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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 Neverstill (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 Neverstill. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Neverstill is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Clatsop, Multnomah, Washington, Clark (WA), Cowlitz (WA) & Wahkiakum (WA).

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

  • Columbia County     (The home county of Neverstill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neverstill, with the one closest to Neverstill listed first.
    • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
    • Keasey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Keasey is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasey
    • Pittsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Clatskanie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Vernonia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Quincy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Quincy is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Mayger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mayger is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
    • Beaver Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Beaver Springs is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
    • Rainier
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Goble
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Goble is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
    • Prescott
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Prescott is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Reuben
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Reuben is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
    • Deer Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Clatsop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neverstill, with the one closest to Neverstill listed first.
    • Jewell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jewell is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Westport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Vinemaple
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Vinemaple is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemaple
    • Clifton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Clifton is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Brownsmead
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Brownsmead is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsmead
    • Svensen Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Svensen Junction is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensen Junction
    • Tongue Point Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
    • Chadwell ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Chadwell is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwell
    • Astoria
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jeffers Garden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jeffers Garden is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers Garden
    • Gearhart
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Seaside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Cannon Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Tillamook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neverstill, with the one closest to Neverstill listed first.
    • Ryan's Camp ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Ryan's Camp is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan's Camp
      • Ryan's Camp has also been known as:
      • Idiotville
    • Foss
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Foss is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neverstill, with the one closest to Neverstill listed first.
    • Timber
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Buxton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Manning
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Gales Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Kansas City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Kansas City is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
    • Banks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Banks is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,034 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <1>
    • Christie ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Christie is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
      • Christie has also been known as:
      • Carstens
    • Mountaindale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mountaindale is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neverstill, with the one closest to Neverstill listed first.
    • Woodland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Ridgefield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Cowlitz County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neverstill, with the one closest to Neverstill listed first.
    • Oak Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Point is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
    • Bunker Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Stella
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Stella is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
    • West Longview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • West Longview is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Longview
    • Coal Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
    • Longview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Longview is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <1>
    • Kelso
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Kelso is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,438 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <1>
    • Longview Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
    • Carrolls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Kalama
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Kalama is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalama
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalama <1>
    • Rose Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Rose Valley is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
    • Ostrander
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ostrander is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
    • Pleasant Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pacific County (WA)
    • Knappton ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Knappton is located in Pacific County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
  • Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Neverstill, with the one closest to Neverstill listed first.
    • Eagle Cliff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
    • Cathlamet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • East Cathlamet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet
    • Skamokawa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Brookfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Dahlia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Dahlia is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
    • Altoona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Altoona is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Rosburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Grays River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Deep River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River

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

Cemeteries Near Neverstill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Neverstill.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Neverstill, with the one closest to Neverstill 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.<4>

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

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

  • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk
  • Mist
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mist is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mist
  • Keasey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Keasey is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasey
  • Jewell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jewell is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
  • Pittsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pittsburg is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Westport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Vinemaple
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Vinemaple is located in Clatsop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemaple
  • Vernonia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clatskanie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Waterford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Waterford is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Eagle Cliff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
  • Apiary ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Apiary is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apiary
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cathlamet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Oak Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Point is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
    • Clifton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Clifton is located in Clatsop County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton

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

Newspapers Published in Neverstill ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Neverstill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Neverstill, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Neverstill.

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 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 Neverstill:

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Neverstill) 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 Neverstill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.