Eagle Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jackson County
- Pinehurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pinehurst is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- 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)
- Bonneville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneville
- Dodson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Warrendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warrendale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrendale
- Bridal Veil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Latourell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Latourell is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
- 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)
- Powell Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gresham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Ortley is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
- Friend ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Friend is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
- Chenoweth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chenoweth is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
- Rowena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hollow is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow
- 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)
- Sunnyside is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Camas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fern Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
- 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)
- B Z Corner is located in Klickitat County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B Z Corner
- 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)
- Moffetts Hot Springs is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffetts Hot Springs
- 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)
- Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
- Carson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cruzatt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
- Hood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hood is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Stabler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stabler is located in Skamania County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stabler
- 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.
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 Lost Lake Resort - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Mt. Hood Community Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McQuinn Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Iman Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 Summit Meadows Pioneer Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- Pioneer Womans Grave
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shelley Family Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherryville Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Family Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (43 more) ...
- Pine Grove Butte Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <2>
- Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
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)
- Bonneville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneville
- Dodson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Salmon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salmon is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Oneonta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oneonta is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
- Multnomah Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Multnomah Falls is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Multnomah Falls
- 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)
- Cherryville is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Latourell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Latourell is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
- Former names for Latourell:
- Latourell Falls
- Rooster Rock
- Aims
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Aims is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Sandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- 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]<4>. 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 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 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
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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Lost Lake Resort) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |