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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 Reuben (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 Reuben. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

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

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

  • Columbia County     (The home county of Reuben)
  • Clatsop County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reuben, with the one closest to Reuben listed first.
    • Westport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jewell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jewell
      • From Reuben to Jewell
  • Multnomah County
  • Washington County
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reuben, with the one closest to Reuben listed first.
    • Woodland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • La Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Etna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Etna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Etna is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Etna
      • From Reuben to Etna
    • Ridgefield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pioneer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • King Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sara
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sara. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
      • Sara is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sara
      • From Reuben to Sara
    • Cherry Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
      • Cherry Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Dollar's Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollar's Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar's Corner
      • Dollar's Corner is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Amboy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lewisville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lewisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
      • Lewisville is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lewisville
      • From Reuben to Lewisville
    • Battle Ground
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Lewis County (WA)
  • Wahkiakum County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reuben, with the one closest to Reuben listed first.
    • Eagle Cliff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eagle Cliff
      • From Reuben to Eagle Cliff
    • East Cathlamet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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)
    • Cathlamet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Reuben ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reuben.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reuben, with the one closest to Reuben 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Reuben had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Goble
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Kalama
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Carrolls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Deer Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rainier
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Apiary ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apiary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apiary
    • Apiary is located in Columbia County
  • Columbia City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Caples
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caples have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caples
    • Caples is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Woodland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kelso
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Saint Helens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helens
    • Saint Helens is located in Columbia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,071 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helens <2>
  • Hayes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
    • Hayes is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Reuben ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reuben.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reuben, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reuben.

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 helpful 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 Reuben:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Reuben. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reuben) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Reuben. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0087, Longitude: -122.8773    
<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 Reuben, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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