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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 Scappoose (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 Scappoose. 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 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.

Scappoose 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 Scappoose. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scappoose:

  • Columbia County     (The home county of Scappoose)
  • Clackamas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scappoose, with the one closest to Scappoose listed first.
    • Lake Oswego
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Oswego
      • Lake Oswego is located in Clackamas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,821 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Oswego <1>
    • Oak Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <1>
    • Rivergrove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivergrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
      • Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
    • Tualatin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Christie ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oatfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
      • Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
    • Stafford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stafford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
      • Stafford is located in Clackamas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stafford
      • From Scappoose to Stafford
    • Happy Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
      • Happy Valley is located in Clackamas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Happy Valley <1>
    • Marylhurst
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Clackamas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clackamas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackamas
      • Clackamas is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clackamas <1>
    • Gladstone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jennings Lodge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Multnomah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scappoose, with the one closest to Scappoose listed first.
    • Burlington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Vanport City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Portland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurelhurst
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillsdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Maywood Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maywood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood Park
      • Maywood Park is located in Multnomah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maywood Park <1>
    • Montavilla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Russellville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodstock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodstock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodstock
      • From Scappoose to Woodstock
    • Hazelwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
      • Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
    • Milwaukie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Tillamook County
    • Ryan's Camp ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ryan's Camp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan's Camp
      • Ryan's Camp is located in Tillamook County
      • Ryan's Camp has also been known as:
      • Idiotville
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ryan's Camp
      • From Scappoose to Ryan's Camp
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scappoose, with the one closest to Scappoose listed first.
    • Mountaindale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Plains
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plains
      • North Plains is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Plains <1>
    • Bethany
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • West Union
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Union. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • West Union is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Union
      • From Scappoose to West Union
    • Oak Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
      • Oak Hills is located in Washington County
    • Rockcreek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
      • Rockcreek is located in Washington County
    • Banks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Christie ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Manning
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Buxton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hillsboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Yamhill County
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Scappoose, with the one closest to Scappoose listed first.
    • Sara
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • 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 Scappoose to Sara
    • Ridgefield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Felida
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
      • Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Lake Shore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
      • Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Mount Vista
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pioneer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Salmon Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
      • Salmon Creek is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Hazel Dell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • La Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Minnehaha
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnehaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
      • Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Dollar's Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollar's Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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)
  • Cowlitz County (WA)

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

Cemeteries Near Scappoose ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scappoose.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scappoose, with the one closest to Scappoose 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 Scappoose had a population of 11 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Scappoose had a population of 7,618 people.

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

  • Warren
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dixie ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Dixie is located in Washington County
  • Holbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
    • Holbrook is located in Multnomah County
  • Sara
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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 Scappoose to Sara
  • Ridgefield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Helens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Felida
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
    • Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Columbia City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mountaindale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Glencoe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Glencoe is located in Washington County
  • Linnton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linnton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnton
    • Linnton is located in Multnomah County
  • Pioneer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Caples
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caples have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caples
      • Caples is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
    • Saint Johns
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
      • Saint Johns is located in Multnomah County
    • La Center
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Scappoose. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scappoose.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Scappoose ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scappoose.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Scappoose. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Scappoose and those printed in the larger area surrounding Scappoose.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5> of Scappoose.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Scappoose:

The official website for Scappoose: www.ci.scappoose.or.us/

The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

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 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.
<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 '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- Scappoose) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scappoose. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7544, Longitude: -122.8778    
<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 Scappoose, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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